Whisper Medium
This repository provides GGUF quantized versions of OpenAI's Whisper-medium model for use with transcribe.cpp and other GGUF-compatible runtimes. It supports transcription in 99 languages and can run efficiently on consumer hardware without requiring cloud services.
Overview
4 featuresIn the Speech to text space, Whisper Medium takes a focused approach. It focuses on running accurate multilingual speech recognition locally with reduced memory requirements. It is built as an open-source project for developers building offline transcription tools. The project is open source (MIT). It runs on the web and API.
Behind Whisper Medium is Handy Computer, and it first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 1.4k stars and 419 commits in the last 90 days. It operates in a well-populated space: PulseGate tracks 5 similar projects. Among its 4 catalogued features are speech-to-Text, Multilingual Transcription, and GGUF Quantization.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Speech-to-Text
- Multilingual Transcription
- GGUF Quantization
- Offline Inference
Built with & integrations
- AWS
- x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
- openai
- dall- in the HTML
- local_oss
- huggingface in the HTML
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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- Indexed21 Jul · 09:52 UTChandy-computer/whisper-medium-gguf verified against its public sourceSource: PulseGate · Open
Frequently asked questions about Whisper Medium
- What is Whisper Medium?
- Whisper Medium focuses on running accurate multilingual speech recognition locally with reduced memory requirements. It is catalogued under Speech to text on PulseGate.
- Who is Whisper Medium for?
- Whisper Medium is an open-source project built for developers building offline transcription tools.
- Does Whisper Medium have a free plan?
- Yes — Whisper Medium is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does Whisper Medium run on?
- Whisper Medium runs on the web and API.
- Is Whisper Medium still active?
- The GitHub repository shows 419 commits in the last 90 days.
- What are alternatives to Whisper Medium?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Whisper Large, Whisper Large V3 Turbo, and Whisper Medium.Whisper LargeWhisper Large V3 TurboWhisper Medium
- Who makes Whisper Medium?
- Whisper Medium is developed by Handy Computer.
- When did Whisper Medium launch?
- Whisper Medium first shipped in 2026.
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