whisper-small vs wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-japanese
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 21 September 2026.
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30d
17.7 M
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | whisper-small | wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-japanese |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 240 M | — |
| Architecture | WhisperForConditionalGeneration | Wav2Vec2ForCTC |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | 99 | 1 |
| Downloads 30d | 2,904,863 | 17,738,844 |
| Downloads all time | 135.1 M | 99.9 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | — |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2022-09-26 | 2022-03-02 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 56 days (28 Jul – 21 Sep)
17.9 M1.6 M
whisper-small
wav2vec2-large-xlsr-53-japanese
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
whisper-small · fp16
1.6 GB / 24 GB
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