2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Qwen3 ASR Flash leads on raw accuracy; Qwen3 ASR Flash is fastest; Qwen3 ASR Flash covers the most languages; Whisper Large V3 is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Qwen3 ASR Flash
12.3% WER
Alibaba (Qwen)
Fastest
Qwen3 ASR Flash
0.1× realtime
Alibaba (Qwen)
Most languages
Qwen3 ASR Flash
25 languages
Alibaba (Qwen)
Cheapest
Whisper Large V3
$0.0019/min
Groq
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Qwen3 ASR Flash
Alibaba (Qwen)
Alibaba Qwen3-ASR Flash — multilingual batch transcription (25+ languages) with word-level timestamps and automatic language detection, served from Model Studio (Singapore). Handles files up to 12 hours.
2
Whisper Large V3
Groq
OpenAI Whisper large-v3 served on Groq's LPU hardware — top Whisper accuracy at Groq speed and cost, with word-level timestamps and automatic language detection.
Qwen3 ASR Flash
Whisper Large V3
field · 33 models
lower-left is better
general
legal
medical
noisy
technical
uk
us
Latency p99
7.0s
3.6s
$11.16
1,000 hours
$126.00
$111.60
No
Auto-detect language
Yes
Yes
Live / streaming
No
No
Custom vocabulary
No
No
Max file size
2 GB
100 MB
Max duration
12 h
No limit
Compliance
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Is Qwen3 ASR Flash or Whisper Large V3 more accurate?
Qwen3 ASR Flash is more accurate, with a 12.3% word error rate versus 14.4% for Whisper Large V3, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3 ASR Flash or Whisper Large V3?
Whisper Large V3 is cheaper at $0.0019/min versus $0.0021/min for Qwen3 ASR Flash.
Should you choose Qwen3 ASR Flash or Whisper Large V3?
Choose Qwen3 ASR Flash for accuracy, speed, and language coverage; choose Whisper Large V3 for lower cost.
