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whisper-small-ha-merged

by Bello Abdullahi therealbee/whisper-small-ha-merged

This is the model card of a transformers model that has been pushed on the Hub. Users (both direct and downstream) should be made aware of the risks, biases and limitations of the model. Use the code below to get started with the model.

Parameters242M
Context
Weights967.0 MB
License
AccessOpen weights
Monthly Downloads

Runs On

What it takes to serve whisper-small-ha-merged (242M parameters): the memory its weights need at each precision, and the cheapest way to rent enough data-center GPUs to hold them.

PrecisionWeightsMemory neededCheapest setupPer hourAlso fits
16-bit 0.5 GB 0.6 GB 1x MI300X (192 GB)
Vultr
$1.85 1x H100 $1.99 · 1x MI325X $2.00
8-bit 0.2 GB 0.3 GB 1x MI300X (192 GB)
Vultr
$1.85 1x H100 $1.99 · 1x MI325X $2.00
4-bit 0.1 GB 0.1 GB 1x MI300X (192 GB)
Vultr
$1.85 1x H100 $1.99 · 1x MI325X $2.00

Memory is the weights at that precision plus 20% for the runtime and a short context; a long context needs more. Prices are the lowest on-demand hourly rates in the SAVRN Index, read Sep 18, 2026.

Model Card

This is the model card of a transformers model that has been pushed on the Hub. Users (both direct and downstream) should be made aware of the risks, biases and limitations of the model. Use the code below to get started with the model. Carbon emissions can be estimated using the Machine Learning Impact calculator presented in Lacoste et al. (2019).

Excerpt from the card by Bello Abdullahi.

Configuration

Architecture
WhisperForConditionalGeneration
Layers
12
Vocabulary size
51,865
Model type
whisper

Identity and Version

Repository
therealbee/whisper-small-ha-merged
Publisher
Bello Abdullahi
Task
Speech recognition
Modality
Audio
Library
transformers
Parameters
242M parameters
Languages
Not stated by the source
Revision
88298edafd5cebe4f3ae5d4e276094b66841c41c
First published
2026-09-18
Last updated
2026-09-18

Files and Weights

8 files, 970.9 MB in total. The weights are 1 file totalling 967.0 MB in safetensors.

Weights1 file · 967.0 MB
Configuration3 files · 5.6 KB
Tokenizer2 files · 3.9 MB
Documentation1 file · 5.2 KB
Repository1 file · 1.5 KB
Every file
FileTypeSizeSHA-256
model.safetensorsWeights967.0 MB 9113e7e8263d
config.jsonConfiguration1.3 KB
generation_config.jsonConfiguration3.8 KB
processor_config.jsonConfiguration409 B
README.mdDocumentation5.2 KB
.gitattributesRepository1.5 KB
tokenizer.jsonTokenizer3.9 MB
tokenizer_config.jsonTokenizer2.1 KB

License and Download

License
Not stated by the source
Access
Open weights, no gate
Download size
967.0 MB
Download from Bello Abdullahi

Released by Bello Abdullahi through its official repository on Hugging Face.

Built From

Memory Requirements

PrecisionWeights in memory
As published967.0 MB
16-bit0.5 GB
8-bit0.2 GB
4-bit0.1 GB

Weights only, from the published parameter count; the key-value cache and runtime add to this.

Questions About whisper-small-ha-merged

How much GPU memory does whisper-small-ha-merged need?

About 0.6 GB at 16-bit and 0.1 GB at 4-bit: the weights (242M parameters) plus a working margin. A long context needs more.

What is the cheapest GPU to run whisper-small-ha-merged on?

At 16-bit, 1x MI300X from $1.85 an hour; at 4-bit, 1x MI300X from $1.85 an hour, at the lowest on-demand prices the SAVRN Index lists.

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