Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA

May 2025
Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA
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6.4AA Speech to text
May 2025released
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1Multilingual0.92Speech v3.10.92ASR K10.94Resonant 10.95Resonant 1 Flash1
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23Qwen 3 ASR 1.7B Hf1.324Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA1.325Smallest AI Pulse1.3

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Speech & Voice#47 of 51

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LicenceCC BY 4.0free for commercial use

Benchmarks

in Speech & Voice
AA Speech to text · Recorded audio word error rate6.4#51
Open ASR · average WER6.4#29
Open ASR · RTFx6,148.3#6
Open ASR · AMI Cleaned WER9.1#30
Open ASR · Earnings-22 Cleaned AA Chunked WER6.8#25
Open ASR · GigaSpeech Cleaned WER8.2#30
Open ASR · LibriSpeech Clean WER1.3#24
Open ASR · LibriSpeech Other WER2.7#24
Open ASR · SPGISpeech WER1.9#13
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 WER11.4#16
Open ASR · Voice Arena Monsoon WER3.9#24
Open ASR · VoxPopuli AA Cleaned WER3.8#31
Open ASR · AMI WER10.4#15
Open ASR · Earnings-22 WER10.8#26
Open ASR · GigaSpeech WER8.2#13
Open ASR · VoxPopuli WER5.7#12
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 Clean WER5.4#28
Open ASR · average WER · GPU ASR / greedy CTC6.4#2
Open ASR · RTFx · GPU ASR / greedy CTC14,383.5#2
Open ASR · AMI Cleaned WER · GPU ASR / greedy CTC9#1
Open ASR · Earnings-22 Cleaned AA Chunked WER · GPU ASR / greedy CTC6.8#2
Open ASR · GigaSpeech Cleaned WER · GPU ASR / greedy CTC8.2#2
Open ASR · LibriSpeech Clean WER · GPU ASR / greedy CTC1.3#1
Open ASR · LibriSpeech Other WER · GPU ASR / greedy CTC2.7#1
Open ASR · SPGISpeech WER · GPU ASR / greedy CTC1.9#1
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 WER · GPU ASR / greedy CTC11.6#2
Open ASR · Voice Arena Monsoon WER · GPU ASR / greedy CTC3.7#1
Open ASR · VoxPopuli AA Cleaned WER · GPU ASR / greedy CTC3.9#2
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 Clean WER · GPU ASR / greedy CTC5.5#2

FAQ

How much does Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA cost?›

There is no per-unit API price: API price not public.

Is Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA free to use?›

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

How good is Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA, and what is it best at?›

#47 of 51 in Speech to text.

Is Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA better than Qwen 3 ASR 1.7B Hf?›

On Open ASR · LibriSpeech Clean WER, Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA scores 1.3 vs 1.3 — about the same.

When was Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2025-05-01. It is the current version in its line.

Is Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (cc-by-4.0 licence).

Can I run Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA locally?›

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

What is Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA?›

Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA is an open-weights speech & voice model from NVIDIA, released May 2025.

What are the best alternatives to Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA?›

Cohere Transcribe 03 2026 (open weights).