# SpeechBrain vs Vosk

| Attribute | SpeechBrain | Vosk |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 26.8 (23% (low)) | 37.5 (28% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 11 | 1 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 183 |
| adoption.github_stars | 11,785 | 15,076 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A framework for developing conversational AI with support for speech recognition, synthesis, enhancement, and language understanding. Designed with flexibility and transparency for research and production use. | 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. |
| integrations.count | 2 | 18 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"HuggingFace"},{"name":"Orion"}]` | `[{"name":"Asterisk"},{"name":"Freeswitch"},{"name":"Jigasi"},{"name":"ROS"},{"name":"openFrameworks"},{"name":"Opencast"},{"name":"IBus"},{"name":"GStreamer"},{"name":"nerd-dictation"},{"name":"dicio-android"},{"name":"openaudiosearch"},{"name":"LVTerminal"},{"name":"Dexter"},{"name":"numenvoice"},{"name":"JustSayIt"},{"name":"OpenVoiceOS"},{"name":"CaptionIt"},{"name":"voice_perception"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | Jupyter Notebook |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| platform.support | - | `{"ios":true,"linux":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source (Apache License)","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://speechbrain.github.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T14:05:43.501Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | open_source | - |
| pricing.price_level | free | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 110 | 51 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/speechbrain/speechbrain/releases/tag/v1.1.0","date":"2026-03-30T14:41:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/speechbrain/speechbrain/releases/tag/v1.0.3","date":"2025-04-07T17:05:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/speechbrain/speechbrain/releases/tag/v1.0.2","date":"2024-10-31T10:06:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/speechbrain/speechbrain/releases/tag/v1.0.1","date":"2024-10-01T10:55:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/speechbrain/speechbrain/releases/tag/v1.0.0","date":"2024-10-01T10:54:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/speechbrain/speechbrain/releases/tag/v0.5.16","date":"2023-11-22T02:28:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.5.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/speechbrain/speechbrain/releases/tag/v0.5.15","date":"2023-07-22T18:07:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.5.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/speechbrain/speechbrain/releases/tag/v0.5.14","date":"2023-03-24T17:40:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.5.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/speechbrain/speechbrain/releases/tag/v0.5.13","date":"2022-08-29T16:25:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.5.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/speechbrain/speechbrain/releases/tag/v0.5.12","date":"2022-06-26T20:19:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.5.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/speechbrain/speechbrain/releases/tag/v0.5.11","date":"2021-12-20T04:22:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.5.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/speechbrain/speechbrain/releases/tag/0.5.10","date":"2021-09-11T22:34:16Z","type":"stable","version":"0.5.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/speechbrain/speechbrain/releases/tag/v0.5.9","date":"2021-06-17T01:25:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.5.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/speechbrain/speechbrain/releases/tag/v0.5.8","date":"2021-06-06T01:42:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.5.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/speechbrain/speechbrain/releases/tag/0.5.7","date":"2021-04-29T17:12:43Z","type":"stable","version":"0.5.7"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/v0.3.50","date":"2024-04-22T13:02:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.50"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/v0.3.45","date":"2022-12-14T23:05:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.45"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/v0.3.43","date":"2022-07-14T23:22:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.43"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/v0.3.42","date":"2022-05-26T13:45:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.42"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/v0.3.38","date":"2022-05-24T12:16:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.38"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/v0.3.32","date":"2021-10-30T21:57:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.32"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/v0.3.31","date":"2021-08-31T20:18:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.31"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/v0.3.30","date":"2021-07-11T07:50:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.30"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/v0.3.27","date":"2021-05-05T19:48:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.27"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/0.3.21","date":"2021-02-12T21:51:09Z","type":"stable","version":"0.3.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/0.3.18","date":"2021-02-07T22:22:35Z","type":"stable","version":"0.3.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/0.3.17","date":"2021-01-09T16:17:11Z","type":"stable","version":"0.3.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/0.3.16","date":"2021-01-07T23:24:13Z","type":"stable","version":"0.3.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/0.3.15","date":"2020-10-13T00:14:40Z","type":"stable","version":"0.3.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/0.3.10","date":"2020-06-29T12:47:05Z","type":"stable","version":"0.3.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/0.3.9","date":"2020-06-22T23:35:00Z","type":"stable","version":"0.3.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/0.3.7","date":"2020-05-03T19:45:52Z","type":"stable","version":"0.3.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/0.3.6","date":"2020-04-28T21:54:36Z","type":"stable","version":"0.3.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/0.3.5","date":"2020-04-22T20:30:58Z","type":"stable","version":"0.3.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api/releases/tag/0.3.3","date":"2020-02-27T14:59:58Z","type":"stable","version":"0.3.3"}]` |
| security.scorecard | - | 3.3 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fspeechbrain%2Fspeechbrain&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=vosk&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Speech To Text)

| Capability | SpeechBrain | Vosk |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T17:15:51.825Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*