discussion / Acoustics  / 12 October 2025

What are the best Open-Source AI models for BioAcoustics?

Hello! I'm very behind in the state of the art of Bioacoustics. So I wanted to ask what are the models that people and organizations are using? 

I'm looking for useful models that can help analyze tons of acoustic data from forests, or marine ecosystems, etc.




Jesse Turner
@jcturn3  | He/Him
Colorado State University
I am a graduate student at Colorado State University working to develop novel acoustic technology for remotely monitoring wildlife.
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Hi Jose,

The links that Carly posted are great resources. Just adding a couple other no-coding-required options to this discussion:

PAMGuard is good for marine bioacoustic classification. It has classifiers already for many species that produce whistles and clicks. It can also be used to create custom classifiers. The program can have a steep learning curve so keep that in mind.

Arbimon is a cloud-based tool for data storage and bioacoustic classification. It has some existing classification models and can be used to create custom ones.

BirdNET Analyzer uses the BirdNET model with an easy to use GUI. Can be used as is or allows for custom classifiers using transfer learning from original BirdNET embeddings.

Cheers,

Jesse