whisper-large-v3-turbo vs whisper-large-v3
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 6 August 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | whisper-large-v3-turbo | whisper-large-v3 |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 810 M | 1.5 B |
| Architecture | WhisperForConditionalGeneration | WhisperForConditionalGeneration |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | mit | apache-2.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | 99 | 99 |
| Downloads 30d | 8,715,451 | 5,497,354 |
| Downloads all time | 106.8 M | 139.4 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2024-10-01 | 2023-11-07 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 10 days (28 Jul – 6 Aug)
8.7 M5.5 M
whisper-large-v3-turbo
whisper-large-v3
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
whisper-large-v3-turbo · fp16
2.4 GB / 24 GB
whisper-large-v3 · fp16
10.9 GB / 24 GB