# Best voice and realtime AI tools, ranked by real usage

the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/voice-and-realtime/

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [faster-whisper](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/faster-whisper/) | 26.4k | 4.4M |
| #2 | [Kokoro](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/kokoro/) | 9.8k | 150.7k |
| #3 | [Chatterbox](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/chatterbox/) | 27.5k | 73.2k |
| #4 | [VoiceMem](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/xzf-thu-voicemem/) | 2.8k | – |
| #5 | [Pipecat](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/pipecat/) | 17k | 348.5k |
| #6 | [WhisperX](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/whisperx/) | 25k | 158.6k |
| #7 | [LiveKit Agents](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/livekit-agents/) | 15k | 2.4M |
| #8 | [Whisper](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/whisper/) | 111.7k | 1.5M |
| #9 | [Qwen Audio Agent](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/qwenaudio-qwen-audio-agent/) | 3.1k | 2k |
| #10 | [ElevenLabs SDK](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/elevenlabs-sdk/) | 3.2k | 4M |
| #11 | [F5-TTS](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/f5-tts/) | 15.5k | 25.1k |
| #12 | [AssemblyAI SDK](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/assemblyai-sdk/) | 213 | 1.7M |
| #13 | [Moshi](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/moshi/) | 11.4k | 4.6k |
| #14 | [Vexa](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/vexa-ai-vexa/) | 2.9k | – |
| #15 | [Deepgram SDK](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/deepgram-sdk/) | 469 | 2.2M |
| #16 | [Cartesia SDK](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/cartesia-sdk/) | 137 | 351.2k |
| #17 | [Vapi Web SDK](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/vapi/) | 70 | 319.8k |

## FAQ

### What is the fastest-growing of the voice and realtime AI tools right now?

faster-whisper ranked #1 among voice and realtime AI tools on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, with a momentum score of 74 out of 100.

### Which of the voice and realtime AI tools has the most GitHub stars?

Of the voice and realtime AI tools ranked in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, Whisper has the most GitHub stars: 111.7k.

### Which of the voice and realtime AI tools is downloaded the most?

faster-whisper's main package had the most downloads of the ranked voice and realtime AI tools: 4.4M in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026.

### How does Devtoolwatch rank voice and realtime AI tools?

Every Monday the Board averages four percentile ranks: new GitHub stars from daily snapshots, new stars for the repo's size, added npm and PyPI downloads, and download growth beyond the market. Star spikes without forks, downloads or Hacker News to back them are held back.