ASR Provider Setup

This page covers how to register, obtain credentials, and configure ASR providers in BiBi Keyboard (说点啥).

Before you start

• Open Settings → ASR Settings and select your ASR provider.
• Cloud providers usually require an API Key / Access Token.
• Local models require downloading/importing model files (first load may take a few seconds).

Security

API keys and access tokens are sensitive. Do not share them publicly. If you suspect leakage, revoke the key/token immediately and create a new one.

Provider overview

Provider	Type	Streaming	Best for
Volcengine	Cloud	✅	Low-latency, real-time streaming
SiliconFlow	Cloud	❌	Beginner-friendly, low cost
DashScope (Alibaba)	Cloud	✅	Balanced accuracy and cost
Soniox	Cloud	✅	Stable streaming, international usage
Gemini	Cloud	❌	Small usage / file-based recognition
ElevenLabs	Cloud	✅/❌	High accuracy (model-dependent)
OpenAI (compatible)	Cloud	❌	OpenAI/compatible file transcription
Zhipu GLM	Cloud	❌	Simple integration, lower cost
Local models (SenseVoice / Paraformer / FunASR Nano / TeleSpeech)	Local	Partial ✅	Privacy-first, offline usage

Volcengine

Volcengine (Doubao Voice) has strong Chinese recognition and supports both streaming and non-streaming.

1. Create an app and enable ASR services

1. Open the console: https://console.volcengine.com/speech/app?opt=create
2. Enable these capabilities:
   • Streaming Speech Recognition Large Model
   • Audio File Recognition Large Model (Express)

2. Get APP ID and Access Token

1. Open the service page: https://console.volcengine.com/speech/service/10011
2. Copy APP ID and Access Token under the credential section

3. Configure in BiBi Keyboard

1. Open Settings → ASR Settings
2. Select Volcengine
3. Paste APP ID into X-Api-App-Key
4. Paste Access Token into X-Api-Access-Key
5. If you want streaming, enable “Use Streaming (WebSocket)”

Note

If you enabled both streaming and audio-file recognition when creating the app, they share the same credentials.

SiliconFlow

SiliconFlow provides a built-in free ASR option (no key required) and paid models (own key).

Quick start (no API key required)

1. In Settings → ASR Settings, select SiliconFlow
2. Keep the “Free ASR” toggles enabled
3. Switch between the free models (e.g. FunAudioLLM/SenseVoiceSmall, TeleAI/TeleSpeechASR) as needed

Use your own API key (optional)

1. Sign up / log in: https://cloud.siliconflow.cn/
2. Create an API key in the console
3. Paste it into the SiliconFlow section in BiBi Keyboard

DashScope (Alibaba Bailian / Qwen)

DashScope offers good accuracy and cost efficiency, with partial streaming support.

1. Create an API key

1. Open: https://bailian.console.aliyun.com/?tab=model#/api-key
2. Create and copy an API key

2. Configure in BiBi Keyboard

1. Open Settings → ASR Settings and select DashScope
2. Paste the API key and save

Soniox

Soniox supports both streaming and non-streaming.

1. Log in: https://console.soniox.com
2. In your project, go to API keys
3. Create and copy the API key, then paste it into BiBi Keyboard

Gemini

Gemini is commonly used for file-based recognition and small usage.

1. Open: https://aistudio.google.com/api-keys
2. Create and copy a key
3. Paste it into the Gemini section in BiBi Keyboard

ElevenLabs

ElevenLabs scribe_v1 is non-streaming only; scribe_v2 is streaming only.

1. Open: https://elevenlabs.io/app/settings/api-keys
2. Create an API key
3. Enable Speech to Text permission for the key

OpenAI (compatible endpoints)

The OpenAI provider supports OpenAI-format transcription endpoints (and compatible third-party endpoints).

1. In Settings → ASR Settings, select OpenAI
2. Fill in:
   • ASR Endpoint (e.g. https://api.openai.com/v1/audio/transcriptions or a compatible endpoint)
   • API Key (Bearer)
   • Model name (e.g. gpt-4o-mini-transcribe / whisper-1)

Zhipu GLM

Zhipu GLM is simple to integrate and usually used as non-streaming.

1. Get an API key: https://bigmodel.cn/usercenter/proj-mgmt/apikeys
2. Paste it into the Zhipu section in BiBi Keyboard

Local model setup

Local models are ideal for offline usage and privacy. Each model trades off speed, quality, and streaming support.

Model selection tips

• SenseVoice: non-streaming; fast and balanced; supports language settings
• FunASR Nano: non-streaming; slower but often higher quality
• Paraformer: streaming supported; decent quality
• TeleSpeech: non-streaming; slightly better dialect support

Download in-app (recommended)

1. Select a local provider (e.g. SenseVoice / Paraformer)
2. In the model manager, choose a variant and download
3. If notification permission is granted, you can track download/unzip progress in notifications

Direct download links (GitHub Releases)

Direct links

The links below point to BiBi-Keyboard model ZIPs. If any link returns 404, use the models page:

• https://github.com/BryceWG/BiBi-Keyboard/releases/tag/models

SenseVoice (non-streaming)

• small-int8 (~153MB): sherpa-onnx-sense-voice-zh-en-ja-ko-yue-int8-2024-07-17.zip
• small-fp32 (~980MB): sherpa-onnx-sense-voice-zh-en-ja-ko-yue-2024-07-17.zip

Paraformer (streaming)

• Trilingual (ZH/Cantonese/EN, ~974MB): sherpa-onnx-streaming-paraformer-trilingual-zh-cantonese-en.zip
• Bilingual (ZH/EN, ~973MB): sherpa-onnx-streaming-paraformer-bilingual-zh-en.zip

TeleSpeech (non-streaming)

• int8 (~180MB): sherpa-onnx-telespeech-ctc-int8-zh-2024-06-04.zip
• fp32 (~715MB): sherpa-onnx-telespeech-ctc-zh-2024-06-04.zip

FunASR Nano (non-streaming)

• int8 (~690MB): sherpa-onnx-funasr-nano-int8-2025-12-30.zip

Universal punctuation model (optional)

• int8 (~59MB): sherpa-onnx-punct-ct-transformer-zh-en-vocab272727-2024-04-12-int8.zip