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Parakeet Ultra vs Qwen3 ASR 0.6B: API price, context & features · api14

Moondream: Parakeet Ultra vs Qwen: Qwen3 ASR 0.6B

A side-by-side comparison of Moondream: Parakeet Ultra ($0.00350 / minute) and Qwen: Qwen3 ASR 0.6B ($0.000699 / minute) using current USD prices and capabilities from the api14 catalog. Both run through the same OpenAI-compatible API.

Specifications

	Moondream: Parakeet Ultra	Qwen: Qwen3 ASR 0.6B
Provider	Moondream	Qwen
Audio	$0.00350 / minute	$0.000699 / minute
Context window	-	-
Max output	-	-
Input	audio	audio
Output	transcription	transcription
Tool calling
Structured output
Reasoning control
Added	Nov 3, 2026	Aug 13, 2026

Key differences

Qwen: Qwen3 ASR 0.6B is 80% cheaper on input tokens.

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Both models use the same endpoint and request shape. Change the model value from "moondream/parakeet-ultra" to "qwen/qwen3-asr-0.6b" and prompts, streaming and tools keep working.

Moondream: Parakeet Ultra details & playground →Qwen: Qwen3 ASR 0.6B details & playground →

import fs from "node:fs";
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api14.com/api/v1",
  apiKey: process.env.API14_API_KEY,
});

const result = await client.audio.transcriptions.create({
  model: "qwen/qwen3-asr-0.6b",
  file: fs.createReadStream("audio.mp3"),
});
console.log(result.text);

Moondream: Parakeet Ultra vs Qwen: Qwen3 ASR 0.6B

Specifications

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