model detail

Where this model stands against the best model in each language at Q8_0, its speed on an AMD Ryzen 4750U laptop, and what the card says. Add a second model to compare them head to head.

model whisper-small
AMD 4750U GPU11.7×
AMD 4750U CPU5.9×
Q8_0 size0.25 GB
frontier · AMD 4750U GPU32 of 82

verdict: Never first, but tied with the leader in 1 of 82 languages (overlapping 95% CIs). Weakest relative to the field in Maltese (5.7× the leader's error), Hindi (5.7×), and Japanese (CER) (5.5×). Faster than realtime on the AMD 4750U GPU (11.7×) and AMD 4750U CPU (5.9×).

license: Apache-2.0 · card languages: 102 · translatelang detecttimestamps (segment)

standing by language · 82 benchmarked

Each bar compares this model with the best other model in that language, on a log scale: left of center it is ahead, right of center behind, and the other model is named on the row. The two error rates use the legend colors: this model first, the other model second. Faded bars are ties, where the 95% confidence intervals overlap. Sorted strongest standing first. Hover a row for full details.

whisper-small error best other model error tie: the 95% CIs overlap

speed · all 73 models on the AMD 4750U GPU

× realtime, log scale. Left of the realtime marker, transcribing takes longer than the recording. Hover a dot for the model.

compare with

whisper-basesame familywhisper-largesame familywhisper-large-v2same familywhisper-large-v3same familywhisper-large-v3-turboahead of it in 77 of 82 shared languageswhisper-mediumclosest coverage, 82 languages in common