Whisper alternatives
10 tools that do a similar job to Whisper in audio & voice.
Alternatives listed
10
Free options
None
Open source
1
Open source: Fish Audio.
The alternatives
AssemblyAI
Free plan
Speech-to-text API with diarisation, topics and summarisation.
Deepgram
Free plan
Fast, cheap speech-to-text API built for high volume.
Adobe Podcast
Free plan
Speech enhancement that makes phone audio sound studio-recorded.
Auphonic
Free plan
Automatic levelling and loudness mastering for spoken audio.
Cartesia
Free plan
Very low latency speech, built for realtime voice agents.
ElevenLabs
Free plan
Voice cloning and text-to-speech that most people can't clock as AI.
Fish Audio
Free plan
Open-weight speech models with a hosted API on top.
Krisp
Free plan
Strips background noise from calls in real time.
LALAL.AI
Free plan
Splits a mixed track into clean vocal and instrument stems.
Moises
Free plan
Stem separation, pitch and tempo tools aimed at musicians.
Side by side
| Tool | Pricing | What it's for |
|---|---|---|
| Whisper (current) | Free | OpenAI's open-source speech recognition, strong across accents. |
| AssemblyAI | Free plan | Speech-to-text API with diarisation, topics and summarisation. |
| Deepgram | Free plan | Fast, cheap speech-to-text API built for high volume. |
| Adobe Podcast | Free plan | Speech enhancement that makes phone audio sound studio-recorded. |
| Auphonic | Free plan | Automatic levelling and loudness mastering for spoken audio. |
| Cartesia | Free plan | Very low latency speech, built for realtime voice agents. |
| ElevenLabs | Free plan | Voice cloning and text-to-speech that most people can't clock as AI. |
| Fish Audio | Free plan | Open-weight speech models with a hosted API on top. |
| Krisp | Free plan | Strips background noise from calls in real time. |
| LALAL.AI | Free plan | Splits a mixed track into clean vocal and instrument stems. |
| Moises | Free plan | Stem separation, pitch and tempo tools aimed at musicians. |
Head to head
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