wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-japanese vs whisper-medium
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 2 November 2026.
jonatasgrosman · A · Open weights
Params
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Context
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30d
16.2 M
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-japanese | whisper-medium |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | — | 760 M |
| Architecture | Wav2Vec2ForCTC | WhisperForConditionalGeneration |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | 1 | 99 |
| Downloads 30d | 16,184,839 | 379,408 |
| Downloads all time | 127.3 M | 20.7 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | — | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2022-03-02 | 2022-09-26 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 90 days (13 Aug – 10 Nov)
17.9 M305 K
wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-japanese
whisper-medium
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
whisper-medium · fp16
4.0 GB / 24 GB
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