# Parakeet TDT 0.6B v3 vs Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct (slim)

> Parakeet TDT 0.6B v3 scores 66.9 (B) to Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct's 41.8 (E) for speech-to-text. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Parakeet TDT 0.6B v3 scores 66.9 (B) on agent readiness against Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct's 41.8 (E), and leads in 4 of 5 scored categories. Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct leads on agent interface. Both do speech-to-text.

- Parakeet TDT 0.6B v3: B 66.9, rank #13 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/parakeet-tdt-0-6b-v3.min.md
- Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct: E 41.8, rank #99 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-omni-30b-a3b-instruct.min.md
- Parakeet TDT 0.6B v3, good for Agents that need cheap local transcription with timestamps in English and other European languages Ahead on Capability, 74 against 24; Reach, 65 against 55; Risk, 60 against 55; Documentation and upkeep, 77 against 26. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 4.0 against 2.0 out of 5.
- Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct, good for Agents on a machine with about 96 GB to spare that need one local model to hear, see and answer by voice Ahead on Agent interface, 60 against 50.

| Category | Parakeet TDT 0.6B v3 | Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 74 | 24 |
| Reach (25%) | 65 | 55 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 50 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 77 | 26 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Parakeet TDT 0.6B v3 | Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | CC-BY-4.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-08-05 | 2025-09-22 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | 4/5 (4) | 2/5 (4) |