Smallest AI Pulse measured on 16 of 81 Speech to text benchmarks16
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$0.005per minute
3.3AA Speech to text
Feb 2026released
$0.005 / minPer audio minute
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Ranking?
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15Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA10.416Smallest AI Pulse10.417Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3, Togetherai10.6Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperCanary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpen+15%-85%$0.001
BetterGranite Speech 4.1 2B NarOpen+36%——Per audio minute: not verifiedrCheaperResonant 1same-28%$0.004CheaperParakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpensame-70%$0.002
CheaperVoxtral Small 24B 2507Open-27%-40%$0.003ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpen+15%-85%$0.001rResonant 1same-28%$0.004Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpensame-70%$0.002Voxtral Small 24B 2507Open-27%-40%$0.003
Whisper Large v3Open-30%-15%$0.004ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Granite Speech 4.1 2B NarOpen+36%——Per audio minute: not verifiedGranite Speech 4.1 2BOpen+35%——Per audio minute: not verifiedCCohere Transcribe 03 2026Open+33%——Per audio minute: not verifiedBHiggs Audio v3 SttOpen+33%——Per audio minute: not verified
Azure Speech 06 2026+31%——Per audio minute: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Granite Speech 4.1 2B NarOpen+36%——Per audio minute: not verifiedGranite Speech 4.1 2BOpen+35%——Per audio minute: not verifiedCCohere Transcribe 03 2026Open+33%——Per audio minute: not verifiedBHiggs Audio v3 SttOpen+33%——Per audio minute: not verifiedGranite 4.0 1B SpeechOpen+28%——Per audio minute: not verifiedBenchmarks
in Speech & VoiceOpen ASR · URGENT 2024 WER10.4#12
Open ASR · AMI WER10.4#16
Open ASR · Earnings-22 WER10.9#28
Open ASR · VoxPopuli WER5.7#11
FAQ
How much does Smallest AI Pulse cost?›
$0.005 per minute.
Is Smallest AI Pulse free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.005 per minute.
How good is Smallest AI Pulse, and what is it best at?›
#15 of 51 in Speech to text.
Is Smallest AI Pulse better than Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA?›
On Open ASR · AMI WER, Smallest AI Pulse scores 10.4 vs 10.4 — about the same.
When was Smallest AI Pulse released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-02-18. It is the current version in its line.
Is Smallest AI Pulse open source?›
No, Smallest AI Pulse is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar.
What is Smallest AI Pulse?›
Smallest AI Pulse is a closed speech & voice model from Smallest.ai, released Feb 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Smallest AI Pulse?›
Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA (cheaper), Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar (better).