Comparison

faster-whisper vs Vosk

No leader: the top candidate faster-whisper has only 0.28 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
faster-whisper39
Vosk38
Score
Vioscale score
faster-whisper39 / 100low · 28%updating
Vosk38 / 100low · 28%updating
Pricing
Free tier
faster-whisper
Vosk
Model
faster-whispercommercial
Vosk
Price level
faster-whisperfree
Vosk
Integrations
Count
faster-whisper8
Vosk18
Adoption
Dependent repos
faster-whisper35
Vosk183
Github stars
faster-whisper25,097
Vosk15,076
Activity
Commits last 30d
faster-whisper0
Vosk1
Release
Cadence days
faster-whisper27
Vosk51
History
faster-whisper20 items
License
Spdx
faster-whisperMIT
Language
Primary
faster-whisperPython

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for speech to text. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Real time streaming
faster-whisper-
Vosk-
Speaker diarization
faster-whisper-
Vosk-
Custom vocabulary
faster-whisper-
Vosk-
Fine tuning
faster-whisper-
Vosk-
Word timestamps
faster-whisper-
Vosk-
Punctuation formatting
faster-whisper-
Vosk-
Pii redaction
faster-whisper-
Vosk-
Vertical model
faster-whisper-
Vosk-
Offline on device
faster-whisper-
Vosk-
Open source
faster-whisper-
Vosk-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

faster-whisper

An open-source implementation of speech recognition that accelerates transcription using optimized machine learning inference, with support for multiple platforms and container deployment.

Independently observed

Vosk

Vosk enables voice-to-text conversion that runs locally without internet connectivity, supporting over 20 language variants with portable models suitable for mobile and embedded systems. It provides real-time streaming capabilities and allows dynamic vocabulary adjustment.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

faster-whisper

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Vosk

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
iOS
faster-whisper
Vosk
Android
faster-whisper
Vosk
macOS
faster-whisper
Vosk
Windows
faster-whisper
Vosk
Linux
faster-whisper
Vosk
CLI
faster-whisper
Vosk
Deployment
Self-hosted
faster-whisper
Vosk
On-premise
faster-whisper
Vosk

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

faster-whisper

8 total
  • OpenAI API
  • OpenAI SDK
  • OpenAI CLI
  • HomeAssistant
  • Konele
  • Docker
  • AzureML
  • FastAPI
Independently observed

Vosk

18 total
  • Asterisk
  • Freeswitch
  • Jigasi
  • ROS
  • openFrameworks
  • Opencast
  • IBus
  • GStreamer
  • nerd-dictation
  • dicio-android
  • openaudiosearch
  • LVTerminal
  • Dexter
  • numenvoice
  • JustSayIt
  • OpenVoiceOS
  • CaptionIt
  • voice_perception
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.