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Niagara 84M Batch.en

Sep 2026
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9.9Open ASR
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1Speech v3.13.92Resonant 1 Flash43Zoom Scribe v14.24Azure Speech 06 20264.35ASR K14.6
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52Voxtral Mini 4B Realtime 2602953Niagara 84M Batch.en9.954Nemotron 3.5 ASR Streaming 0.6B10.5

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Licenceapplied-brain-research-open-licensecommercial use with conditions

Benchmarks

in Speech & Voice
Open ASR · average WER9.9#53
Open ASR · RTFx1,940.8#12
Open ASR · AMI Cleaned WER12#43
Open ASR · Earnings-22 Cleaned AA Chunked WER10.8#50
Open ASR · GigaSpeech Cleaned WER10.4#54
Open ASR · LibriSpeech Clean WER3.1#55
Open ASR · LibriSpeech Other WER7.6#55
Open ASR · SPGISpeech WER2.6#28
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 WER20.2#49
Open ASR · Voice Arena Monsoon WER8.8#56
Open ASR · VoxPopuli AA Cleaned WER4.3#46
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 Clean WER8.6#49

FAQ

How much does Niagara 84M Batch.en cost?›

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

Is Niagara 84M Batch.en free to use?›

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

How good is Niagara 84M Batch.en, and what is it best at?›

#53 of 61 in Speech to text.

Is Niagara 84M Batch.en better than Voxtral Mini 4B Realtime 2602?›

On Open ASR · average WER, Niagara 84M Batch.en scores 9.9 vs 9 — about the same.

When was Niagara 84M Batch.en released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-09-12. It is the current version in its line.

Is Niagara 84M Batch.en open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (applied-brain-research-open-license licence).

Can I run Niagara 84M Batch.en locally?›

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

What is Niagara 84M Batch.en?›

Niagara 84M Batch.en is an open-weights speech & voice model from abr-ai, released Sep 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Niagara 84M Batch.en?›

Multilingual (better), Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct (open weights).