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MITlicense
The faster-whisper repository is under the MIT License, which grants permission to use and copy the software free of charge.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy”
faster-whisper LICENSE file (MIT License), SYSTRAN, GitHub, SYSTRAN, 2023, License text.
Open the original- What it measures
- The license file opens with 'MIT License' and 'Copyright (c) 2023 SYSTRAN'.
- What it does not show
- The MIT License covers the faster-whisper code. The Whisper model weights come from OpenAI and are licensed separately.