Audio8 ASR 0.1B measured on 13 of 80 Speech to text benchmarks13
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self-host onlyprice
8.8Open ASR
Jul 2026released
en, fr, de +3Languages
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterCanary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpen×2.2—$0.001Languages: loses fr, de, zh +2+1ZBetterZoom Scribe V2 Pro×2.7—$0.003Languages: loses fr, de, zh +2ZBetterZoom Scribe v1×2.6——Languages: not verifiedOBetterSpeech v3.1×2.4——TBetterThewhisper Large v3 TurboOpen×2.3——Memory (4-bit): not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpen×2.2—$0.001Languages: loses fr, de, zh +2+1ZZoom Scribe V2 Pro×2.7—$0.003Languages: loses fr, de, zh +2ZZoom Scribe v1×2.6——Languages: not verifiedOSpeech v3.1×2.4——TThewhisper Large v3 TurboOpen×2.3——Memory (4-bit): not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpen×2.2—$0.001Languages: loses fr, de, zh +2+1OMOSS Transcribe DiarizeOpen×2.2——Languages: loses fr, de, ja, ko+1FFun ASR Nano 2512 HfOpen+82%——Languages: loses fr, de, ko+1BHiggs Audio v3 SttOpen+80%——Languages: loses fr, de, zh +2+1
Voxtral Mini 4B Realtime 2602Open+67%——Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 2.6 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
EARK ASR 0.6BOpen+42%——Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 0.8 GBEARK ASR 3BOpen+52%——Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 2.4 GBAll Edge0 models →Run 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
LicenceCC BY-NC 4.0no commercial use
Benchmarks
in Speech & VoiceOpen ASR · average WER8.8#50
Open ASR · RTFx725.8#24
Open ASR · Earnings-22 WER12.3#36
FAQ
How much does Audio8 ASR 0.1B cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Audio8 ASR 0.1B free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Audio8 ASR 0.1B, and what is it best at?›
#50 of 61 in Speech to text.
Is Audio8 ASR 0.1B better than Phonon 2?›
On Open ASR · SPGISpeech WER, Audio8 ASR 0.1B scores 3.7 vs 3.7 — about the same.
When was Audio8 ASR 0.1B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-07-10. It is the current version in its line.
Is Audio8 ASR 0.1B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (cc-by-nc-4.0 licence).
Can I run Audio8 ASR 0.1B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Audio8 ASR 0.1B?›
Audio8 ASR 0.1B is an open-weights speech & voice model from Edge0, released Jul 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Audio8 ASR 0.1B?›
Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA (better).