faster-whisper-small vs parakeet-ultra-gguf

Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 10 November 2026.

Systran · A · Open weights
Params
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Context
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30d
5.7 M
mit · commercial OK
handy-computer · B · Open weights
Params
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Context
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30d
1,000 K
cc-by-4.0 · commercial OK

Specification comparison

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Specification faster-whisper-small parakeet-ultra-gguf
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Architecture — —
Context length — —
Licence mit cc-by-4.0
Commercial use Allowed Allowed
Languages 99 25
Downloads 30d 5,718,052 999,547
Downloads all time 26.0 M 1.0 M
Quantizations on the Hub — GGUF
Gated No No
First seen on the Hub 2023-11-23 2026-10-05

Download trend

Daily snapshots, last 90 days (13 Aug – 10 Nov)

5.7 M511 K
faster-whisper-small parakeet-ultra-gguf

VRAM side by side

On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted

parakeet-ultra-gguf · Q4_K_M 1.0 GB / 24 GB
✅ Runs comfortably

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