diff --git a/whisperlivekit/audio_processor.py b/whisperlivekit/audio_processor.py
index 37c6a44..3d43c03 100644
--- a/whisperlivekit/audio_processor.py
+++ b/whisperlivekit/audio_processor.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import numpy as np
 from whisperlivekit.core import (TranscriptionEngine,
                                  online_diarization_factory, online_factory,
                                  online_translation_factory)
+from whisperlivekit.metrics_collector import SessionMetrics
 from whisperlivekit.ffmpeg_manager import FFmpegManager, FFmpegState
 from whisperlivekit.silero_vad_iterator import FixedVADIterator, OnnxWrapper, load_jit_vad
 from whisperlivekit.timed_objects import (ASRToken, ChangeSpeaker, FrontData,
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ class AudioProcessor:
         self.translation_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
         self.watchdog_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
         self.all_tasks_for_cleanup: List[asyncio.Task] = []
+        self.metrics: SessionMetrics = SessionMetrics()
 
         self.transcription: Optional[Any] = None
         self.translation: Optional[Any] = None
@@ -139,25 +141,43 @@ class AudioProcessor:
         if self.translation_queue:
             await self.translation_queue.put(self.current_silence)
 
-    async def _begin_silence(self) -> None:
+    async def _begin_silence(self, at_sample: Optional[int] = None) -> None:
         if self.current_silence:
             return
-        now = time() - self.beg_loop
+        # Use audio stream time (sample-precise) for accurate silence duration
+        if at_sample is not None:
+            audio_t = at_sample / self.sample_rate
+        else:
+            audio_t = self.total_pcm_samples / self.sample_rate if self.sample_rate else 0.0
         self.current_silence = Silence(
-            is_starting=True, start=now
+            is_starting=True, start=audio_t
         )
-        await self._push_silence_event()
+        # Push a separate start-only event so _end_silence won't mutate it
+        start_event = Silence(is_starting=True, start=audio_t)
+        if self.transcription_queue:
+            await self.transcription_queue.put(start_event)
+        if self.args.diarization and self.diarization_queue:
+            await self.diarization_queue.put(start_event)
+        if self.translation_queue:
+            await self.translation_queue.put(start_event)
 
-    async def _end_silence(self) -> None:
+    async def _end_silence(self, at_sample: Optional[int] = None) -> None:
         if not self.current_silence:
             return
-        now = time() - self.beg_loop
-        self.current_silence.end = now
-        self.current_silence.is_starting=False
-        self.current_silence.has_ended=True
+        if at_sample is not None:
+            audio_t = at_sample / self.sample_rate
+        else:
+            audio_t = self.total_pcm_samples / self.sample_rate if self.sample_rate else 0.0
+        self.current_silence.end = audio_t
+        self.current_silence.is_starting = False
+        self.current_silence.has_ended = True
         self.current_silence.compute_duration()
+        self.metrics.n_silence_events += 1
+        if self.current_silence.duration is not None:
+            self.metrics.total_silence_duration_s += self.current_silence.duration
         if self.current_silence.duration > MIN_DURATION_REAL_SILENCE:
             self.state.new_tokens.append(self.current_silence)
+        # Push the completed silence as the end event (separate from the start event)
         await self._push_silence_event()
         self.current_silence = None
 
@@ -253,6 +273,34 @@ class AudioProcessor:
         if self.translation:
             await self.translation_queue.put(SENTINEL)
 
+    async def _finish_transcription(self) -> None:
+        """Call finish() on the online processor to flush remaining tokens."""
+        if not self.transcription:
+            return
+        try:
+            if hasattr(self.transcription, 'finish'):
+                final_tokens, end_time = await asyncio.to_thread(self.transcription.finish)
+            else:
+                # SimulStreamingOnlineProcessor uses start_silence() → process_iter(is_last=True)
+                final_tokens, end_time = await asyncio.to_thread(self.transcription.start_silence)
+
+            final_tokens = final_tokens or []
+            if final_tokens:
+                logger.info(f"Finish flushed {len(final_tokens)} tokens")
+                _buffer_transcript = self.transcription.get_buffer()
+                async with self.lock:
+                    self.state.tokens.extend(final_tokens)
+                    self.state.buffer_transcription = _buffer_transcript
+                    self.state.end_buffer = max(self.state.end_buffer, end_time)
+                    self.state.new_tokens.extend(final_tokens)
+                    self.state.new_tokens_buffer = _buffer_transcript
+                if self.translation_queue:
+                    for token in final_tokens:
+                        await self.translation_queue.put(token)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Error finishing transcription: {e}")
+            logger.debug(f"Traceback: {traceback.format_exc()}")
+
     async def transcription_processor(self) -> None:
         """Process audio chunks for transcription."""
         cumulative_pcm_duration_stream_time = 0.0
@@ -263,6 +311,7 @@ class AudioProcessor:
                 item = await get_all_from_queue(self.transcription_queue)
                 if item is SENTINEL:
                     logger.debug("Transcription processor received sentinel. Finishing.")
+                    await self._finish_transcription()
                     break
 
                 asr_internal_buffer_duration_s = len(getattr(self.transcription, 'audio_buffer', [])) / self.transcription.SAMPLING_RATE
@@ -297,8 +346,13 @@ class AudioProcessor:
                     cumulative_pcm_duration_stream_time += len(pcm_array) / self.sample_rate
                     stream_time_end_of_current_pcm = cumulative_pcm_duration_stream_time
                     self.transcription.insert_audio_chunk(pcm_array, stream_time_end_of_current_pcm)
+                    _t0 = time()
                     new_tokens, current_audio_processed_upto = await asyncio.to_thread(self.transcription.process_iter)
+                    _dur = time() - _t0
+                    self.metrics.transcription_durations.append(_dur)
+                    self.metrics.n_transcription_calls += 1
                     new_tokens = new_tokens or []
+                    self.metrics.n_tokens_produced += len(new_tokens)
 
                 _buffer_transcript = self.transcription.get_buffer()
                 buffer_text = _buffer_transcript.text
@@ -433,6 +487,7 @@ class AudioProcessor:
 
                 should_push = (response != self.last_response_content)
                 if should_push:
+                    self.metrics.n_responses_sent += 1
                     yield response
                     self.last_response_content = response
 
@@ -535,6 +590,10 @@ class AudioProcessor:
                 logger.warning(f"Error stopping FFmpeg manager: {e}")
         if self.diarization:
             self.diarization.close()
+
+        # Finalize session metrics
+        self.metrics.total_audio_duration_s = self.total_pcm_samples / self.sample_rate
+        self.metrics.log_summary()
         logger.info("AudioProcessor cleanup complete.")
 
     def _processing_tasks_done(self) -> bool:
@@ -553,6 +612,7 @@ class AudioProcessor:
 
         if not self.beg_loop:
             self.beg_loop = time()
+            self.metrics.session_start = self.beg_loop
             self.current_silence = Silence(start=0.0, is_starting=True)
             self.tokens_alignment.beg_loop = self.beg_loop
 
@@ -560,6 +620,10 @@ class AudioProcessor:
             logger.info("Empty audio message received, initiating stop sequence.")
             self.is_stopping = True
 
+            # Flush any remaining PCM data before signaling end-of-stream
+            if self.is_pcm_input and self.pcm_buffer:
+                await self._flush_remaining_pcm()
+
             if self.transcription_queue:
                 await self.transcription_queue.put(SENTINEL)
 
@@ -572,6 +636,8 @@ class AudioProcessor:
             logger.warning("AudioProcessor is stopping. Ignoring incoming audio.")
             return
 
+        self.metrics.n_chunks_received += 1
+
         if self.is_pcm_input:
             self.pcm_buffer.extend(message)
             await self.handle_pcm_data()
@@ -588,6 +654,11 @@ class AudioProcessor:
                     logger.warning("Failed to write audio data to FFmpeg")
 
     async def handle_pcm_data(self) -> None:
+        # Without VAC, there's no speech detector to end the initial silence.
+        # Clear it on the first audio chunk so audio actually gets enqueued.
+        if not self.args.vac and self.current_silence:
+            await self._end_silence()
+
         # Process when enough data
         if len(self.pcm_buffer) < self.bytes_per_sec:
             return
@@ -616,7 +687,7 @@ class AudioProcessor:
 
         if res is not None:
             if "start" in res and self.current_silence:
-                await self._end_silence()
+                await self._end_silence(at_sample=res.get("start"))
 
             if "end" in res and not self.current_silence:
                 pre_silence_chunk = self._slice_before_silence(
@@ -624,7 +695,7 @@ class AudioProcessor:
                 )
                 if pre_silence_chunk is not None and pre_silence_chunk.size > 0:
                     await self._enqueue_active_audio(pre_silence_chunk)
-                await self._begin_silence()
+                await self._begin_silence(at_sample=res.get("end"))
 
         if not self.current_silence:
             await self._enqueue_active_audio(pcm_array)
@@ -633,3 +704,21 @@ class AudioProcessor:
 
         if not self.args.transcription and not self.args.diarization:
             await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+    async def _flush_remaining_pcm(self) -> None:
+        """Flush whatever PCM data remains in the buffer, regardless of size threshold."""
+        if not self.pcm_buffer:
+            return
+        aligned_size = (len(self.pcm_buffer) // self.bytes_per_sample) * self.bytes_per_sample
+        if aligned_size == 0:
+            return
+        pcm_array = self.convert_pcm_to_float(self.pcm_buffer[:aligned_size])
+        self.pcm_buffer = self.pcm_buffer[aligned_size:]
+
+        # End any active silence so the audio gets enqueued
+        if self.current_silence:
+            await self._end_silence(at_sample=self.total_pcm_samples)
+
+        await self._enqueue_active_audio(pcm_array)
+        self.total_pcm_samples += len(pcm_array)
+        logger.info(f"Flushed remaining PCM buffer: {len(pcm_array)} samples ({len(pcm_array)/self.sample_rate:.2f}s)")
diff --git a/whisperlivekit/metrics.py b/whisperlivekit/metrics.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09e9c12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/whisperlivekit/metrics.py
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+"""Lightweight ASR evaluation metrics — no external dependencies.
+
+Provides WER (Word Error Rate) computation via word-level Levenshtein distance,
+text normalization, and word-level timestamp accuracy metrics with greedy alignment.
+"""
+
+import re
+import unicodedata
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+
+
+def normalize_text(text: str) -> str:
+    """Normalize text for WER comparison: lowercase, strip punctuation, collapse whitespace."""
+    text = text.lower()
+    # Normalize unicode (e.g., accented chars to composed form)
+    text = unicodedata.normalize("NFC", text)
+    # Remove punctuation (keep letters, numbers, spaces, hyphens within words)
+    text = re.sub(r"[^\w\s\-']", " ", text)
+    # Collapse whitespace
+    text = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", text).strip()
+    return text
+
+
+def compute_wer(reference: str, hypothesis: str) -> Dict:
+    """Compute Word Error Rate using word-level Levenshtein edit distance.
+
+    Args:
+        reference: Ground truth transcription.
+        hypothesis: Predicted transcription.
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict with keys: wer, substitutions, insertions, deletions, ref_words, hyp_words.
+        WER can exceed 1.0 if there are more errors than reference words.
+    """
+    ref_words = normalize_text(reference).split()
+    hyp_words = normalize_text(hypothesis).split()
+
+    n = len(ref_words)
+    m = len(hyp_words)
+
+    if n == 0:
+        return {
+            "wer": 0.0 if m == 0 else float(m),
+            "substitutions": 0,
+            "insertions": m,
+            "deletions": 0,
+            "ref_words": 0,
+            "hyp_words": m,
+        }
+
+    # DP table: dp[i][j] = (edit_distance, substitutions, insertions, deletions)
+    dp = [[(0, 0, 0, 0) for _ in range(m + 1)] for _ in range(n + 1)]
+
+    for i in range(1, n + 1):
+        dp[i][0] = (i, 0, 0, i)
+    for j in range(1, m + 1):
+        dp[0][j] = (j, 0, j, 0)
+
+    for i in range(1, n + 1):
+        for j in range(1, m + 1):
+            if ref_words[i - 1] == hyp_words[j - 1]:
+                dp[i][j] = dp[i - 1][j - 1]
+            else:
+                sub = dp[i - 1][j - 1]
+                ins = dp[i][j - 1]
+                dele = dp[i - 1][j]
+
+                sub_cost = (sub[0] + 1, sub[1] + 1, sub[2], sub[3])
+                ins_cost = (ins[0] + 1, ins[1], ins[2] + 1, ins[3])
+                del_cost = (dele[0] + 1, dele[1], dele[2], dele[3] + 1)
+
+                dp[i][j] = min(sub_cost, del_cost, ins_cost, key=lambda x: x[0])
+
+    dist, subs, ins, dels = dp[n][m]
+    return {
+        "wer": dist / n,
+        "substitutions": subs,
+        "insertions": ins,
+        "deletions": dels,
+        "ref_words": n,
+        "hyp_words": m,
+    }
+
+
+def compute_timestamp_accuracy(
+    predicted: List[Dict],
+    reference: List[Dict],
+) -> Dict:
+    """Compute timestamp accuracy by aligning predicted words to reference words.
+
+    Uses greedy left-to-right alignment on normalized text. For each matched pair,
+    computes the start-time delta (predicted - reference).
+
+    Args:
+        predicted: List of dicts with keys: word, start, end.
+        reference: List of dicts with keys: word, start, end.
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict with keys: mae_start, max_delta_start, median_delta_start,
+        n_matched, n_ref, n_pred. Returns None values if no matches found.
+    """
+    if not predicted or not reference:
+        return {
+            "mae_start": None,
+            "max_delta_start": None,
+            "median_delta_start": None,
+            "n_matched": 0,
+            "n_ref": len(reference),
+            "n_pred": len(predicted),
+        }
+
+    # Normalize words for matching
+    pred_norm = [normalize_text(p["word"]) for p in predicted]
+    ref_norm = [normalize_text(r["word"]) for r in reference]
+
+    # Greedy left-to-right alignment
+    deltas_start = []
+    ref_idx = 0
+    for p_idx, p_word in enumerate(pred_norm):
+        if not p_word:
+            continue
+        # Scan forward in reference to find a match (allow small skips)
+        search_limit = min(ref_idx + 3, len(ref_norm))
+        for r_idx in range(ref_idx, search_limit):
+            if ref_norm[r_idx] == p_word:
+                delta = predicted[p_idx]["start"] - reference[r_idx]["start"]
+                deltas_start.append(delta)
+                ref_idx = r_idx + 1
+                break
+
+    if not deltas_start:
+        return {
+            "mae_start": None,
+            "max_delta_start": None,
+            "median_delta_start": None,
+            "n_matched": 0,
+            "n_ref": len(reference),
+            "n_pred": len(predicted),
+        }
+
+    abs_deltas = [abs(d) for d in deltas_start]
+    sorted_abs = sorted(abs_deltas)
+
+    return {
+        "mae_start": sum(abs_deltas) / len(abs_deltas),
+        "max_delta_start": max(abs_deltas),
+        "median_delta_start": sorted_abs[len(sorted_abs) // 2],
+        "n_matched": len(deltas_start),
+        "n_ref": len(reference),
+        "n_pred": len(predicted),
+    }
diff --git a/whisperlivekit/metrics_collector.py b/whisperlivekit/metrics_collector.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..365f07a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/whisperlivekit/metrics_collector.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+"""Lightweight runtime metrics for AudioProcessor sessions.
+
+Zero external dependencies. Negligible overhead when not queried —
+just integer increments and list appends during normal operation.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import time
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Dict, List
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SessionMetrics:
+    """Per-session metrics collected by AudioProcessor."""
+
+    session_start: float = 0.0
+    total_audio_duration_s: float = 0.0
+    total_processing_time_s: float = 0.0
+
+    # Chunk / call counters
+    n_chunks_received: int = 0
+    n_transcription_calls: int = 0
+    n_tokens_produced: int = 0
+    n_responses_sent: int = 0
+
+    # Per-call ASR latency (seconds)
+    transcription_durations: List[float] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    # Silence
+    n_silence_events: int = 0
+    total_silence_duration_s: float = 0.0
+
+    # --- Computed properties ---
+
+    @property
+    def rtf(self) -> float:
+        """Real-time factor: processing_time / audio_duration."""
+        if self.total_audio_duration_s <= 0:
+            return 0.0
+        return self.total_processing_time_s / self.total_audio_duration_s
+
+    @property
+    def avg_latency_ms(self) -> float:
+        """Average per-call ASR latency in milliseconds."""
+        if not self.transcription_durations:
+            return 0.0
+        return (sum(self.transcription_durations) / len(self.transcription_durations)) * 1000
+
+    @property
+    def p95_latency_ms(self) -> float:
+        """95th percentile per-call ASR latency in milliseconds."""
+        if not self.transcription_durations:
+            return 0.0
+        sorted_d = sorted(self.transcription_durations)
+        idx = int(len(sorted_d) * 0.95)
+        idx = min(idx, len(sorted_d) - 1)
+        return sorted_d[idx] * 1000
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> Dict:
+        """Serialize to a plain dict (JSON-safe)."""
+        return {
+            "session_start": self.session_start,
+            "total_audio_duration_s": round(self.total_audio_duration_s, 3),
+            "total_processing_time_s": round(self.total_processing_time_s, 3),
+            "rtf": round(self.rtf, 3),
+            "n_chunks_received": self.n_chunks_received,
+            "n_transcription_calls": self.n_transcription_calls,
+            "n_tokens_produced": self.n_tokens_produced,
+            "n_responses_sent": self.n_responses_sent,
+            "avg_latency_ms": round(self.avg_latency_ms, 2),
+            "p95_latency_ms": round(self.p95_latency_ms, 2),
+            "n_silence_events": self.n_silence_events,
+            "total_silence_duration_s": round(self.total_silence_duration_s, 3),
+        }
+
+    def log_summary(self) -> None:
+        """Emit a structured log line summarising the session."""
+        elapsed = time.time() - self.session_start if self.session_start else 0
+        self.total_processing_time_s = elapsed
+        d = self.to_dict()
+        logger.info(f"SESSION_METRICS {d}")