Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA
Jul 2025
Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIACompare inon
Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA measured on 17 of 80 Speech to text benchmarks17
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No benchmark matches
$0.001per minute
4.3AA Speech to text
Jul 2025released
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$0.001 / minPer audio minute
Exact native tariff; see source for billing scope.Price covers
Ranking?
Full ranking →···
18Universal 3.5 Pro1019Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA1020Voxtral Small 24B 250710.2Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperWhisper Large v3 TurboOpen-9%-10%$0.001Memory (4-bit): not verified
BetterAzure Speech 06 2026+34%——Languages: not verified+1
OpenGranite Speech 4.1 2B Nar+23%——Per audio minute: not verifiedEOpenARK ASR 3B+22%——Per audio minute: not verified+1OpenGranite Speech 4.1 2B+22%——Per audio minute: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Whisper Large v3 TurboOpen-9%-10%$0.001Memory (4-bit): not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Azure Speech 06 2026+34%——Languages: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Granite Speech 4.1 2B NarOpen+23%——Per audio minute: not verifiedEARK ASR 3BOpen+22%——Per audio minute: not verified+1Granite Speech 4.1 2BOpen+22%——Per audio minute: not verifiedBHiggs Audio v3 SttOpen+22%——Per audio minute: not verified+1Granite 4.0 1B SpeechOpen+21%——Per audio minute: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nemotron 3.5 ASR Streaming 0.6BOpen-33%——Per audio minute: not verified+1Parakeet Ctc 1.1BOpen-23%——Per audio minute: not verified+1Nemotron Speech Streaming En 0.6BOpen-16%——Languages: not verified+2Canary 1B v2Open-11%——Per audio minute: not verified+1Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIAOpensame——Per audio minute: not verified+1Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpensame+103%$0.002Per audio minute: $0.001 / min → $0.002 / min+1Stt Hy Fastconformer Hybrid Large PcOpenn/a——Per audio minute: not verified+1Parakeet RNNT 1.1BOpenn/a—$0.002Per audio minute: $0.001 / min → $0.002 / min+1All NVIDIA 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 4.0free for commercial use
Benchmarks
in Speech & VoiceOpen ASR · average WER6.4#25
Open ASR · RTFx881.7#19
Open ASR · AMI WER9.1#11
FAQ
How much does Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA cost?›
$0.001 per minute.
Is Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.001 per minute. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA, and what is it best at?›
#31 of 51 in Speech to text.
Is Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA better than Universal 3.5 Pro?›
On Open ASR · Earnings-22 WER, Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA scores 10 vs 10 — about the same. It is 79% cheaper.
When was Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-07-17. It is the current version in its line.
Is Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (cc-by-4.0 licence).
Can I run Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA?›
Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA is an open-weights speech & voice model from NVIDIA, released Jul 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA?›
Whisper Large v3 Turbo (cheaper), Azure Speech 06 2026 (better), Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar (open weights).