EnCodec

by Meta AI

Neural audio codec — used by SeamlessM4T + many speech-LMs.

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TL;DR

Best for token-level audio I/O for speech-LMs and codec-based ASR. Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
MIT
Stars
★ 4.0k
Last push
2024-01-04
Pricing
free
Platforms
Linux

What it is

A high-fidelity neural audio codec. MIT.

Best for: Token-level audio I/O for speech-LMs and codec-based ASR.
Watch out for: Codec, not transcription.

Install / use

pip install encodec

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported1
HIPAA eligibleNo

Links

GitHub repo ↗

EnCodec vs Whipscribe

FeatureEnCodecWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfree$4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages199
PlatformsLinuxWeb, API, MCP

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