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WhisperLiveKit/run_benchmark.py
Quentin Fuxa 83d0fa3fac feat: benchmark suite with WER, timestamp accuracy, cross-backend comparison
- Extend test_backend_offline.py with WER and timestamp accuracy metrics
  computed via whisperlivekit.metrics against ground truth transcripts.
- Add --benchmark flag to auto-detect all installed backends and run
  each (backend, policy) combination in sequence.
- Add --policy flag to override the streaming policy.
- Add detect_available_backends() probing faster-whisper, mlx-whisper,
  voxtral-mlx, voxtral (HF), and openai-whisper.
- Add print_cross_backend_comparison() with per-combo averages.
- Add run_benchmark.py for comprehensive multi-model benchmarking.
- Add BENCHMARK.md with full results on Apple M4: speed, WER,
  timestamp accuracy, VAC impact, and recommendations.
- Add ground truth transcript JSON files for all audio test files.
2026-02-22 23:27:50 +01:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Comprehensive benchmark runner for WhisperLiveKit.
Tests all available backend+policy combinations across multiple audio files,
model sizes, and VAC on/off configurations. Outputs structured JSON that
is consumed by the report generator.
Usage:
python run_benchmark.py # full benchmark
python run_benchmark.py --quick # subset (tiny models, fewer combos)
python run_benchmark.py --json results.json # custom output path
"""
import argparse
import asyncio
import gc
import json
import logging
import platform
import subprocess
import sys
import time
from dataclasses import asdict
from pathlib import Path
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING, format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s: %(message)s")
logger = logging.getLogger("benchmark")
logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
# Re-use harness functions
sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent))
from test_backend_offline import (
AUDIO_TESTS_DIR,
SAMPLE_RATE,
TestResult,
create_engine,
discover_audio_files,
download_sample_audio,
load_audio,
run_test,
)
CACHE_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / ".test_cache"
def get_system_info() -> dict:
"""Collect system metadata for the report."""
info = {
"platform": platform.platform(),
"machine": platform.machine(),
"processor": platform.processor(),
"python_version": platform.python_version(),
}
# macOS: get chip info
try:
chip = subprocess.check_output(
["sysctl", "-n", "machdep.cpu.brand_string"], text=True
).strip()
info["cpu"] = chip
except Exception:
info["cpu"] = platform.processor()
# RAM
try:
mem_bytes = int(
subprocess.check_output(["sysctl", "-n", "hw.memsize"], text=True).strip()
)
info["ram_gb"] = round(mem_bytes / (1024**3))
except Exception:
info["ram_gb"] = None
# Backend versions
versions = {}
try:
import faster_whisper
versions["faster-whisper"] = faster_whisper.__version__
except ImportError:
pass
try:
import mlx_whisper # noqa: F401
versions["mlx-whisper"] = "installed"
except ImportError:
pass
try:
import mlx.core as mx
versions["mlx"] = mx.__version__
except ImportError:
pass
try:
import transformers
versions["transformers"] = transformers.__version__
except ImportError:
pass
try:
import torch
versions["torch"] = torch.__version__
except ImportError:
pass
info["backend_versions"] = versions
return info
def detect_combos(quick: bool = False) -> list:
"""Build list of (backend, policy, model_size) combos to test."""
combos = []
# Model sizes to test
model_sizes = ["tiny", "base", "small"] if not quick else ["tiny", "base"]
# faster-whisper
try:
import faster_whisper # noqa: F401
for model in model_sizes:
combos.append({"backend": "faster-whisper", "policy": "localagreement", "model": model})
combos.append({"backend": "faster-whisper", "policy": "simulstreaming", "model": model})
except ImportError:
pass
# mlx-whisper
try:
import mlx_whisper # noqa: F401
for model in model_sizes:
combos.append({"backend": "mlx-whisper", "policy": "localagreement", "model": model})
combos.append({"backend": "mlx-whisper", "policy": "simulstreaming", "model": model})
except ImportError:
pass
# voxtral-mlx (single model, single policy)
try:
from whisperlivekit.voxtral_mlx import VoxtralMLXModel # noqa: F401
combos.append({"backend": "voxtral-mlx", "policy": "voxtral", "model": ""})
except ImportError:
pass
# voxtral HF (single model, single policy)
try:
from transformers import AutoModelForSpeechSeq2Seq # noqa: F401
combos.append({"backend": "voxtral", "policy": "voxtral", "model": ""})
except ImportError:
pass
return combos
def collect_audio_files() -> list:
"""Collect all benchmark audio files."""
files = []
# audio_tests/ directory
if AUDIO_TESTS_DIR.is_dir():
files.extend(discover_audio_files(str(AUDIO_TESTS_DIR)))
# JFK sample
jfk = CACHE_DIR / "jfk.wav"
if not jfk.exists():
jfk = download_sample_audio()
if jfk.exists():
files.append(jfk)
return files
async def run_single_combo(
combo: dict, audio_files: list, vac: bool, lan: str, max_duration: float,
) -> list:
"""Run one backend+policy+model combo across all audio files."""
backend = combo["backend"]
policy = combo["policy"]
model = combo["model"]
results = []
try:
engine = create_engine(
backend=backend,
model_size=model,
lan=lan,
vac=vac,
policy=policy,
)
# Quiet noisy loggers
for mod in (
"whisperlivekit.audio_processor",
"whisperlivekit.simul_whisper",
"whisperlivekit.tokens_alignment",
"whisperlivekit.simul_whisper.align_att_base",
"whisperlivekit.simul_whisper.simul_whisper",
):
logging.getLogger(mod).setLevel(logging.WARNING)
for audio_path in audio_files:
duration = len(load_audio(str(audio_path))) / SAMPLE_RATE
if duration > max_duration:
logger.info(f" Skipping {audio_path.name} ({duration:.0f}s > {max_duration:.0f}s)")
continue
file_lan = lan
if "french" in audio_path.name.lower() and lan == "en":
file_lan = "fr"
audio = load_audio(str(audio_path))
result = await run_test(
engine, audio, chunk_ms=100, realtime=False,
audio_file=audio_path.name, backend=backend,
policy=policy, lan=file_lan,
)
# Tag with extra metadata
result_dict = asdict(result)
result_dict["model_size"] = model
result_dict["vac"] = vac
results.append(result_dict)
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f" FAILED: {e}")
import traceback
traceback.print_exc()
return results
async def run_full_benchmark(combos, audio_files, max_duration=60.0):
"""Run all combos with VAC on and off."""
all_results = []
total = len(combos) * 2 # x2 for VAC on/off
idx = 0
for combo in combos:
for vac in [True, False]:
idx += 1
vac_str = "VAC=on" if vac else "VAC=off"
desc = f"{combo['backend']} / {combo['policy']}"
if combo["model"]:
desc += f" / {combo['model']}"
desc += f" / {vac_str}"
print(f"\n{'='*70}")
print(f"[{idx}/{total}] {desc}")
print(f"{'='*70}")
results = await run_single_combo(
combo, audio_files, vac=vac, lan="en", max_duration=max_duration,
)
all_results.extend(results)
# Free memory between combos
gc.collect()
return all_results
def main():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run comprehensive WhisperLiveKit benchmark")
parser.add_argument("--quick", action="store_true", help="Quick mode: fewer models and combos")
parser.add_argument("--json", default="benchmark_results.json", dest="json_output", help="Output JSON path")
parser.add_argument("--max-duration", type=float, default=60.0, help="Max audio duration in seconds")
args = parser.parse_args()
system_info = get_system_info()
combos = detect_combos(quick=args.quick)
audio_files = collect_audio_files()
print(f"System: {system_info.get('cpu', 'unknown')}, {system_info.get('ram_gb', '?')}GB RAM")
print(f"Backends: {list(system_info['backend_versions'].keys())}")
print(f"Combos to test: {len(combos)} x 2 (VAC on/off) = {len(combos)*2}")
print(f"Audio files: {[f.name for f in audio_files]}")
print()
t0 = time.time()
all_results = asyncio.run(
run_full_benchmark(combos, audio_files, max_duration=args.max_duration)
)
total_time = time.time() - t0
output = {
"system_info": system_info,
"benchmark_date": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"),
"total_benchmark_time_s": round(total_time, 1),
"n_combos": len(combos) * 2,
"n_audio_files": len(audio_files),
"results": all_results,
}
Path(args.json_output).write_text(json.dumps(output, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False))
print(f"\nBenchmark complete in {total_time:.0f}s. Results: {args.json_output}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()