Niagara 84M Batch.en measured on 12 of 80 Speech to text benchmarks12
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9.9Open ASR
Sep 2026released
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Ranking?
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11Phonon 21,976.512Niagara 84M Batch.en1,940.813Canary 1B v21,853.7Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterParakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpen×3.2—$0.002
OpenGranite Speech 5.0 470M Turboctc×10.9——BetterGranite Speech 5.0 470M Turboctc NcOpen×10.7——sBetterZipformer-cr-ctc-transducer-XL-290M (fast-gpu-asr, transducer_modified_beam_search)Open×9.9——aBetterNiagara 9M Batch.enOpen×3.7——ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpen×3.2—$0.002Granite Speech 5.0 470M TurboctcOpen×10.9——Granite Speech 5.0 470M Turboctc NcOpen×10.7——sZipformer-cr-ctc-transducer-XL-290M (fast-gpu-asr, transducer_modified_beam_search)Open×9.9——aNiagara 9M Batch.enOpen×3.7——ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Granite Speech 5.0 470M TurboctcOpen×10.9——Granite Speech 5.0 470M Turboctc NcOpen×10.7——sZipformer-cr-ctc-transducer-XL-290M (fast-gpu-asr, transducer_modified_beam_search)Open×9.9——aNiagara 9M Batch.enOpen×3.7——Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpen×3.2—$0.002ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
aNiagara 9M Batch.enOpen×3.7——aNiagara 38M Batch.enOpen×2.4——aNiagara 19M Batch.enOpen×2.2——All abr-ai models →Run it yourself
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Licenceapplied-brain-research-open-licensecommercial use with conditions
Benchmarks
in Speech & VoiceOpen ASR · average WER9.9#53
Open ASR · RTFx1,940.8#12
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 WER20.2#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 Phonon 2?›
On Open ASR · RTFx, Niagara 84M Batch.en scores 1,940.8 vs 1,976.5 — lower.
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?›
Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3, Togetherai (better), Granite Speech 5.0 470M Turboctc (open weights).