# Qwen3-ASR-0.6B vs Qwen3-ASR-1.7B (slim)

> Qwen3-ASR-1.7B scores 64.4 (B) to Qwen3-ASR-0.6B's 61.2 (C) for speech-to-text. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Qwen3-ASR-1.7B scores 64.4 (B) on agent readiness against Qwen3-ASR-0.6B's 61.2 (C), and leads in 1 of 5 scored categories. Both do speech-to-text.

- Qwen3-ASR-0.6B: C 61.2, rank #32 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-asr-0-6b.min.md
- Qwen3-ASR-1.7B: B 64.4, rank #19 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-asr-1-7b.min.md
- Qwen3-ASR-0.6B, good for Agents that need fast, cheap local transcription in many languages on a small GPU, including realtime streaming
- Qwen3-ASR-1.7B, good for Agents that need local multilingual or Chinese-dialect transcription on a small GPU, served through vLLM Ahead on Capability, 68 against 59.

| Category | Qwen3-ASR-0.6B | Qwen3-ASR-1.7B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 59 | 68 |
| Reach (25%) | 75 | 75 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 33 | 33 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Qwen3-ASR-0.6B | Qwen3-ASR-1.7B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 3.3/5 (4) |