whisper-large-v3 vs parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-coreml
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 15 August 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | whisper-large-v3 | parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-coreml |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 1.5 B | — |
| Architecture | WhisperForConditionalGeneration | — |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | cc-by-4.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | 99 | 25 |
| Downloads 30d | 4,650,439 | 327,370 |
| Downloads all time | 147.0 M | 2.2 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | — |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2023-11-07 | 2025-08-17 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 56 days (28 Jul – 21 Sep)
6.0 M324 K
whisper-large-v3
parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-coreml
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
whisper-large-v3 · fp16
10.9 GB / 24 GB