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
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25ARK ASR 0.6B67326Granite 4.0 1B Speech66727Granite Speech 4.1 2B546.8Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterWhisper Large v3 TurboOpen+22%—$0.001Memory (4-bit): not verifiedOpenGranite Speech 4.1 2B Nar×3.2——Languages: loses ja
BetterCanary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpen+32%—$0.001Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1BetterParakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpen×9.3—$0.002Memory (4-bit): not verifiedBetterGranite Speech 5.0 470M TurboctcOpen×31.7——Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Whisper Large v3 TurboOpen+22%—$0.001Memory (4-bit): not verifiedCanary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpen+32%—$0.001Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpen×9.3—$0.002Memory (4-bit): not verifiedGranite Speech 5.0 470M TurboctcOpen×31.7——Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1Granite Speech 5.0 470M Turboctc NcOpen×31.2——Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Granite Speech 4.1 2B NarOpen×3.2——Languages: loses jaCCohere Transcribe 03 2026Open+38%——Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpen+32%—$0.001Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1
Qwen 3 ASR 1.7B HfOpen+25%——Qwen 3 ASR 0.6B HfOpen+12%——ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Granite Speech 5.0 470M TurboctcOpen×31.7——Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1Granite Speech 5.0 470M Turboctc NcOpen×31.2——Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1Granite Speech 4.1 2B NarOpen×3.2——Languages: loses jaGranite Speech 4.1 2BOpen-18%——Granite Speech 3.3 2BOpen-24%——Languages: loses ja+1Granite Speech 3.3 8BOpen-61%——Languages: loses ja+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 ARK ASR 0.6B?›
On Open ASR · RTFx, Granite 4.0 1B Speech scores 667 vs 673 — lower.
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?›
Whisper Large v3 Turbo (better), Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar (open weights).