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Jan 30, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Qwen3-ASR: Open‑Source Speech Recognition Supporting 52 Languages and Dialects, Outperforming Whisper

The Qwen3‑ASR series, now open‑sourced by Alibaba, offers three models (1.7B, 0.6B, and a 0.6B forced aligner) that cover 52 languages and 22 Chinese dialects, support streaming and offline inference, achieve an RTF of 0.064 with 2000× realtime throughput, handle singing with background music, and provide detailed deployment guides, benchmarks, and comparisons with other ASR solutions.