Is whisper.cpp Still Maintained? Live GitHub Status
On GitHub, the project describes itself as: “Port of OpenAI's Whisper model in C/C++”
Short answer: Yes, it is actively maintained. Health score 95/100. Checked 18 Oct 2026.
What the numbers say
whisper.cpp’s master branch received 621 commits in the last 91 days, against 479 in the same 91 days a year earlier (+30%). Activity is at least half of last year’s pace and no maintenance notice was found, so the index labels it active. It has 54,471 stars on GitHub.
whisper.cpp security practices and adoption
Scorecard checks security practices such as code review, branch protection and pinned dependencies; it does not find bugs, and a low score does not mean the software is unsafe. Dependents and download counts show reach, not quality. Sources: GitHub, read 18 Oct 2026, 20:36 UTC.
Health score breakdown
| Part | Points | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Activity | 35.0 / 35 | 621 commits in the last 91 days (full marks at 600) |
| Trend | 20.0 / 20 | 130% of last year’s pace (full marks at 100%) |
| Recency | 15.0 / 15 | last commit 6 days ago |
| Releases | 10.0 / 10 | latest GitHub release 12 days ago |
| Community | 14.9 / 20 | 69 pull requests merged in the last 91 days (full marks at 300) |
Open issues and pull requests: 358. The score summarises maintenance signals only, not quality or security. How the score works
whisper.cpp: common questions
Is whisper.cpp still maintained?
Yes. As of 18 October 2026, whisper.cpp received 621 commits in the last 91 days and its latest commit is from 12 October 2026, and no maintenance notice was found. Its health score is 95 out of 100.
What is the latest whisper.cpp release?
The latest GitHub release of whisper.cpp is v1.9.5, published on 6 October 2026.
How many people contribute to whisper.cpp?
GitHub lists 445 contributors for whisper.cpp. 69 pull requests were merged in the last 91 days.
What licence does whisper.cpp use?
GitHub identifies the whisper.cpp licence as MIT. Read the licence file before commercial use.
How is the health score calculated?
It adds five parts from public GitHub data: commit activity over 91 days (35 points), the trend against the same period last year (20), how recent the last commit is (15), how recent the last release is (10) and merged pull requests (20). Archived projects score 0; a maintenance notice caps the score at 25. It measures maintenance signals only, not code quality or security.
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Daily snapshots
| Date (UTC) | Stars | Commits, last 91 days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2026 | 54,456 | 621 | Active |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 54,444 | 621 | Active |
One snapshot is stored per day, starting 16 October 2026. No status change has been recorded for whisper.cpp since then.
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How this is measured: commits on the repository’s default branch counted through the GitHub API, the last 91 days against the same 91 days a year earlier; archived flag and licence from the repository; README checked daily for maintenance notices. Commit counts measure activity, not quality, and we have not tested this tool ourselves for this page.