# sherpa-onnx

Offline speech-to-text, text-to-speech, VAD and speaker diarization without internet. sherpa-onnx is free, with no paid plan attached, at github.com.

## Facts

- **Pricing tier:** Free
- **Works on:** CLI, Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, iOS, Self-hosted, Web
- **Works in browser:** Yes

## Capabilities

- Offline speech-to-text, text-to-speech, VAD and speaker diarization without internet
- Runs on Android, iOS, Raspberry Pi, WebAssembly and desktop with many language bindings
- Apache-2.0

## FAQ

### What is sherpa-onnx?

sherpa-onnx is listed under Speech & Transcription Engines, in the AI Models & Local Execution category on Flocci AI Tools. Offline speech-to-text, text-to-speech, VAD and speaker diarization without internet. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at github.com.

### Is sherpa-onnx free?

sherpa-onnx is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 397 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.

### Can I use sherpa-onnx in a browser, or is there an app?

sherpa-onnx works in a normal browser tab with no install. It is available on the command line, Linux, Mac, Windows, Android, iOS, self-hosting and the web.

### What can sherpa-onnx do?

sherpa-onnx does 3 things the catalog singles out: Offline speech-to-text, text-to-speech, vad and speaker diarization without internet; runs on android, ios, raspberry pi, webassembly and desktop with many language bindings; apache-2.0.

### What is the best free alternative to sherpa-onnx?

NVIDIA Canary-Qwen 2.5B is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same Speech & Transcription Engines sub-category and is free. NVIDIA Parakeet, faster-whisper and FunASR also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

## Related

- [sherpa-onnx alternatives](https://aitools.flocci.in/alternatives/sherpa-onnx)
- [Speech & Transcription Engines](https://aitools.flocci.in/category/ai-models-local-execution/speech-transcription-engines)
- [Best free speech and transcription engines](https://aitools.flocci.in/best/best-speech-transcription-engines)
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Source: Flocci AI Tools — https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/sherpa-onnx

Facts last verified: October 2026