whisper-small vs faster-whisper-small
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 10 November 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | whisper-small | faster-whisper-small |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 240 M | — |
| Architecture | WhisperForConditionalGeneration | — |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | mit |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | 99 | 99 |
| Downloads 30d | 4,376,031 | 5,718,052 |
| Downloads all time | 141.9 M | 26.0 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | — |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2022-09-26 | 2023-11-23 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 90 days (13 Aug – 10 Nov)
5.7 M1.8 M
whisper-small
faster-whisper-small
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
whisper-small · fp16
1.6 GB / 24 GB