--- title: "whisper-diarization vs Amphion" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/mahmoudashraf97-whisper-diarization-vs-open-mmlab-amphion" tools: ["mahmoudashraf97-whisper-diarization", "open-mmlab-amphion"] --- # whisper-diarization vs Amphion *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick whisper-diarization when whisper-diarization is primarily Jupyter Notebook; Amphion is Python; pick Amphion when amphion is primarily Python; whisper-diarization is Jupyter Notebook. [whisper-diarization](https://github.com/MahmoudAshraf97/whisper-diarization) reports 5.6k GitHub stars, 501 forks, and 41 open issues, last pushed Feb 23, 2026. [Amphion](https://openhlt.github.io/amphion/) has 9.9k stars, 822 forks, and 175 open issues, last pushed Mar 25, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [whisper-diarization's repository](https://github.com/MahmoudAshraf97/whisper-diarization) and [Amphion's repository](https://github.com/open-mmlab/Amphion). | | [whisper-diarization](/tools/mahmoudashraf97-whisper-diarization.md) | [Amphion](/tools/open-mmlab-amphion.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Automatic Speech Recognition with Speaker Diarization based on OpenAI Whisper | Amphion (/æmˈfaɪən/) is a toolkit for Audio, Music, and Speech Generation. Its purpose is to support reproducible research and help junior researchers and engineers get started in the field of audio, | | Stars | 5,594 | 9,927 | | Forks | 501 | 822 | | Open issues | 41 | 175 | | Language | Jupyter Notebook | Python | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT | | Categories | Speech & Audio | Inference & Serving, Speech & Audio, Computer Vision | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [whisper-diarization](/tools/mahmoudashraf97-whisper-diarization.md) | [Amphion](/tools/open-mmlab-amphion.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 137d | 107d | | Open issues (now) | 41 | 175 | | Owner type | User | Organization | | Security scan | No criticals | No lockfile | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/mahmoudashraf97-whisper-diarization/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/open-mmlab-amphion/trust.md) | ## Shared compatibility - **Python**: [whisper-diarization](/tools/mahmoudashraf97-whisper-diarization.md) - Python runtime; [Amphion](/tools/open-mmlab-amphion.md) - Python runtime ## Choose when ### Choose whisper-diarization if… - whisper-diarization is primarily Jupyter Notebook; Amphion is Python. - License: whisper-diarization is BSD-2-Clause, Amphion is MIT. - Tags unique to whisper-diarization: speaker-diarization, asr, speech, speech-to-text. ### Choose Amphion if… - Amphion is primarily Python; whisper-diarization is Jupyter Notebook. - License: Amphion is MIT, whisper-diarization is BSD-2-Clause. - Tags unique to Amphion: audioldm, audio-synthesis, audio-generation, emilia. - Also covers Inference & Serving, Computer Vision. - Amphion ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ## When NOT to use whisper-diarization - Last GitHub push was 138 days ago (slowing maintenance, Feb 23, 2026). Validate activity before betting a new project on whisper-diarization. ## When NOT to use Amphion - Last GitHub push was 108 days ago (slowing maintenance, Mar 25, 2026). Validate activity before betting a new project on Amphion. - Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between whisper-diarization and Amphion? whisper-diarization: Automatic Speech Recognition with Speaker Diarization based on OpenAI Whisper. Amphion: Amphion (/æmˈfaɪən/) is a toolkit for Audio, Music, and Speech Generation. Its purpose is to support reproducible research and help junior researchers and engineers get started in the field of audio, . See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose whisper-diarization over Amphion? Choose whisper-diarization over Amphion when whisper-diarization is primarily Jupyter Notebook; Amphion is Python; License: whisper-diarization is BSD-2-Clause, Amphion is MIT; Tags unique to whisper-diarization: speaker-diarization, asr, speech, speech-to-text. ### When should I choose Amphion over whisper-diarization? Choose Amphion over whisper-diarization when Amphion is primarily Python; whisper-diarization is Jupyter Notebook; License: Amphion is MIT, whisper-diarization is BSD-2-Clause; Tags unique to Amphion: audioldm, audio-synthesis, audio-generation, emilia; Also covers Inference & Serving, Computer Vision; Amphion ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I avoid whisper-diarization? Last GitHub push was 138 days ago (slowing maintenance, Feb 23, 2026). Validate activity before betting a new project on whisper-diarization. ### When should I avoid Amphion? Last GitHub push was 108 days ago (slowing maintenance, Mar 25, 2026). Validate activity before betting a new project on Amphion. Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. ### Is whisper-diarization or Amphion more popular on GitHub? Amphion has more GitHub stars (9,927 vs 5,594). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are whisper-diarization and Amphion open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (whisper-diarization: BSD-2-Clause, Amphion: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to whisper-diarization or Amphion? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [whisper-diarization alternatives](/tools/mahmoudashraf97-whisper-diarization/alternatives) and [Amphion alternatives](/tools/open-mmlab-amphion/alternatives) ([whisper-diarization markdown twin](/tools/mahmoudashraf97-whisper-diarization/alternatives.md), [Amphion markdown twin](/tools/open-mmlab-amphion/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/mahmoudashraf97-whisper-diarization-vs-open-mmlab-amphion.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, whisper-diarization or Amphion? whisper-diarization: Slowing. Amphion: Slowing. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for whisper-diarization and Amphion? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [whisper-diarization trust report](/tools/mahmoudashraf97-whisper-diarization/trust); [Amphion trust report](/tools/open-mmlab-amphion/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=mahmoudashraf97-whisper-diarization`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=mahmoudashraf97-whisper-diarization) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_