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Vibe vs Whisper: catalog facts
Vibe	Whisper
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source, including the model weights.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Supports batch jobs and several transcript or subtitle formats.	Runs locally, so audio never leaves your machine Transcription, translation to English and language identification
Optional cloud summarization sends requests to an external provider.	Command-line and Python setup, no graphical interface Larger models are slow without a capable GPU
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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