Granite Speech 4.1 2B
Apr 2026
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Granite Speech 4.1 2B measured on 16 of 80 Speech to text benchmarks16
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6.4Open ASR
Apr 2026released
en, es, fr +3Languages
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
HBetterHojo ASR v1Open+33%——Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1EOpenARK ASR 3B+18%——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 2.4 GB
OpenQwen 3 ASR 1.7B Hfsame——EOpenARK ASR 0.6Bsame——BOpenHiggs Audio v3 Sttsame——Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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HHojo ASR v1Open+33%——Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
EARK ASR 3BOpen+18%——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 2.4 GBQwen 3 ASR 1.7B HfOpensame——EARK ASR 0.6BOpensame——BHiggs Audio v3 SttOpensame——Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1Qwen 3 ASR 0.6B HfOpensame——ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Granite Speech 3.3 2BOpensame——Languages: loses ja+1Granite Speech 5.0 470M TurboctcOpensame——Languages: loses es, fr, de +2+1Granite Speech 4.1 2B NarOpensame——Languages: loses jaGranite Speech 3.3 8BOpensame——Languages: loses ja+1Granite 4.0 1B SpeechOpensame——Granite Speech 5.0 470M Turboctc NcOpensame——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
History
2 versionsBenchmarks
in Speech & VoiceOpen ASR · average WER6.4#28
Open ASR · RTFx546.8#27
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 WER11.3#15
Open ASR · AMI WER7.7#2
FAQ
How much does Granite Speech 4.1 2B cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Granite Speech 4.1 2B 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, and what is it best at?›
#28 of 61 in Speech to text.
Is Granite Speech 4.1 2B better than Smallest AI Pulse?›
On Open ASR · GigaSpeech Cleaned WER, Granite Speech 4.1 2B scores 8.2 vs 8.2 — about the same.
When was Granite Speech 4.1 2B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-04-16. It is the current version in its line.
Is Granite Speech 4.1 2B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Granite Speech 4.1 2B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Granite Speech 4.1 2B?›
Granite Speech 4.1 2B is an open-weights speech & voice model from IBM, released Apr 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Granite Speech 4.1 2B?›
Hojo ASR v1 (better), ARK ASR 3B (open weights).