AWS Transcribe vs Whisper.cpp

Is Whisper.cpp a good alternative to AWS Transcribe? Here’s what you need to know.

Whisper.cpp

Free

Port of OpenAI Whisper for local speech-to-text. Runs on CPU.

Whisper.cpp is a high-performance C/C++ port of OpenAI's Whisper automatic speech recognition model. Runs entirely locally on CPU with no cloud dependency. Supports 99 languages and multiple model sizes.

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Why switch from AWS Transcribe?

Indie pricing — no enterprise markup or per-seat fees
Direct maker support — talk to the person who built it
Transparent & open — many indie tools are open-source
No vendor lock-in — own your data, export anytime

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