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whisper-small-tibetan

by Ngodup tenzin/whisper-small-tibetan

whisper-small-tibetan is an open-weight model for speech recognition from Ngodup, released under Apache License 2.0. It has 242M parameters. At 16-bit it needs about 0.6 GB of GPU memory, which fits on 1x MI300X from $1.85 an hour, at the lowest prices in the SAVRN Index.

This model is a fine-tuned version of openai/whisper-small on the generator dataset.

Parameters242M
Context—
Weights3.9 GB
Licenseapache-2.0
AccessOpen weights
Monthly Downloads—

Runs On

What it takes to serve whisper-small-tibetan (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 Oct 9, 2026.

whisper-small-tibetan on every accelerator the SAVRN Index prices, at every precision

Model Card

By Ngodup, published under apache-2.0, revision 303999e04236.

This model is a fine-tuned version of openai/whisper-small on the generator dataset. It achieves the following results on the evaluation set: The following hyperparameters were used during training: - learningrate: 1e-05 - trainbatchsize: 8 - evalbatchsize: 8 - gradientaccumulationsteps: 2 - totaltrainbatchsize: 16 - lrschedulertype: linear - lrschedulerwarmupsteps: 300 - numepochs: 3.0 - Transformers 4.57.6 - Pytorch 2.2.1+cu121 - Datasets 5.0.1 - Tokenizers 0.22.2

Read Ngodup's full model card

This model is a fine-tuned version of openai/whisper-small on the generator dataset. It achieves the following results on the evaluation set: - Loss: 0.0924 - Cer: 0.1683 - Wer: 0.3235

Model description

More information needed

Intended uses & limitations

More information needed

Training and evaluation data

More information needed

Training procedure

Training hyperparameters

The following hyperparameters were used during training: - learning_rate: 1e-05 - train_batch_size: 8 - eval_batch_size: 8 - seed: 42 - gradient_accumulation_steps: 2 - total_train_batch_size: 16 - optimizer: Use adamw_torch with betas=(0.9,0.999) and epsilon=1e-08 and optimizer_args=No additional optimizer arguments - lr_scheduler_type: linear - lr_scheduler_warmup_steps: 300 - num_epochs: 3.0

Training results

Training Loss Epoch Step Validation Loss Cer Wer
0.6527 0.3745 200 0.6808 0.8132 1.0557
0.4871 0.7491 400 0.5458 0.6964 0.9561
0.1961 1.1236 600 0.2383 0.4650 0.6879
0.0974 1.4981 800 0.1448 0.2495 0.4683
0.0749 1.8727 1000 0.1137 0.2140 0.3959
0.0496 2.2472 1200 0.1030 0.1920 0.3576
0.0438 2.6217 1400 0.0968 0.1781 0.3436
0.0429 2.9963 1600 0.0924 0.1683 0.3235

Framework versions

  • Transformers 4.57.6
  • Pytorch 2.2.1+cu121
  • Datasets 5.0.1
  • Tokenizers 0.22.2

Configuration

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

Identity and Version

Repository
tenzin/whisper-small-tibetan
Publisher
Ngodup
Task
Speech recognition
Modality
Audio
Library
transformers
Parameters
242M parameters
Languages
Not stated by the source
Revision
303999e04236bcda8e9f9b40d6db99facd241f6a
First published
2026-09-26
Last updated
2026-09-28

Files and Weights

35 files, 3.9 GB in total. The weights are 7 files totalling 3.9 GB in bin, pt, pth, safetensors.

Weights7 files · 3.9 GB
Configuration17 files · 137.3 KB
Tokenizer4 files · 5.5 MB
Documentation1 file · 2.4 KB
Other4 files · 43.0 KB
Repository2 files · 1.6 KB
Every file
FileTypeSizeSHA-256
last-checkpoint/model.safetensorsWeights967.0 MB bf15a696527c
last-checkpoint/optimizer.ptWeights1.9 GB 6b477f346613
last-checkpoint/rng_state.pthWeights14.2 KB e43c5c494672
last-checkpoint/scheduler.ptWeights1.1 KB 0e270370cc57
last-checkpoint/training_args.binWeights5.7 KB caea54cd4c13
model.safetensorsWeights967.0 MB bf15a696527c
training_args.binWeights5.7 KB caea54cd4c13
added_tokens.jsonConfiguration34.6 KB —
config.jsonConfiguration1.2 KB —
generation_config.jsonConfiguration3.0 KB —
last-checkpoint/config.jsonConfiguration1.2 KB —
last-checkpoint/generation_config.jsonConfiguration3.0 KB —
last-checkpoint/trainer_state.jsonConfiguration7.5 KB —
normalizer.jsonConfiguration52.7 KB —
preprocessor_config.jsonConfiguration356 B —
scripts/app.pyConfiguration1.8 KB —
scripts/evaluate.pyConfiguration3.0 KB —
scripts/merge_corpora.pyConfiguration3.3 KB —
scripts/metrics.pyConfiguration2.7 KB —
scripts/prepare_lhasa31.pyConfiguration6.4 KB —
scripts/prepare_nict_tib1.pyConfiguration5.1 KB —
scripts/train.pyConfiguration7.7 KB —
scripts/transcribe.pyConfiguration1.5 KB —
special_tokens_map.jsonConfiguration2.2 KB —
README.mdDocumentation2.4 KB —
pyproject.tomlOther535 B —
runs/Sep27_18-59-07_601088ae7936/events.out.tfevents.1790535547.601088ae7936.532.0Other5.9 KB a35ec44b1894
runs/Sep27_19-20-34_601088ae7936/events.out.tfevents.1790536835.601088ae7936.922.0Other22.6 KB 30c071dc364c
runs/Sep28_02-25-33_601088ae7936/events.out.tfevents.1790562334.601088ae7936.3338.0Other14.0 KB ac135ab2f11c
.gitattributesRepository1.5 KB —
.gitignoreRepository82 B —
merges.txtTokenizer493.9 KB —
tokenizer.jsonTokenizer3.9 MB —
tokenizer_config.jsonTokenizer282.7 KB —
vocab.jsonTokenizer835.5 KB —

License and Download

License
apache-2.0
Access
Open weights, no gate
Download size
3.9 GB
Download from Ngodup

Released by Ngodup through its official repository on Hugging Face. Read the license.

Built From

Evaluations

Each result is shown as reported, with the conditions its reporter stated. None is a SAVRN measurement. A comparison lines two results up only when their configuration, unit and setup are all stated and identical.

BenchmarkConditionsResultReported byRevisionDate
generator Configuration defaultTask Automatic Speech RecognitionMetric WerComparison conditions not established 0.323454 tenzin
Publisher reported
Evaluated revision not stated —

Memory Requirements

PrecisionWeights in memory
As published3.9 GB
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-tibetan

How much GPU memory does whisper-small-tibetan 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-tibetan 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.

Can I use whisper-small-tibetan commercially?

Yes. whisper-small-tibetan is released under Apache License 2.0. The Apache License 2.0 is a permissive open-source license. It permits commercial use, modification and redistribution. It requires keeping the license and copyright notices and any NOTICE file, stating significant changes, and it includes an express patent grant from contributors.

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