Granite 4.0 1B Speech
Feb 2026
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Granite 4.0 1B Speech measured on 16 of 80 Speech to text benchmarks16
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7Open ASR
Feb 2026released
en, es, fr +3Languages
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
EOpenARK ASR 3B+22%——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 2.4 GBEOpenARK ASR 0.6B+15%——BOpenHiggs Audio v3 Stt+14%——Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1
OpenCanary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAsame—$0.001Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1
OpenPhi 4 Multimodal Instructsame—$0.05Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 3.3 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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EARK ASR 3BOpen+22%——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 2.4 GBEARK ASR 0.6BOpen+15%——BHiggs Audio v3 SttOpen+14%——Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpensame—$0.001Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1Phi 4 Multimodal InstructOpensame—$0.05Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 3.3 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Granite Speech 3.3 2BOpensame——Languages: loses ja+1Granite Speech 4.1 2B NarOpensame——Languages: loses jaGranite Speech 3.3 8BOpensame——Languages: loses ja+1Granite Speech 4.1 2BOpensame——Granite Speech 5.0 470M Turboctc NcOpenn/a——Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1Granite Speech 5.0 470M TurboctcOpenn/a——Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1All IBM 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
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
FAQ
How much does Granite 4.0 1B Speech cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Granite 4.0 1B Speech free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Granite 4.0 1B Speech, and what is it best at?›
#38 of 61 in Speech to text.
Is Granite 4.0 1B Speech better than Whisper Large v3?›
On Open ASR · GigaSpeech WER, Granite 4.0 1B Speech scores 8.5 vs 8.4 — about the same.
When was Granite 4.0 1B Speech released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-02-27. It is the current version in its line.
Is Granite 4.0 1B Speech open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Granite 4.0 1B Speech locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Granite 4.0 1B Speech?›
Granite 4.0 1B Speech is an open-weights speech & voice model from IBM, released Feb 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Granite 4.0 1B Speech?›
ARK ASR 3B (open weights).