Transcription Setup

Features & Performance

Option

Speed

Requires Internet

Deepgram

Fast, real-time

Yes

Whisper (local)

Slower, accurate

No

Deepgram:

Get a free key at console.deepgram.com

Whisper (local via Ollama): No API key needed. Set in .env:

Audio is captured at 16kHz mono PDM from the built-in microphone on the ESP32-S3 Sense.

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