Qwen3-ASR-0.6B vs faster-whisper-small
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 10 November 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | Qwen3-ASR-0.6B | faster-whisper-small |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 940 M | — |
| Architecture | Qwen3ASRForConditionalGeneration | — |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | mit |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Downloads 30d | 645,026 | 5,718,052 |
| Downloads all time | 9.9 M | 26.0 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | — |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2026-01-28 | 2023-11-23 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 90 days (13 Aug – 10 Nov)
5.7 M463 K
Qwen3-ASR-0.6B
faster-whisper-small
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
Qwen3-ASR-0.6B · fp16
2.7 GB / 24 GB