FunASR vs MCP Server Alice

In-depth architectural comparison of the FunASR and MCP Server Alice MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose FunASR when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Speech-to-Text domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose MCP Server Alice when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Speech-to-Text domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: list_recordings_v2, search_recordings_v2, get_recording_v2.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	FunASR Speech-to-Text	MCP Server Alice Speech-to-Text
Summary	Transcribe local audio with FunASR and SenseVoice using private, on-device inference.	Secure audio transcription meets AI. Connect Alice recordings to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and more.
Category & Scope	Speech-to-Text	Speech-to-Text
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "funasr": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "torch"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-alice": {
      "url": "https://aliceapp.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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