JAX (Google)

by Google

Underlying framework for whisper-jax and TPU ASR research.

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TL;DR

Best for training / serving custom ASR research stacks on TPU. Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
Apache-2.0
Stars
★ 36.1k
Last push
2026-08-08
Pricing
free
Platforms
Linux, macOS, TPU

What it is

Google's autograd + XLA composable transformations library. Apache-2.0.

Best for: Training / serving custom ASR research stacks on TPU.
Watch out for: Steeper than PyTorch for newcomers.

Install / use

pip install jax

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported99
HIPAA eligibleNo

Links

GitHub repo ↗

JAX (Google) vs Whipscribe

FeatureJAX (Google)Whipscribe
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
Languages9999
PlatformsLinux, macOS, TPUWeb, API, MCP

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