whisper-large-v3 vs wav2vec2-large-xlsr-mvc-swahili
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 28 July 2026.
eddiegulay · B
Params
320 M
Context
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30d
476 K
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | whisper-large-v3 | wav2vec2-large-xlsr-mvc-swahili |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 1.5 B | 320 M |
| Architecture | WhisperForConditionalGeneration | Wav2Vec2ForCTC |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | 99 | 1 |
| Downloads 30d | 5,497,354 | 475,609 |
| Downloads all time | 139.4 M | 4.0 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2023-11-07 | 2023-11-06 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 10 days (28 Jul – 6 Aug)
6.0 M408 K
whisper-large-v3
wav2vec2-large-xlsr-mvc-swahili
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
wav2vec2-large-xlsr-mvc-swahili · fp16
1.9 GB / 24 GB
whisper-large-v3 · fp16
10.9 GB / 24 GB