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Hojo ASR v1

May 2026
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6.1Open ASR
May 2026released
en, zhLanguages

Ranking?

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1Speech v3.13.92Resonant 1 Flash43Zoom Scribe v14.24Azure Speech 06 20264.35ASR K14.6
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17Smallest AI Pulse618Hojo ASR v16.119Thewhisper Large v3 Turbo6.1

Run it yourself

Fits onhardware needs not verified yet
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use

Benchmarks

in Speech & Voice
Open ASR · average WER6.1#18
Open ASR · RTFx73.4#45
Open ASR · AMI Cleaned WER7.5#15
Open ASR · Earnings-22 Cleaned AA Chunked WER7#27
Open ASR · GigaSpeech Cleaned WER6.1#1
Open ASR · LibriSpeech Clean WER1.3#25
Open ASR · LibriSpeech Other WER3.2#34
Open ASR · SPGISpeech WER1.7#8
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 WER12.3#22
Open ASR · Voice Arena Monsoon WER4.6#37
Open ASR · VoxPopuli AA Cleaned WER3.1#22
Open ASR · Earnings-22 WER8.2#2
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 Clean WER5.3#25

FAQ

How much does Hojo ASR v1 cost?›

There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.

Is Hojo ASR v1 free to use?›

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

How good is Hojo ASR v1, and what is it best at?›

#18 of 61 in Speech to text.

Is Hojo ASR v1 better than Smallest AI Pulse?›

On Open ASR · average WER, Hojo ASR v1 scores 6.1 vs 6 — about the same.

When was Hojo ASR v1 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-05-24. It is the current version in its line.

Is Hojo ASR v1 open source?›

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

Can I run Hojo ASR v1 locally?›

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

What is Hojo ASR v1?›

Hojo ASR v1 is an open-weights speech & voice model from HojoAI, released May 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Hojo ASR v1?›

Speech v3.1 (better), Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct (open weights).