# AssemblyAI SDK review

> AssemblyAI's Official Python SDK

Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/assemblyai-sdk/

## AssemblyAI SDK at a glance

- **Category:** [Voice and realtime](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/voice-and-realtime/)
- **Website:** [assemblyai.com](https://assemblyai.com)

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #233 overall, #12 in Voice and realtime, momentum score 40
- Downloads that week: 1.7M (+22% vs 4-week average)
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 1; Aug 16: 0; Aug 23: 0; Aug 30: 0; Sep 6: 0; Sep 13: 2; Sep 20: 0; Sep 27: 3; Oct 4: 0; Oct 11: 0; Oct 18: 0; Oct 25: 0

## AssemblyAI SDK alternatives

| 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 |

## AssemblyAI SDK FAQ

### How popular is AssemblyAI SDK?

AssemblyAI SDK has 213 GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 0 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 1 a week. Its main package had about 1.7M downloads that week, +22% against its own 4-week average. That made it #12 among voice and realtime AI tools on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to AssemblyAI SDK?

Other voice and realtime AI tools on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: faster-whisper (#1), Kokoro (#2), Chatterbox (#3), VoiceMem (#4), Pipecat (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

1. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)