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Speaches is the one project in our catalog listed as a replacement for Freed. It is api tools software with 3.7K GitHub stars. Below is how it measures against the questions people usually ask first.

Speaches

API tools

A compatible API for speech models.

Speaches packages open speech models behind endpoints shaped for existing OpenAI clients. A self-hosted deployment can transcribe or translate recordings, stream partial transcripts, synthesize speech, run real-time voice sessions, and load or unload models dynamically on CPU or GPU infrastructure.

  • Transcribe and translate audio with streaming OpenAI-compatible endpoints
  • Generate speech with Kokoro and Piper models
  • Run real-time voice, diarization, model management, and voice activity detection

What people use it for

Replace a hosted speech endpoint

Point compatible clients at a self-hosted Speaches base URL to transcribe, translate, or synthesize audio while keeping model execution on infrastructure selected by the operator.

Stream live transcription

Receive incremental transcription results over server-sent events or use the Realtime API in transcription-only mode for live subtitles, meeting notes, voice capture, and accessibility workflows.

Prototype a real-time voice assistant

Combine speech recognition, an external conversation model, and speech synthesis over the OpenAI-compatible WebSocket interface to test interactive voice applications with configurable local audio models.

3.7K starsMITPythonLatest release Dec 2025Website ↗Full profile →

Fact checklist

The same questions the pages with more alternatives let you sort by, answered for Speaches.

  • Permissive licence (MIT, Apache, BSD)Licence: MIT (permissive)
  • Open-source licence (copyleft or permissive)Licence: MIT (permissive)
  • Does not meet: Released in the last 90 daysLatest GitHub release Dec 27, 2025 (Dec 2025)
  • Gaining stars this week+12 stars in the last 7 days
  • Written in PythonMain language on GitHub
  • Recommended in a stackIn Medical clinic

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