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Niagara 9M Batch.en

Sep 2026
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16.6Open ASR
Sep 2026released
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1Zoom Scribe V2 Pro1.42Zoom Scribe v11.43Speech v3.11.64Thewhisper Large v3 Turbo1.65Zipformer-cr-ctc-transducer-XL-290M (fast-gpu-asr, transducer_modified_beam_search)1.6
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56Audio8 ASR 0.1B3.757Niagara 9M Batch.en5.257OmniASR CTC 7B v25.2

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Fits onhardware needs not verified yet
Licenceapplied-brain-research-open-licensecommercial use with conditions

Benchmarks

in Speech & Voice
Open ASR · average WER16.6#60
Open ASR · RTFx7,217#4
Open ASR · AMI Cleaned WER20.9#59
Open ASR · Earnings-22 Cleaned AA Chunked WER21.5#61
Open ASR · GigaSpeech Cleaned WER15#60
Open ASR · LibriSpeech Clean WER6.5#60
Open ASR · LibriSpeech Other WER14.5#61
Open ASR · SPGISpeech WER5.2#57
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 WER29.5#53
Open ASR · Voice Arena Monsoon WER17.1#60
Open ASR · VoxPopuli AA Cleaned WER7.3#61
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 Clean WER14.1#53

FAQ

How much does Niagara 9M Batch.en cost?›

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

Is Niagara 9M Batch.en free to use?›

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

How good is Niagara 9M Batch.en, and what is it best at?›

#60 of 61 in Speech to text.

Is Niagara 9M Batch.en better than Audio8 ASR 0.1B?›

On Open ASR · SPGISpeech WER, Niagara 9M Batch.en scores 5.2 vs 3.7 — lower.

When was Niagara 9M Batch.en released? Is there a newer version?›

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

Is Niagara 9M Batch.en open source?›

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

Can I run Niagara 9M Batch.en locally?›

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

What is Niagara 9M Batch.en?›

Niagara 9M Batch.en is an open-weights speech & voice model from abr-ai, released Sep 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Niagara 9M Batch.en?›

Multilingual (better), Thewhisper Large v3 Turbo (open weights).