whisper-large-v3 vs wav2vec2-large-xls-r-300m-welsh
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 18 September 2026.
infinitejoy · B · Open weights
Params
300 M
Context
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30d
591 K
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | whisper-large-v3 | wav2vec2-large-xls-r-300m-welsh |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 1.5 B | 300 M |
| Architecture | WhisperForConditionalGeneration | Wav2Vec2ForCTC |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | 99 | 1 |
| Downloads 30d | 3,515,562 | 590,526 |
| Downloads all time | 153.2 M | 3.8 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | — |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2023-11-07 | 2022-03-02 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 90 days (13 Aug – 10 Nov)
5.1 M331 K
whisper-large-v3
wav2vec2-large-xls-r-300m-welsh
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
whisper-large-v3 · fp16
10.9 GB / 24 GB