2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Qwen3 ASR Flash leads on raw accuracy; Whisper Large V3 is fastest; Whisper Large V3 covers the most languages; Qwen3 ASR Flash is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Qwen3 ASR Flash
12.3% WER
Alibaba (Qwen)
Fastest
Whisper Large V3
0.3× realtime
OpenAI
Most languages
Whisper Large V3
98 languages
OpenAI
Cheapest
Qwen3 ASR Flash
$0.0021/min
Alibaba (Qwen)
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
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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
OpenAI
OpenAI's Whisper large-v3 model
Qwen3 ASR Flash
Whisper Large V3
field · 33 models
lower-left is better
general
legal
medical
noisy
technical
uk
us
Latency p99
7.0s
4.3s
$12.60
$36.00
1,000 hours
$126.00
$360.00
No
Auto-detect language
Yes
Yes
Live / streaming
No
No
Custom vocabulary
No
No
Max file size
2 GB
25 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 17.7% for Whisper Large V3, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3 ASR Flash or Whisper Large V3?
Qwen3 ASR Flash is cheaper at $0.0021/min versus $0.0060/min for Whisper Large V3.
Should you choose Qwen3 ASR Flash or Whisper Large V3?
Choose Qwen3 ASR Flash for accuracy and lower cost; choose Whisper Large V3 for speed and language coverage.
