Amazon Transcribe
No estimate
No hardware requirements for this model
The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.
On record
Full specification
Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.
Origin
Who built this model, where, and when it was published.
- Organisation
- Amazon
- Organisation type
- Industry
- Country
- United States of America
- Published
- 26 November 2023
What it does
The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.
- Domain
- Speech
- Task
- Speech-to-text, Speech recognition (ASR)
Size
How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.
- Training data
- tokens
Availability
Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.
- Weights
- Closed — provider access only
- Model access
- API access
- Training code
- Unreleased
How it is classified
Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.
- Likely above 10²³ FLOP
- Yes
- Record confidence
- Unknown
Sources
Where this record came from and when it was last checked.
- Reference
- Amazon Transcribe announces a new speech foundation model-powered ASR system that expands support to over 100 languages
- Last updated
- 28 November 2025
What the numbers mean
Where it came from
Amazon Transcribe was published by Amazon, in United States of America, in November 2023. industry is the category the publisher falls under.
It works in Speech, and is recorded as doing speech-to-text, Speech recognition (ASR).
This is a closed model: the trained values stayed with whoever produced them, and there is no local version to run.
Answers
Amazon Transcribe — common questions
Who created Amazon Transcribe?
Amazon Transcribe was published by Amazon, based in United States of America, categorised as industry.
When was Amazon Transcribe released?
Amazon Transcribe was published in November 2023. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.
What is Amazon Transcribe used for?
Amazon Transcribe works in Speech, and is recorded as handling speech-to-text, Speech recognition (ASR). A model can carry several of each, so these are the areas it was built for rather than a limit on what it will attempt.
What GPU do I need to run Amazon Transcribe?
None. Amazon Transcribe is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.
Is Amazon Transcribe open source?
No. Amazon Transcribe has not had its weights published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.
How many parameters does Amazon Transcribe have?
No parameter count has been published for Amazon Transcribe, which is why no memory or speed figure appears on this page.
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