Open-source speech recognition toolkit for training, inference, streaming ASR, VAD, punctuation, speaker diarization pipelines, and OpenAI-compatible/MCP serving.
FunASR is a self-hosted speech recognition toolkit that transcribes audio files and live streams across 50-plus languages, combining voice activity detection (using the FSMN-VAD model), speaker diarization (CAM++ model), punctuation restoration, and emotion classification (happy, sad, angry) in a single Python call. The toolkit's flagship SenseVoice-Small model processes audio at 170 times realtime on GPU and 17 times realtime on CPU, which the project benchmarks as 13 times faster than Whisper-large-v3 on 192 minutes of long-form audio. It connects to Claude through a dedicated MCP server in the examples/mcp_server directory, allowing Claude-based agents and tools like Cursor to invoke transcription directly. A built-in `funasr-server` CLI launches an OpenAI-compatible REST endpoint on localhost:8000, which integrates with LangChain, Dify, and AutoGen pipelines. The newer Fun-ASR-Nano variant pairs a SenseVoice encoder with a Qwen3-0.6B decoder and supports vLLM acceleration for batch workloads. Developers building meeting transcription tools, multilingual pipelines, or voice-driven AI agents who need accurate, cost-free, on-premises speech processing are the primary audience.
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claude mcp add funasr -- python -m torch{
"mcpServers": {
"funasr": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["-m", "torch"]
}
}
}MCP Servers overview
([简体中文](./README_zh.md)|English|[日本語](./README_ja.md)|[한국어](./README_ko.md))
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<strong>Industrial speech recognition toolkit for offline, streaming, and edge deployment.</strong><br>
<em>ASR · VAD · punctuation · speaker pipelines · emotion and audio-event models · OpenAI-compatible serving</em>
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<a href="#quick-start">Quick Start</a> · <a href="./docs/model_selection.md">Model selection</a> · <a href="#model-zoo">Models</a> · <a href="./docs/deployment_matrix.md">Deployment matrix</a> · <a href="https://www.funasr.com/">Deployment hub</a> · <a href="https://www.funasr.com/en/docs/">Docs</a> · <a href="#benchmark">Benchmark</a> · <a href="./CONTRIBUTING.md">Contribute</a>
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## Quick Start
### Native Transformers
For Fun-ASR-Nano transcription with the Hugging Face API, start with the [Transformers 5.17.0 CPU quickstart](./docs/transformers_native.md). No FunASR toolkit or remote Python code is needed.
[Space](https://huggingface.co/spaces/FunAudioLLM/Fun-ASR-Nano) · [Notebook](https://colab.research.google.com/github/QwenAudio/Fun-ASR/blob/main/examples/colab/fun_asr_nano_transformers.ipynb) · [Python / batch examples](https://github.com/QwenAudio/Fun-ASR/tree/main/examples/transformers)
### FunASR toolkit and pipelines
[](https://colab.research.google.com/github/modelscope/FunASR/blob/main/examples/colab/funasr_quickstart.ipynb)
No local setup? Open the [Colab quickstart](./examples/colab/) to transcribe a public sample or upload your own audio in a browser.
Found FunASR useful? [Star the project](https://github.com/modelscope/FunASR) so more builders can find it.
```bash
# CPU-only installs can use the default PyPI wheels.
pip install torch torchaudio
pip install funasr
```
For GPU quickstarts, install the PyTorch and torchaudio wheels that match your
NVIDIA driver from [pytorch.org](https://pytorch.org/get-started/locally/)
before installing FunASR. After installation, confirm the GPU is visible:
```bash
python - <<'PY'
import torch
print(torch.cuda.is_available())
PY
```
Only use `device="cuda"` when this prints `True`; otherwise use `device="cpu"`
or reinstall PyTorch with the correct CUDA wheel.
**FunASR toolkit GPU example: Fun-ASR-Nano** (Chinese, English, Japanese, and Chinese dialect groups and regional accents; the separate native Transformers CPU path is linked above):
```python
from funasr import AutoModel
model = AutoModel(model="FunAudioLLM/Fun-ASR-Nano-2512", device="cuda")
result = model.generate(input="https://isv-data.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/ics/MaaS/ASR/test_audio/asr_example_zh.wav")
print(result[0]["text"])
```
For the separate 31-language checkpoint, use
[Fun-ASR-MLT-Nano-2512](https://huggingface.co/FunAudioLLM/Fun-ASR-MLT-Nano-2512).
Language coverage is checkpoint-specific, so Nano and MLT-Nano should be treated as distinct model choices.
For a CPU-first example with five-language ASR plus emotion and audio-event
tags, use **SenseVoiceSmall**. The pipeline below combines it with FSMN-VAD and
CAM++ for speaker-aware VAD segments; these are not native speaker outputs of
the SenseVoiceSmall checkpoint.
See the [SenseVoice paper](https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.04051),
[Hugging Face checkpoint](https://huggingface.co/FunAudioLLM/SenseVoiceSmall),
and [GGUF edge checkpoint](https://huggingface.co/FunAudioLLM/SenseVoiceSmall-GGUF).
```python
from funasr import AutoModel
from funasr.utils.postprocess_utils import rich_transcription_postprocess
model = AutoModel(model="iic/SenseVoiceSmall", vad_model="fsmn-vad", spk_model="cam++", device="cpu")
result = model.generate(
input="https://isv-data.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/ics/MaaS/ASR/test_audio/asr_example_zh.wav",
batch_size_s=300,
)
# The AutoModel pipeline returns VAD segments with speaker ids and timestamps:
for seg in result[0]["sentence_info"]:
print(f"[{seg['start']/1000:.1f}s] Speaker {seg['spk']}: {rich_transcription_postprocess(seg['sentence'])}")
```
This prints each returned segment's start time in seconds, anonymous speaker
index, and text with SenseVoice tags removed. Text and segment boundaries depend
on the audio and checkpoint; no fixed transcript is asserted here.
CAM++ extracts `spk_embedding` vectors. `AutoModel` clusters those embeddings
and assigns speaker indices to VAD segments. Indices are local to a recording,
not known-person identities. See the [SDK contract](./docs/python_api.md) for
the component and result boundaries. Change to `device="cuda"` only after
verifying a compatible GPU environment as described above.
### Scale & deploy the flagship
At scale, accelerate Fun-ASR-Nano with vLLM (batch processing):
```python
from funasr.auto.auto_model_vllm import AutoModelVLLM
model = AutoModelVLLM(model="FunAudioLLM/Fun-ASR-Nano-2512", tensor_parallel_size=1)
results = model.generate(["audio1.wav", "audio2.wav"], language="auto")
```
> **Deploy as API server:** [Local SenseVoice CPU recipe](#deploy) · [Nano GPU serving and pinned vLLM setup](./docs/vllm_guide.md)
>
> **Use with AI agents:** [MCP Server](examples/mcp_server/) for Claude/Cursor · [OpenAI API](examples/openai_api/) for LangChain/Dify/AutoGen
>
> **Use with voice agents:** [OpenClaw realtime plugin](integrations/openclaw/) for self-hosted Talk and Voice Call transcription
### Why FunASR?
FunASR is a toolkit: choose the task, checkpoint, and runtime separately.
Support in one model or adapter does not imply support in every serving backend.
| Task | Checkpoint or pipeline | Runtime entrypoint | Important limitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| File transcription with emotion/event tags | SenseVoiceSmall | Python `AutoModel`, CPU or GPU | Five-language checkpoint; tags do not identify speakers. |
| LLM-based file transcription | Fun-ASR-Nano | `AutoModel`; split-engine `AutoModelVLLM` for the documented GPU path | Base Nano covers zh/en/ja and Chinese dialects/accents; timestamp support depends on checkpoint and path. |
| Broader multilingual transcription | Fun-ASR-MLT-Nano | Python `AutoModel` | Separate 31-language checkpoint; do not transfer its coverage to base Nano. |
| Chunked live transcription | Paraformer-zh-streaming | Streaming SDK or runtime WebSocket service | Use the streaming checkpoint and per-session cache, not an offline checkpoint. |
| Speaker-aware file transcription | SenseVoiceSmall + FSMN-VAD + CAM++ | `AutoModel` with VAD and embedding clustering | Anonymous indices within a recording, not enrolled-speaker identification. |
| Joint text, timestamps, and speakers | MOSS-Transcribe-Diarize, third-party OpenMOSS | FunASR adapter or upstream backend in the MOSS guide | Offline, recording-local anonymous labels; no external VAD/speaker pipeline for its unified path. |
| Native CPU/edge transcription | Fun-ASR-Nano or SenseVoiceSmall GGUF | llama.cpp runtime | Requires matching converted weights; GGUF is not a Python `AutoModel` checkpoint. |
See the [Model Zoo](./model_zoo/readme.md) and [deployment matrix](./docs/deployment_matrix.md)
for checkpoint, interface, and licensing boundaries. Benchmark on your own audio
and hardware before choosing a runtime.
Trying FunASR for the first time? Use the [Colab quickstart](./examples/colab/) before setting up a local environment. Choosing a first model? Start with the [model selection guide](./docs/model_selection.md). Planning a switch from Whisper or a cloud ASR provider? Use the [migration guide](./docs/migration_from_whisper.md) and [benchmark example](./examples/migration/) to test representative audio, map features, and roll out safely.
---
## Installation
```bash
pip install funasr
```
<details><summary>From source / Requirements</summary>
```bash
git clone https://github.com/modelscope/FunASR.git && cd FunASR
pip install -e ./
```
Requirements: Python ≥ 3.8. Install PyTorch + torchaudio first ([pytorch.org](https://pytorch.org/get-started/locally/)), then `pip install funasr`.
</details>
---
## Model Zoo
This list includes third-party models. **OpenMOSS** publishes MOSS-Transcribe-Diarize;
FunASR provides an adapter, not ownership of its weights. Its unified path is
offline, with anonymous labels scoped to each recording, not realtime or
known-person identification. Model licenses are separate from the toolkit's MIT license.
| Model | Task | Languages | Params | Links |
|-------|------|-----------|--------|-------|
| **Fun-ASR-Nano** | ASR | zh/en/ja + Chinese dialects and accents | 800M | [⭐](https://www.modelscope.cn/models/FunAudioLLM/Fun-ASR-Nano-2512) [HF / Transformers](https://huggingface.co/FunAudioLLM/Fun-ASR-Nano-2512-hf) · [HF / FunASR](https://huggingface.co/FunAudioLLM/Fun-ASR-Nano-2512) [GGUF](https://huggingfacWhat people ask about FunASR
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