wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-russian vs whisper-small
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 10 November 2026.
jonatasgrosman · A · Open weights
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30d
3.8 M
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-russian | 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 | 3,771,876 | 4,376,031 |
| Downloads all time | 145.2 M | 141.9 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)
4.4 M2.2 M
wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-russian
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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