wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-portuguese vs whisper-small
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 21 September 2026.
jonatasgrosman · A
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30d
5.9 M
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
Specification comparison
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| Specification | wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-portuguese | whisper-small |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | — | 240 M |
| Architecture | Wav2Vec2ForCTC | WhisperForConditionalGeneration |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | 1 | 99 |
| Downloads 30d | 5,937,776 | 2,904,863 |
| Downloads all time | 178.3 M | 135.1 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 56 days (28 Jul – 21 Sep)
6.0 M2.2 M
wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-portuguese
whisper-small
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
whisper-small · fp16
1.6 GB / 24 GB
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