whisper-base vs wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-portuguese
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 21 September 2026.
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30d
5.9 M
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | whisper-base | wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-portuguese |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 70 M | — |
| Architecture | WhisperForConditionalGeneration | Wav2Vec2ForCTC |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | 99 | 1 |
| Downloads 30d | 1,544,243 | 5,937,776 |
| Downloads all time | 49.4 M | 178.3 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | — |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2022-09-26 | 2022-03-02 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 56 days (28 Jul – 21 Sep)
6.4 M1.5 M
whisper-base
wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-portuguese
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
whisper-base · fp16
0.8 GB / 24 GB
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