whisper-asr-webservice

by Ahmet Öner

Dockerized Whisper REST API with multiple backends.

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TL;DR

Best for self-hosted transcription API behind a load balancer. Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
MIT
Stars
★ 3.3k
Last push
2025-11-23
Pricing
free
Platforms
Linux, Docker

What it is

One of the longest-running Whisper Docker images. Supports openai-whisper, faster-whisper, and whisperX backends through env vars. MIT.

Best for: Self-hosted transcription API behind a load balancer.
Watch out for: Single-request-at-a-time worker; no built-in queue for fan-out.

Install / use

docker pull onerahmet/openai-whisper-asr-webservice

Features

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

Links

GitHub repo ↗

whisper-asr-webservice vs Whipscribe

Featurewhisper-asr-webserviceWhipscribe
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, DockerWeb, API, MCP

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