whisper-large-v3-turbo vs faster-whisper-small
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 21 September 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | whisper-large-v3-turbo | faster-whisper-small |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 810 M | — |
| Architecture | WhisperForConditionalGeneration | — |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | mit | mit |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | 99 | 99 |
| Downloads 30d | 6,703,764 | 2,902,938 |
| Downloads all time | 117.9 M | 17.1 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | — |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2024-10-01 | 2023-11-23 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 56 days (28 Jul – 21 Sep)
8.7 M1.8 M
whisper-large-v3-turbo
faster-whisper-small
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
whisper-large-v3-turbo · fp16
2.4 GB / 24 GB
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