# faster-whisper vs whisper.cpp

| Attribute | faster-whisper | whisper.cpp |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 38.9 (28% (low)) | 68.8 (24% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 35 | 18 |
| adoption.github_stars | 25,097 | 53,196 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source implementation of speech recognition that accelerates transcription using optimized machine learning inference, with support for multiple platforms and container deployment. | An open-source library that provides speech-to-text transcription capabilities, ported from OpenAI's Whisper model. It supports various hardware accelerators and runs on multiple platforms with a command-line interface. |
| integrations.count | 8 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAI API"},{"name":"OpenAI SDK"},{"name":"OpenAI CLI"},{"name":"HomeAssistant"},{"name":"Konele"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"AzureML"},{"name":"FastAPI"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Python | C++ |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:34:29.045Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:33:54.410Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 27 | 15 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | - | 5.1 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=faster-whisper&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fggerganov%2Fwhisper.cpp%2Fbindings%2Fgo&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Speech To Text)

| Capability | faster-whisper | whisper.cpp |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Real time streaming | - | - |
| Speaker diarization | - | - |
| Custom vocabulary | - | - |
| Fine tuning | - | - |
| Word timestamps | - | - |
| Punctuation formatting | - | - |
| Pii redaction | - | - |
| Vertical model | - | - |
| Offline on device | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:19:13.708Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*