I’m developing a Python application that requires speech-to-text functionality, preferably for multiple languages including Turkish. I’m looking for free or open-source solutions that can be easily integrated into a Python project. I’d like to understand the available options, their pros and cons, and their limitations.
My application needs to transcribe audio files (primarily WAV format) to text. The ideal solution would be free to use, support multiple languages (especially Turkish), and have good accuracy. I’m open to both cloud-based APIs and local, offline solutions.

I’ve experimented with a few options:

• Google Speech Recognition through the SpeechRecognition library, but I hit query length limits with longer audio files.
• Vosk, which works offline, but I’ve had some issues with NumPy dependencies and accuracy.
• Wit.ai, which sometimes returns server errors (500 status code).