Speech to text

Cohere Transcribe

Cohere's speech recognition model for 14 languages (Russian is not on the list), with a separate version for Arabic. Built for accurate transcription of business recordings.

Developer
Cohere, Canada
First release
Mar 2026
Latest release
Jun 2026
Sizes
2B
License
Commercial use allowedApache 2.0
Russian
Not supported
Ready-made builds
GGUF
Running
On your own serverNeeds a GPU
Industries
Customer support, Media and production, Documents and accounting
Deploy on your server Hugging Face

What it does

  • Transcribing meetings and interviews
  • Subtitles
  • Searching an audio archive
  • Preparing text for analysis

Where it is used

International companiesMediaConsultingCall centers

Hardware requirements

LaptopLaptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions
fits
1 GPUOne GPU with 16–80 GB — mid-size versions
fits
ClusterServer with several GPUs — flagship versions
no versions

Versions

  1. Cohere Transcribe Arabic
  2. Cohere Transcribe 03-2026

How to run it

On your own serverWeights are downloaded from Hugging Face and served with vLLM (load and API) or llama.cpp (modest hardware). The model then runs in a closed network with no per-request fees.Hugging Face
How much hardware you needCalculate the VRAM for the model size, context length and number of concurrent requests.Open the hardware calculator

I can set this up end to end: pick the model size, deploy it on your server and connect it to your systems. Quantization compresses a model so it takes less video memory and runs on more modest hardware. Answers change slightly, so quality is checked on your own examples.

Frequently asked questions

Can Cohere Transcribe be used in a commercial project?

Yes. License: Apache 2.0. It allows commercial use, but it is still worth having a lawyer review the license before launch.

What hardware does Cohere Transcribe need?

At minimum: Laptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions. Without a GPU the model is not practical. You can calculate the exact VRAM for your model size and context in the hardware calculator.

Does Cohere Transcribe support Russian?

No. The model card lists its languages and Russian is not among them.

Where can I download Cohere Transcribe and what does it cost?

The Cohere Transcribe weights are open and free to download. You only pay for the hardware it runs on and for the setup. Source links are at the bottom of this page.

How I deploy it for clients

  1. SelectionI pick the model size for your task and hardware and test it on your examples.
  2. DeploymentI deploy it on your server or in a closed network and provide an API.
  3. Fine-tuningI fine-tune it on your data (LoRA) or connect a knowledge base — whichever is cheaper for the task.
  4. IntegrationI connect it to your CRM, ERP, bot, website or team chat and set up monitoring.

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Details

Source: huggingface.co/CohereLabs/cohere-transcribe-arabic-07-2026. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.