<!-- funasr-ops:accuracy-note-20260714 --> > [!NOTE] > **License and capability clarification (2026-07-14):** FunASR is a toolkit, not a single checkpoint. The [FunASR](https://github.com/modelscope/FunASR#license) and [SenseVoice](https://github.com/FunAudioLLM/SenseVoice#license) repository source code is MIT; model weights follow each model card. [SenseVoiceSmall](https://huggingface.co/FunAudioLLM/SenseVoiceSmall) supports Chinese, Cantonese, English, Japanese, and Korean, and its weights use the linked FunASR Model Open Source License Agreement. [Fun-ASR-Nano-2512](https://huggingface.co/FunAudioLLM/Fun-ASR-Nano-2512) is Apache-2.0. Language coverage, punctuation, and performance depend on the selected model and runtime configuration.

## Feature Request

LiteLLM already supports `/audio/transcriptions` with multiple providers. FunASR would be an excellent self-hosted provider addition.

**Why FunASR?**

- **OpenAI-compatible API**: `funasr-server` provides `/v1/audio/transcriptions` — should be straightforward to add as a provider - **SenseVoice**: 50+ languages, 5-10x faster than Whisper, 234M params - **Self-hosted**: No API key, fully local — many LiteLLM users need on-pre…