whisper-base vs parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-coreml
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 6 August 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | whisper-base | parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-coreml |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 70 M | — |
| Architecture | WhisperForConditionalGeneration | — |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | cc-by-4.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | 99 | 25 |
| Downloads 30d | 4,759,784 | 399,867 |
| Downloads all time | 46.7 M | 2.1 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | — |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2022-09-26 | 2025-08-17 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 10 days (28 Jul – 6 Aug)
6.4 M392 K
whisper-base
parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-coreml
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
whisper-base · fp16
0.8 GB / 24 GB