Google Speech Commands

by Google / TensorFlow

1s keyword-spotting corpus — 35 single-word commands, ~100k utterances.

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TL;DR

Best for keyword spotting (KWS), on-device wake-word baselines, embedded-ML benchmarks. Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
free
Platforms
TensorFlow, HuggingFace

What it is

Speech Commands v0.02 is ~100k 1-second utterances of 35 single-word commands. The canonical KWS benchmark for embedded ML. License: CC BY 4.0.

Best for: Keyword spotting (KWS), on-device wake-word baselines, embedded-ML benchmarks.
Watch out for: CC BY 4.0 · 1-second utterances · 35 English single-word commands. Cite: Warden, 2018.

Install / use

from datasets import load_dataset; ds = load_dataset('google/speech_commands', 'v0.02')

Features

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

Google Speech Commands vs Whipscribe

FeatureGoogle Speech CommandsWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfree$4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsNoYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages199
PlatformsTensorFlow, HuggingFaceWeb, API, MCP

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