Show HN: Self-hostable STT service with a Deepgram-compatible listen API

Category: ai-ml

Tags: speech-to-text, self-hosted, api-compatibility

Score: 7.0/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 7)

A self-hostable speech-to-text API service that wraps whisper.cpp with a Deepgram-compatible interface, providing both REST and WebSocket endpoints. It's interesting because it offers data ownership while maintaining compatibility with existing Deepgram integration patterns, plus features like speaker diarization and multiple export formats.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, ai engineers

Repository: https://vedgupta.in/projects/whisper-api/ · Python · MIT · 913 stars

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