whisper-large-v3 vs wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-portuguese
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 20 September 2026.
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30d
6.0 M
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
Specification comparison
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| Specification | whisper-large-v3 | wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-portuguese |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 1.5 B | — |
| Architecture | WhisperForConditionalGeneration | Wav2Vec2ForCTC |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | 99 | 1 |
| Downloads 30d | 4,728,343 | 5,990,815 |
| Downloads all time | 146.9 M | 178.1 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 55 days (28 Jul – 20 Sep)
6.0 M3.9 M
whisper-large-v3
wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-portuguese
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
whisper-large-v3 · fp16
10.9 GB / 24 GB
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