whisper-large-v3-turbo vs parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-coreml

Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 15 August 2026.

openai · A · Open weights
Params
810 M
Context
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30d
5.2 M
mit · commercial OK
FluidInference · B · Open weights
Params
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Context
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30d
327 K
cc-by-4.0 · commercial OK

Specification comparison

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Specification whisper-large-v3-turbo parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-coreml
Parameters 810 M —
Architecture WhisperForConditionalGeneration —
Context length — —
Licence mit cc-by-4.0
Commercial use Allowed Allowed
Languages 99 25
Downloads 30d 5,175,000 327,370
Downloads all time 127.5 M 2.2 M
Quantizations on the Hub SAFETENSORS —
Gated No No
First seen on the Hub 2024-10-01 2025-08-17

Download trend

Daily snapshots, last 90 days (13 Aug – 10 Nov)

8.0 M324 K
whisper-large-v3-turbo parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-coreml

VRAM side by side

On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted

whisper-large-v3-turbo · fp16 2.4 GB / 24 GB
✅ Runs comfortably

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