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Kotoba Whisper

huggingface.co·Infrastructure

Kotoba Whisper v2.2 is an improved version of the Whisper model developed by Kotoba Technologies. It excels at automatic speech recognition for Japanese and other languages. The model is distributed on Hugging Face with Transformers support and has been downloaded extensively for research and application development.

Open SourceApache-2.0
WebCLIAPI
K
Kotoba Whisper preview
Visit huggingface.co↗
⭐31
stars
🍴4
forks
✓3
features
📅2023
since

Overview

3 features

In the Voice, TTS & speech space, Kotoba Whisper takes a focused approach. It focuses on providing high-accuracy speech-to-text transcription, particularly for Japanese audio, using an enhanced Whisper model. Kotoba Whisper is an open-source project aimed at AI researchers and developers. The project is open source (Apache-2.0). It runs on the web, the command line, and API.

kotoba-tech builds and maintains Kotoba Whisper, and the product first shipped in 2023. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 31 stars. Among its 3 catalogued features are Automatic Speech Recognition, Multilingual Support, and Whisper Architecture.

  • ✓Automatic Speech Recognition
  • ✓Multilingual Support
  • ✓Whisper Architecture

Tags

whisperspeech-recognitionjapanese-asrmultilingual-asr

AI capabilities

AudioInference: LocalWeights: Open

Built with & integrations

Hosting
aws
AI providers
openailocal_oss
Runs on
BrowserCLIAPI-only

Trust & compliance

LicenseApache-2.0
Verified signals
✓ HTTPS✓ Privacy Policy✓ Terms of Service✓ Open Source✓ Free tier
Legal
Privacy Policy →Terms of Service →

Recent events

Latest indexed changes and source events

  1. IndexedJul 21, 5:09 PM

    kotoba-tech/kotoba-whisper-v2.2 verified by the PulseGate indexer

    Source: PulseGate indexerOpen ↗

Frequently asked questions about Kotoba Whisper

What is Kotoba Whisper?
Kotoba Whisper focuses on providing high-accuracy speech-to-text transcription, particularly for Japanese audio, using an enhanced Whisper model. It is catalogued under Voice, TTS & speech on PulseGate.
Who should use Kotoba Whisper?
Kotoba Whisper is an open-source project built for AI researchers and developers.
Does Kotoba Whisper have a free plan?
Yes — Kotoba Whisper is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does Kotoba Whisper run on?
Kotoba Whisper runs on the web, the command line, and API.
Is Kotoba Whisper still active?
PulseGate's liveness checks currently classify Kotoba Whisper as active.
What tools are similar to Kotoba Whisper?
Similar tools tracked by PulseGate include Whisper Large, Whisper Small, and Whisper Large V3 Turbo.Whisper LargeWhisper SmallWhisper Large V3 Turbo
Who develops Kotoba Whisper?
Kotoba Whisper is developed by kotoba-tech.
How long has Kotoba Whisper been around?
Kotoba Whisper first shipped in 2023.

At a glance

Pricing
Open Source
Platforms
Cli · Web
Languages
English
License
Apache-2.0
First seen
Apr 27, 2023
Activity
🟢 Active
Status
🟢 Active
Built for
AI researchers and developers
Model
Open source
Solves
Providing high-accuracy speech-to-text transcription, particularly for Japanese audio, using an enhanced Whisper model.

Developer

kotoba-tech
Small team

Open source

⭐ Stars
31
🍴 Forks
4
Open issues
11
Last commit
4mo ago
Commits 90d
0
Contributors
2
Authorship
Small team
Default branch
main

Live coverage

Confidence
Medium · 70
Indexed
Jul 21, 2026
Lifecycle
Alive
Activity
Active
First seen
Apr 2023
Last seen
1w ago
Identity audit (10)
Entity ID
cmruwtj140dc1qoarbl59f643
Slug
kotoba-tech-kotoba-whisper-v2-2-huggingface-co
Lifecycle last checked
Jul 21, 2026
Verification state
Indexed for public listing
Claim / listing state
Unclaimed · listed: yes
Index status
Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot
Jul 21, 2026
Timeline basis
Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Last updated
Jul 24, 2026
Canonical URL
https://huggingface.co/kotoba-tech/kotoba-whisper-v2.2

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