# Cohere Transcribe 03-2026 vs Granite Speech 5.0 2B (slim)

> Granite Speech 5.0 2B and Cohere Transcribe 03-2026 score within a point of each other for speech-to-text, 61 and 60.3 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Granite Speech 5.0 2B and Cohere Transcribe 03-2026 score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 60.3 (C). Both do speech-to-text.

- Cohere Transcribe 03-2026: C 60.3, rank #89 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cohere-transcribe-03-2026.min.md
- Granite Speech 5.0 2B: C 61, rank #67 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granite-speech-5-0-2b.min.md
- Cohere Transcribe 03-2026, good for Agents that need accurate batch transcription of known-language audio in 14 languages on a small GPU
- Granite Speech 5.0 2B, good for Agents that need to transcribe or translate short recordings in the six supported languages on modest hardware Ahead on Reach, 95 against 65; Risk, 70 against 50; Agent interface, 55 against 45; Documentation and upkeep, 92 against 64.

| Category | Cohere Transcribe 03-2026 | Granite Speech 5.0 2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 65 | 95 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 70 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 45 | 55 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 64 | 92 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cohere Transcribe 03-2026 | Granite Speech 5.0 2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cohere | IBM |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-04-28 | 2026-11-06 |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Reach, Granite Speech 5.0 2B +30: Cohere Transcribe 03-2026 65 (Memory earns 30, since the BF16 file is 4.13 GB and needs about 5 GB.); Granite Speech 5.0 2B 95 (Memory 30, the smallest build listed that keeps 4 bits is IBM's Q4_K_M GGUF, 1.14 GB with the 1.16 GB audio projector, and 2.30 GB × 1.2 = 2.8 GB, within 16 GB.)
- Documentation and upkeep, Granite Speech 5.0 2B +28: Cohere Transcribe 03-2026 64 (The public card covers intended use, limitations, architecture, parameters and languages, without a context length or cut-off (14).); Granite Speech 5.0 2B 92 (Model card 17, Intended use, limitations, the architecture, the size, the 16K positions and two-minute segments, and the languages are on the card.)
- Risk, Granite Speech 5.0 2B +20: Cohere Transcribe 03-2026 50 (File safety gets 15, safetensors only but served in vLLM with --trust-remote-code as the card documents.); Granite Speech 5.0 2B 70 (File safety 25, safetensors and GGUF only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python in either repository.)
- Agent interface, Granite Speech 5.0 2B +10: Cohere Transcribe 03-2026 45 (Read for a speech model, the tool-calling, trained tool calling and structured-output lines stand for what it takes and returns.); Granite Speech 5.0 2B 55 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (193 characters).)