IBMMeta Superintelligence LabsAudio matchupSpeech to text
Granite Speech 5.0 470M TurboCTC NCvs.Muse Voice Transcribe
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Granite Speech 5.0 470M TurboCTC NC and Muse Voice Transcribe each lead in different tests.
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Hugging Face Open ASR
depends on the subtestMuse Voice Transcribe is clearly ahead in 0 of 9 subtests and slightly in 5, Granite Speech 5.0 470M TurboCTC NC in 0 clearly and slightly in 4.
Open ASR English short-form WER: Voxpopuli-AA-Cleaned
lower is better, as of October 28, 2026
Open ASR English short-form WER: Earnings22-Cleaned-AA-chunked
lower is better, as of October 28, 2026
Open ASR English short-form WER: URGENT24
lower is better, as of October 28, 2026
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| Subtest | Granite Speech 5.0 470M TurboCTC NC | Muse Voice Transcribe | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Voxpopuli-AA-Cleaned (lower is better) | 4.7 % | 2.0 % | Muse Voice Transcribe slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Earnings22-Cleaned-AA-chunked (lower is better) | 8.2 % | 6.0 % | Muse Voice Transcribe slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: URGENT24 (lower is better) | 10.2 % | 13.0 % | Granite Speech 5.0 470M TurboCTC NC slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: AMI-Cleaned (lower is better) | 7.3 % | 9.2 % | Granite Speech 5.0 470M TurboCTC NC slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Private (scripted) (lower is better) | 3.8 % | 4.5 % | Granite Speech 5.0 470M TurboCTC NC slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Gigaspeech-Cleaned (lower is better) | 8.4 % | 7.8 % | Muse Voice Transcribe slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Average WER (11-set macro-average) (lower is better) | 6.0 % | 6.3 % | Granite Speech 5.0 470M TurboCTC NC slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Private (conversational) (lower is better) | 13.5 % | 13.0 % | Muse Voice Transcribe slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Voice Arena Monsoon (lower is better) | 4.3 % | 4.2 % | Muse Voice Transcribe slightly ahead |
Source · latest October 28, 2026
All data side by side
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| Granite Speech 5.0 470M TurboCTC NC | Muse Voice Transcribe | |
|---|---|---|
| Task | Speech to text | Speech to text |
| Developer | IBM | Meta Superintelligence Labs |
| Status | Open weights | Active |
| Released | August 25, 2026 | September 1, 2026 |
| Weights | open | n/a |
| Runs locally | yes | no |
| Parameters | 0.47 B | n/a |
| License | CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 | n/a |
| Price | n/a | $0.18 per audio hour ($3 per 1,000 audio minutes) |
| Popularity (out of 100) | 50 | 0 |