Comparison of Codictate's curated speech models (Small q5_1, Large V3 Turbo q5_0, Large V3 q5_0, Parakeet) to determine the best-performing default model.
May 8, 2026Apple M4 Max / 36 GB / macOS 26.4.14 models200 samples per dataset
| Model | Samples | Disk | RAM | Speed | Avg overall | Avg EN | Avg multi | EN | EN noisy | ES | DA | HU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large V3 q5_0 | 200 | 1.1 GB | 2.0 GB | 147 ms | 92.0% | 95.2% | 89.9% | 96.5% | 94.0% | 97.0% | 87.1% | 85.5% |
| Large V3 Turbo q5_0 | 200 | 574 MB | 801 MB | 105 ms | 91.2% | 95.0% | 88.6% | 96.2% | 93.8% | 96.8% | 85.4% | 83.5% |
| Parakeet TDT v3 | 200 | 500 MB | 80 MB | 19 ms | 89.2% | 94.1% | 85.9% | 95.6% | 92.6% | 95.5% | 80.6% | 81.6% |
| Small q5_1 | 200 | 181 MB | 477 MB | 58 ms | 80.8% | 93.0% | 72.6% | 94.9% | 91.1% | 94.1% | 64.3% | 59.4% |
At a glance
Ratings computed from benchmark data, scaled 1 to 10. Accuracy is based on Word Error Rate (WER) and does not include punctuation yet.
| Name | Lang | Translate | Speed | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large V3 Turbo q5_0 | all | ✘ | 7 | 9 |
| Large V3 q5_0 | all | ✔ | 6 | 9 |
| Parakeet TDT v3 | 25 | ✘ | 10 | 9 |
| Small q5_1 | all | ✔ | 9 | 7 |
Charts
