Niagara 38M Batch.en measured on 16 of 80 Speech to text benchmarks16
BenchmarkByScoreRank
No benchmark matches
self-host onlyprice
11.4Open ASR
Feb 2026released
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Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
rBetterResonant 1+35%—$0.004Languages: not verifiedHOpenHojo ASR v1+45%——
BetterScribe v2+33%—$0.004
BetterPhi 4 Multimodal InstructOpen+27%—$0.05BetterAzure Speech 06 2026+57%——Languages: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
rResonant 1+35%—$0.004Languages: not verifiedScribe v2+33%—$0.004Phi 4 Multimodal InstructOpen+27%—$0.05Azure Speech 06 2026+57%——Languages: not verifiedHHojo ASR v1Open+45%——ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
HHojo ASR v1Open+45%——
Granite Speech 4.1 2B NarOpen+45%——EARK ASR 3BOpen+44%——Granite Speech 4.1 2BOpen+44%——BHiggs Audio v3 SttOpen+43%——ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
aNiagara 19M Batch.enOpen-10%——aNiagara 84M Batch.enOpenn/a——aNiagara 9M Batch.enOpenn/a——All abr-ai models →Run it yourself
Fits onhardware needs not verified yet
Licenceapplied-brain-research-open-licensecommercial use with conditions
Benchmarks
in Speech & VoiceOpen ASR · average WER11.4#55
Open ASR · RTFx4,561.4#8
Open ASR · AMI Cleaned WER13.9#54
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 WER22.9#50
Open ASR · AMI WER15.7#28
Open ASR · Earnings-22 WER11.8#33
Open ASR · GigaSpeech WER11.5#30
Open ASR · VoxPopuli WER8.7#29
FAQ
How much does Niagara 38M Batch.en cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Niagara 38M Batch.en free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Niagara 38M Batch.en, and what is it best at?›
#55 of 61 in Speech to text.
Is Niagara 38M Batch.en better than Whisper Large v3?›
On Open ASR · Earnings-22 WER, Niagara 38M Batch.en scores 11.8 vs 11.6 — about the same.
When was Niagara 38M Batch.en released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-02-19. It is the current version in its line.
Is Niagara 38M Batch.en open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (applied-brain-research-open-license licence).
Can I run Niagara 38M Batch.en locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Niagara 38M Batch.en?›
Niagara 38M Batch.en is an open-weights speech & voice model from abr-ai, released Feb 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Niagara 38M Batch.en?›
Resonant 1 (better), Hojo ASR v1 (open weights).