Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar
Mar 2026
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Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar measured on 30 of 81 Speech to text benchmarks30
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6.5Open ASR
Mar 2026released
en, es, fr +2Languages
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
OBetterSpeech v3.1+66%——Languages: not verified
OpenPhi 4 Multimodal Instruct+28%—$0.05Memory (4-bit): 1.3 GB → 3.3 GBrBetterResonant 1 Flash+60%——Languages: not verifiedZBetterZoom Scribe v1+55%——Languages: not verifiedBetterAzure Speech 06 2026+51%——Languages: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
OSpeech v3.1+66%——Languages: not verifiedrResonant 1 Flash+60%——Languages: not verifiedZZoom Scribe v1+55%——Languages: not verifiedAzure Speech 06 2026+51%——Languages: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Phi 4 Multimodal InstructOpen+28%—$0.05Memory (4-bit): 1.3 GB → 3.3 GBGranite Speech 3.3 8BOpen+23%——Memory (4-bit): 1.3 GB → 5.1 GBGranite Speech 3.3 2BOpen+20%——Memory (4-bit): 1.3 GB → 1.8 GB
Qwen 3 ASR 1.7B HfOpensame——BHiggs Audio v3 SttOpensame——Languages: loses es, fr, de, pt+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Granite 4.0 1B SpeechOpensame——Memory (4-bit): 1.3 GB → 1.4 GBGranite Speech 5.0 470M TurboctcOpensame——Languages: loses es, fr, de, pt+1Granite Speech 4.1 2BOpensame——Memory (4-bit): 1.3 GB → 1.4 GBGranite Speech 5.0 470M Turboctc NcOpensame——Languages: loses es, fr, de, pt+1Granite Speech 3.3 2BOpen+20%——Memory (4-bit): 1.3 GB → 1.8 GBGranite Speech 3.3 8BOpen+23%——Memory (4-bit): 1.3 GB → 5.1 GBAll 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
Benchmarks
in Speech & VoiceOpen ASR · average WER6.5#30
Open ASR · RTFx2,112.6#10
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 WER11.2#14
Open ASR · AMI WER7.7#1
Open ASR · French RTFx1,510.5#2
Open ASR · German RTFx1,402.4#2
Open ASR · Spanish RTFx1,617.9#2
Open ASR · Portuguese RTFx1,432.1#3
FAQ
How much does Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar, and what is it best at?›
#30 of 61 in Speech to text.
Is Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar better than Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA?›
On Open ASR · average WER, Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar scores 6.5 vs 6.4 — about the same.
When was Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-03-10. It is the current version in its line.
Is Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar?›
Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar is an open-weights speech & voice model from IBM, released Mar 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar?›
Speech v3.1 (better), Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct (open weights).