whisper-large-v3-turbo vs parakeet-unified-en-0.6b-gguf
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 10 November 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | whisper-large-v3-turbo | parakeet-unified-en-0.6b-gguf |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 810 M | 600 M |
| Architecture | WhisperForConditionalGeneration | — |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | mit | other |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Unknown |
| Languages | 99 | 1 |
| Downloads 30d | 5,175,000 | 2,353,460 |
| Downloads all time | 127.5 M | 8.4 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | GGUF |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2024-10-01 | 2026-05-10 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 90 days (13 Aug – 10 Nov)
8.0 M1.5 M
whisper-large-v3-turbo
parakeet-unified-en-0.6b-gguf
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
parakeet-unified-en-0.6b-gguf · Q4_K_M
1.1 GB / 24 GB
whisper-large-v3-turbo · fp16
2.4 GB / 24 GB
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