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Cohere Transcribe 03 2026

Mar 2026
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6.3Open ASR
Mar 2026released
en, es, fr +10Languages

Ranking?

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1Azure Speech 07 20261.82Azure Speech 06 20261.93Universal 3.5 Pro2.24Scribe v22.35GPT Transcribe, OpenAI2.3
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14Whisper Large v33.215Cohere Transcribe 03 20263.316Qwen 3 ASR 1.7B Hf3.4

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#21
Open ASR · RTFx923.7#17
Open ASR · AMI Cleaned WER7#8
Open ASR · Earnings-22 Cleaned AA Chunked WER7.9#36
Open ASR · GigaSpeech Cleaned WER7.9#26
Open ASR · LibriSpeech Clean WER1#6
Open ASR · LibriSpeech Other WER2.1#3
Open ASR · SPGISpeech WER2.7#35
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 WER9.5#5
Open ASR · Voice Arena Monsoon WER3.4#10
Open ASR · VoxPopuli AA Cleaned WER5.4#57
Open ASR · AMI WER7.8#3
Open ASR · Earnings-22 WER10.4#22
Open ASR · GigaSpeech WER7.9#9
Open ASR · VoxPopuli WER5.6#8
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 Clean WER4.5#7
Open ASR · French RTFx635.1#8
Open ASR · French FLEURS WER4.3#17
Open ASR · French MCV WER5.3#6
Open ASR · French MLS WER2.4#2
Open ASR · German RTFx606.9#8
Open ASR · German FLEURS WER3.3#15
Open ASR · German MCV WER2.9#8
Open ASR · Spanish RTFx737.3#8
Open ASR · Spanish FLEURS WER3.3#25
Open ASR · Spanish MCV WER2.8#8
Open ASR · Spanish MLS WER2.4#1
Open ASR · Italian RTFx687.5#7
Open ASR · Italian FLEURS WER2.3#18
Open ASR · Italian MCV WER2.5#5
Open ASR · Italian MLS WER4.1#2
Open ASR · Portuguese RTFx572#9
Open ASR · Portuguese FLEURS WER4.2#23
Open ASR · Portuguese MLS WER7.7#26
Open ASR · Dutch RTFx590.8#8
Open ASR · Dutch FLEURS WER4.9#13
Open ASR · Dutch MCV WER4.1#13
Open ASR · Dutch MLS WER3.5#2

FAQ

How much does Cohere Transcribe 03 2026 cost?›

There is no per-unit API price: API price not public.

Is Cohere Transcribe 03 2026 free to use?›

There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.

How good is Cohere Transcribe 03 2026, and what is it best at?›

#21 of 61 in Speech to text.

Is Cohere Transcribe 03 2026 better than Whisper Large v3?›

On Open ASR · German FLEURS WER, Cohere Transcribe 03 2026 scores 3.3 vs 3.2 — about the same.

When was Cohere Transcribe 03 2026 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-03-24. It is the current version in its line.

Is Cohere Transcribe 03 2026 open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).

Can I run Cohere Transcribe 03 2026 locally?›

The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.

What is Cohere Transcribe 03 2026?›

Cohere Transcribe 03 2026 is an open-weights speech & voice model from CohereLabs, released Mar 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Cohere Transcribe 03 2026?›

Whisper Large v3 (open weights).