ARK ASR 0.6B measured on 16 of 80 Speech to text benchmarks16
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self-host onlyprice
6.3Open ASR
May 2026released
en, es, fr +16Languages
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
OpenQwen 3 ASR 1.7B Hfsame——Memory (4-bit): 0.8 GB → 1.2 GBBOpenHiggs Audio v3 Sttsame——Languages: loses es, fr, de +15+1COpenCohere Transcribe 03 2026same——Languages: loses ro, hu, cs +6+1
OpenCanary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAsame—$0.001Languages: loses es, fr, de +15+1
OpenGranite Speech 4.1 2Bsame——Languages: loses zh, it, ko +11+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen 3 ASR 1.7B HfOpensame——Memory (4-bit): 0.8 GB → 1.2 GBBHiggs Audio v3 SttOpensame——Languages: loses es, fr, de +15+1CCohere Transcribe 03 2026Opensame——Languages: loses ro, hu, cs +6+1Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpensame—$0.001Languages: loses es, fr, de +15+1Granite Speech 4.1 2BOpensame——Languages: loses zh, it, ko +11+1Run it yourself
estimateFits on✓ 8 GB (phone, laptop) · full quality✓ 16 GB · full quality✓ 24 GB GPU · full quality✓ 48 GB GPU · full quality✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
Benchmarks
in Speech & VoiceOpen ASR · average WER6.3#23
Open ASR · RTFx673#25
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 WER12.5#25
Open ASR · AMI WER9.8#14
Open ASR · VoxPopuli WER6.3#19
FAQ
How much does ARK ASR 0.6B cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is ARK ASR 0.6B free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is ARK ASR 0.6B, and what is it best at?›
#23 of 61 in Speech to text.
Is ARK ASR 0.6B better than Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA?›
On Open ASR · URGENT 2024 Clean WER, ARK ASR 0.6B scores 4.6 vs 4.6 — about the same.
When was ARK ASR 0.6B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-05-25. It is the current version in its line.
Is ARK ASR 0.6B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run ARK ASR 0.6B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is ARK ASR 0.6B?›
ARK ASR 0.6B is an open-weights speech & voice model from Edge0, released May 2026.
What are the best alternatives to ARK ASR 0.6B?›
Qwen 3 ASR 1.7B Hf (open weights).