{"id":82279,"date":"2025-05-20T18:01:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T12:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/?p=82279"},"modified":"2025-05-20T18:01:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T12:31:29","slug":"riva-speech-to-text-server-set-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/development\/riva-speech-to-text-server-set-up\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is RIVA Speech To Text? How To Set Up Server &#038; Deploy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Interested in developing a speech-based application with the help of NVIDIA\u2019s RIVA speech technology. This guide helps get started with custom app development using RIVA speech to text technology.<\/p>\n<p>RIVA is a GPU-accelerated software development kit designed by NVIDIA for the development of real-time, multilingual speech and translation AI applications.<\/p>\n<p>With latest <strong>Riva AI 2.19.0 version released on March 19, 2025<\/strong> it has intrigue attention of the enterprises and developers for various conversational AI use cases.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"seethis_lik\"><strong>Important:<\/strong> Presently, speech-to-text services are booming. According to the Fortune Business Insight, the global speech-to-text API market size was valued at USD 1,321.5 million in 2019 and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortunebusinessinsights.com\/speech-to-text-api-market-102781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">projected to reach USD 3,036.5 million by 2027<\/a>, exhibiting a CAGR of 11.0% during the forecast period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The speech recognition technology is widely used in digital assistants, and we frequently interact with them, such as smartwatches, smartphones, and music speakers. <em>[Source: AIMagazine.com]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Constraints where fast and accurate transcription is necessary or real-time caption generation is important, NVIDIA\u2019s GPU-based Riva AI is accelerating the task intelligently.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-white\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/development\/riva-speech-to-text-server-set-up\/#What_Is_RIVA_Speech-To-Text\" title=\"What Is RIVA Speech-To-Text?\">What Is RIVA Speech-To-Text?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/development\/riva-speech-to-text-server-set-up\/#How_To_Use_Riva_Speech_To_Text_For_Custom_Development\" title=\"How To Use Riva Speech To Text For Custom Development\">How To Use Riva Speech To Text For Custom Development<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/development\/riva-speech-to-text-server-set-up\/#What_Developers_Can_Build_Using_NVIDIA_RIVA\" title=\"What Developers Can Build Using NVIDIA RIVA\">What Developers Can Build Using NVIDIA RIVA<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/development\/riva-speech-to-text-server-set-up\/#How_To_Earn_Money_From_RIVA_Speech_To_Text_Technology\" title=\"How To Earn Money From RIVA Speech To Text Technology?\">How To Earn Money From RIVA Speech To Text Technology?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/development\/riva-speech-to-text-server-set-up\/#Summing_Up\" title=\"Summing Up\">Summing Up<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/development\/riva-speech-to-text-server-set-up\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions\" title=\"Frequently Asked Questions\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_RIVA_Speech-To-Text\"><\/span><strong>What Is RIVA Speech-To-Text?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>RIVA speech to text is GPU accelerated and AI powered toolkit to build and deploy custom-based, real-time, multilingual speech and translation applications by utilizing NVIDIA Riva SDK.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, it trained on automatic speech recognition (ASR), text-to-speech (TTS), and neural machine translation (NMT) to develop conversational AI similar to ChatGPT or other. Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.nvidia.com\/riva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NVIDIA Developer Riva page<\/a> for deployment guide and risk.<\/p>\n<p>Riva AI can be extremely helpful in virtual assistant, transcription service, multilingual communication, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/business\/8-practical-uses-of-digital-avatars-in-hr-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digital avatar<\/a>. Here\u2019s a general working methodology (in visual).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82285\" style=\"width: 1245px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82285\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.the-next-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20173437\/Riva-speech-to-text-model-working-visual.jpg\" alt=\"Riva speech to text model working visual\" width=\"1245\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.the-next-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20173437\/Riva-speech-to-text-model-working-visual.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.the-next-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20173437\/Riva-speech-to-text-model-working-visual-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.the-next-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20173437\/Riva-speech-to-text-model-working-visual-1024x436.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.the-next-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20173437\/Riva-speech-to-text-model-working-visual-768x327.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.the-next-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20173437\/Riva-speech-to-text-model-working-visual-20x8.jpg 20w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.the-next-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20173437\/Riva-speech-to-text-model-working-visual-30x13.jpg 30w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.the-next-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20173437\/Riva-speech-to-text-model-working-visual-80x34.jpg 80w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.the-next-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20173437\/Riva-speech-to-text-model-working-visual-150x64.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1245px) 100vw, 1245px\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: NVIDIA Developers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Use_Riva_Speech_To_Text_For_Custom_Development\"><\/span><strong>How To Use Riva Speech To Text For Custom Development<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Incorporate these steps to learn how to initialize Riva for your app development. This overview is ideal if you&#8217;re just starting and want to build custom applications using Riva&#8217;s Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), Text-to-Speech (TTS), or Translation capabilities.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Prerequisites<\/h3>\n<p>Make sure you have thess prerequisites to initialize RIVA set up to deployment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NVIDIA GPU (Ampere or later recommended)<\/li>\n<li>Ubuntu 20.04 or 22.04<\/li>\n<li>Docker installed and configured<\/li>\n<li>NVIDIA Container Toolkit installed<\/li>\n<li>NGC (NVIDIA GPU Cloud) account<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Install NVIDIA Riva SDK<\/h3>\n<p>a) Install NGC CLI Tool<\/p>\n<div class=\"question-listing\" style=\"border: 1px solid #DC2166; padding: 20px 30px 20px 50px; margin: 30px 0; background: rgb(220 33 102 \/ 6%); box-shadow: 0px 5px 20px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 20%); border-radius: 5px; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"question-mark\" style=\"width: 30px; height: 30px; color: #fff; display: inline-block; text-align: center; line-height: 30px; border-radius: 50%; background: #DC2166; position: absolute; right: -10px; top: -13px;\">!<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"Future_Of_IT_Companies\" class=\"ez-toc-section\"><\/span>wget https:\/\/ngc.nvidia.com\/downloads\/ngccli_linux.zip<br \/>\nunzip ngccli_linux.zip<br \/>\nchmod u+x ngc-cli\/ngc<br \/>\nsudo mv ngc-cli\/ngc \/usr\/local\/bin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>b) Configure NGC CLI<\/p>\n<div class=\"question-listing\" style=\"border: 1px solid #DC2166; padding: 20px 30px 20px 50px; margin: 30px 0; background: rgb(220 33 102 \/ 6%); box-shadow: 0px 5px 20px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 20%); border-radius: 5px; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"question-mark\" style=\"width: 30px; height: 30px; color: #fff; display: inline-block; text-align: center; line-height: 30px; border-radius: 50%; background: #DC2166; position: absolute; right: -10px; top: -13px;\">!<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"Future_Of_IT_Companies\" class=\"ez-toc-section\"><\/span>ngc config set<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>c) Download and Install Riva Quick Start<\/p>\n<div class=\"question-listing\" style=\"border: 1px solid #DC2166; padding: 20px 30px 20px 50px; margin: 30px 0; background: rgb(220 33 102 \/ 6%); box-shadow: 0px 5px 20px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 20%); border-radius: 5px; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"question-mark\" style=\"width: 30px; height: 30px; color: #fff; display: inline-block; text-align: center; line-height: 30px; border-radius: 50%; background: #DC2166; position: absolute; right: -10px; top: -13px;\">!<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"Future_Of_IT_Companies\" class=\"ez-toc-section\"><\/span>git clone https:\/\/github.com\/nvidia-riva\/riva_quickstart<br \/>\ncd riva_quickstart<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>d) Download the Prebuilt Riva Models<\/p>\n<div class=\"question-listing\" style=\"border: 1px solid #DC2166; padding: 20px 30px 20px 50px; margin: 30px 0; background: rgb(220 33 102 \/ 6%); box-shadow: 0px 5px 20px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 20%); border-radius: 5px; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"question-mark\" style=\"width: 30px; height: 30px; color: #fff; display: inline-block; text-align: center; line-height: 30px; border-radius: 50%; background: #DC2166; position: absolute; right: -10px; top: -13px;\">!<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"Future_Of_IT_Companies\" class=\"ez-toc-section\"><\/span>bash riva_init.sh<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>e) Start Riva Services<\/p>\n<div class=\"question-listing\" style=\"border: 1px solid #DC2166; padding: 20px 30px 20px 50px; margin: 30px 0; background: rgb(220 33 102 \/ 6%); box-shadow: 0px 5px 20px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 20%); border-radius: 5px; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"question-mark\" style=\"width: 30px; height: 30px; color: #fff; display: inline-block; text-align: center; line-height: 30px; border-radius: 50%; background: #DC2166; position: absolute; right: -10px; top: -13px;\">!<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"Future_Of_IT_Companies\" class=\"ez-toc-section\"><\/span>bash riva_start.sh<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>3. Test the Basic Services<\/h3>\n<p>Once your RIVA server is running you can now test the running services using the following command.<\/p>\n<div class=\"question-listing\" style=\"border: 1px solid #DC2166; padding: 20px 30px 20px 50px; margin: 30px 0; background: rgb(220 33 102 \/ 6%); box-shadow: 0px 5px 20px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 20%); border-radius: 5px; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"question-mark\" style=\"width: 30px; height: 30px; color: #fff; display: inline-block; text-align: center; line-height: 30px; border-radius: 50%; background: #DC2166; position: absolute; right: -10px; top: -13px;\">!<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"Future_Of_IT_Companies\" class=\"ez-toc-section\"><\/span>python3 riva_quickstart\/client-samples\/python\/asr_client.py &#8211;audio-file path\/to\/audio.wav<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>4. Customize Your Model<\/h3>\n<p>To get the best result from your application, you must fine-tune Riva with your own datasets.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/everything-you-need-know-nemotron-cc-the-next-tech-6gjlc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NVIDIA NeMo<\/a> to train a custom model (ASR, TTS, or NMT).<\/li>\n<li>Export it to a .riva format for smooth and hassle-free processing.<\/li>\n<li>Deploy using the Riva Model Repo system which you may find on GitHub.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Consider this sample example for converting NeMo to Riva.<\/p>\n<div class=\"question-listing\" style=\"border: 1px solid #DC2166; padding: 20px 30px 20px 50px; margin: 30px 0; background: rgb(220 33 102 \/ 6%); box-shadow: 0px 5px 20px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 20%); border-radius: 5px; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"question-mark\" style=\"width: 30px; height: 30px; color: #fff; display: inline-block; text-align: center; line-height: 30px; border-radius: 50%; background: #DC2166; position: absolute; right: -10px; top: -13px;\">!<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"Future_Of_IT_Companies\" class=\"ez-toc-section\"><\/span># Inside a NeMo environment<br \/>\npython convert_nemo_to_riva.py \\<br \/>\n&#8211;nemo_model model.nemo \\<br \/>\n&#8211;riva_model_dir riva_models\/ \\<br \/>\n&#8211;model_type asr \\<br \/>\n&#8211;vocab_file vocab.txt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>5. Build Your Custom Application<\/h3>\n<p>You\u2019re almost done! Once your Riva speech to text services are running and datasets converted successfully, you can integrate them into apps via <strong>gRPC<\/strong> or <strong>HTTP<\/strong> endpoints. Riva provides client APIs in Python, C++, and Java.<\/p>\n<span class=\"seethis_lik\"><span>Also read:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/review\/how-to-check-body-temperature-with-iphone\/\">How To Check Body Temperature With iPhone?<\/a><\/span>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Developers_Can_Build_Using_NVIDIA_RIVA\"><\/span><strong>What Developers Can Build Using NVIDIA RIVA<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With state-of-the-art Riva AI SDK, developers can build real-time, GPU-accelerated speech AI applications. Here is a complete list of development ideas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Real-Time Speech-to-Text Applications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transcribe live audio from calls, meetings, or broadcasts.<\/li>\n<li>Generate closed captions or subtitles.<\/li>\n<li>Power voice note-taking or transcription services.<\/li>\n<li>Convert audio input into searchable text in video archives or podcasts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Text-to-Speech (TTS) Systems<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Natural-sounding voice assistants (like Siri or Alexa).<\/li>\n<li>Audio versions of articles, blogs, and emails.<\/li>\n<li>Interactive kiosks or voice-enabled customer service apps.<\/li>\n<li>Custom-branded voices for products or services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. Real-Time Multilingual Translators<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Real-time speech translators for various conversations.<\/li>\n<li>Tools for international customer support.<\/li>\n<li>Live language interpretation services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4. Intelligent Virtual Assistants<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Healthcare<\/li>\n<li>Finance<\/li>\n<li>Retail<\/li>\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5. Meeting and Call Transcription Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/artificial-intelligence\/how-to-use-ai-to-transcribe-multi-speaker-zoom-meetings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transcribe Zoom or Teams meetings<\/a> in real-time.<\/li>\n<li>Summarize key points using NLP.<\/li>\n<li>Provide speaker diarization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>6. Voice-Enabled Gaming or Virtual Reality<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Real-time voice control in games.<\/li>\n<li>NPCs with voice interaction capabilities.<\/li>\n<li>Audio narration or storytelling in VR\/AR.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span class=\"seethis_lik\"><span>Also read:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/machine-learning\/what-is-no-code-predictive-analytics\/\">What Is No Code Predictive Analytics? How To Build Using N8N, Google Colab, Akkio & Others?<\/a><\/span>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Earn_Money_From_RIVA_Speech_To_Text_Technology\"><\/span><strong>How To Earn Money From RIVA Speech To Text Technology?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Riva speech technology enables enterprises and developers to build next-gen transcription solution, voice-recognition software, conversational chatbots, and much more to earn money in various manners.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Launch a Speech-to-Text SaaS or API Service<\/h3>\n<p>By providing real-time transcription API for meetings, webinars, or podcasts like Otter AI (based on proprietary AI model) with closed captioning and industry-specific transcribers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Subscription plans<\/li>\n<li>Pay-per-minute usage<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise licensing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Sell Voice Cloning or Text-to-Speech Services<\/h3>\n<p>Another great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/mobile-apps\/best-money-making-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">way to earn money<\/a> from RIVA AI technology is by selling TTS-powered voiceovers for audiobooks, videos, and ads.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Freelance gigs on platforms like Fiverr\/Upwork.<\/li>\n<li>Subscription to your voice-as-a-service platform.<\/li>\n<li>One-time licensing for a generated voice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Real-Time Multilingual Translation Apps<\/h3>\n<p>By offering real-time translators or mobile app for live language translation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In-app purchases.<\/li>\n<li>Freemium model with usage limits.<\/li>\n<li>Subscription-based mobile or web app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"question-listing\" style=\"border: 1px solid #DC2166; padding: 20px 30px 20px 50px; margin: 30px 0; background: rgb(220 33 102 \/ 6%); box-shadow: 0px 5px 20px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 20%); border-radius: 5px; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"question-mark\" style=\"width: 30px; height: 30px; color: #fff; display: inline-block; text-align: center; line-height: 30px; border-radius: 50%; background: #DC2166; position: absolute; right: -10px; top: -13px;\">!<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summing_Up\"><\/span>Summing Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you think RIVA is just a speech-to-text technology, you are underestimating its capabilities. It\u2019s more than a monetization engine for developers, entrepreneurs, and tech-savvy freelancers.<\/p>\n<p>With Riva it empowers you with real-time, low-latency speech AI that\u2019s production-ready out of the box. I think it\u2019s a great resource for enterprises for custom model deployment, multi-language support, and edge deployment options.<\/p>\n<p>Ready to build your first monetizable speech AI app with Riva? Good luck mate! Thanks for reading this blog \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n        <section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card\">\n            <div>\n\t\t\t\t<h4>Is NIVIDA Riva free?<\/h4>                <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYes, Riva is free to use for development under NVIDIA\u2019s EULA but requires an NVIDIA GPU and NGC account.                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\t        <section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card\">\n            <div>\n\t\t\t\t<h4>What languages does Riva STT support?<\/h4>                <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRiva supports English, Spanish, German, French, Hindi, Mandarin, Japanese, and more, depending on the model.                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\t        <section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card\">\n            <div>\n\t\t\t\t<h4>Can I use Riva without an NVIDIA GPU?<\/h4>                <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s not possible because Riva speech to text requires an NVIDIA GPU (A100, H100, L4,) for inference. It is optimized for GPU-accelerated deployment.                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\t        <section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card\">\n            <div>\n\t\t\t\t<h4>What&#039;s the difference between Riva and NeMo?<\/h4>                <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNeMo is for training and customizing speech\/language models. Riva is for deploying real-time speech AI services with optimized, pre-trained models.                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\t\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n    {\n        \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n        \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n        \"mainEntity\": [\n                    {\n                \"@type\": \"Question\",\n                \"name\": \"Is NIVIDA Riva free?\",\n                \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n                    \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n                    \"text\": \"Yes, Riva is free to use for development under NVIDIA\u2019s EULA but requires an NVIDIA GPU and NGC account.\"\n                                    }\n            }\n            ,\t            {\n                \"@type\": \"Question\",\n                \"name\": \"What languages does Riva STT support?\",\n                \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n                    \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n                    \"text\": \"Riva supports English, Spanish, German, French, Hindi, Mandarin, Japanese, and more, depending on the model.\"\n                                    }\n            }\n            ,\t            {\n                \"@type\": \"Question\",\n                \"name\": \"Can I use Riva without an NVIDIA GPU?\",\n                \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n                    \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n                    \"text\": \"That\u2019s not possible because Riva speech to text requires an NVIDIA GPU (A100, H100, L4,) for inference. 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