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ARK ASR 0.6B

May 2026
EARK ASR 0.6B
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6.3Open ASR
May 2026released
en, es, fr +16Languages

Ranking?

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1Zoom Scribe V2 Pro82Speech v3.18.13Universal 3.5 Pro9.14Scribe v29.25Cohere Transcribe 03 20269.5
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24Distil Large v3.512.425ARK ASR 0.6B12.526Nemotron Speech Streaming En 0.6B12.5

Run it yourself

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Fits 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 & Voice
Open ASR · average WER6.3#23
Open ASR · RTFx673#25
Open ASR · AMI Cleaned WER8.6#26
Open ASR · Earnings-22 Cleaned AA Chunked WER6.8#23
Open ASR · GigaSpeech Cleaned WER7.4#8
Open ASR · LibriSpeech Clean WER1.5#35
Open ASR · LibriSpeech Other WER3.4#37
Open ASR · SPGISpeech WER2.6#30
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 WER12.5#25
Open ASR · Voice Arena Monsoon WER3.4#9
Open ASR · VoxPopuli AA Cleaned WER2.8#16
Open ASR · AMI WER9.8#14
Open ASR · Earnings-22 WER9.7#15
Open ASR · GigaSpeech WER7.4#3
Open ASR · VoxPopuli WER6.3#19
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 Clean WER4.6#9

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 Distil Large v3.5?›

On Open ASR · URGENT 2024 WER, ARK ASR 0.6B scores 12.5 vs 12.4 — 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?›

Multilingual (better), Cohere Transcribe 03 2026 (open weights).