faster-whisper-small vs cohere-transcribe-03-2026
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 17 October 2026.
CohereLabs · B · Open weights
Params
2.1 B
Context
—
30d
409 K
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | faster-whisper-small | cohere-transcribe-03-2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | — | 2.1 B |
| Architecture | — | CohereAsrForConditionalGeneration |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | mit | apache-2.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | 99 | 14 |
| Downloads 30d | 5,718,052 | 409,109 |
| Downloads all time | 26.0 M | 3.2 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | — | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | No | Yes — accept licence |
| First seen on the Hub | 2023-11-23 | 2026-03-24 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 90 days (13 Aug – 10 Nov)
5.7 M409 K
faster-whisper-small
cohere-transcribe-03-2026
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
cohere-transcribe-03-2026 · fp16
5.4 GB / 24 GB