Qwen3 ASR 0.6B vs MAI-Transcribe 1.5: side-by-side summary

Qwen3 ASR 0.6B and MAI-Transcribe 1.5 are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Qwen3 ASR 0.6B, from Qwen, is priced at $0.000003/second on OpenRouter.

MAI-Transcribe 1.5, from Microsoft, is priced at $0.36/hour on OpenRouter.

Context window

• Qwen3 ASR 0.6B: Not published
• MAI-Transcribe 1.5: Not published

Price

• Qwen3 ASR 0.6B: $0.000003/second
• MAI-Transcribe 1.5: $0.36/hour

Provided by

• Qwen3 ASR 0.6B: Qwen
• MAI-Transcribe 1.5: Microsoft

• Qwen3 ASR 0.6B model details, providers and pricing
• MAI-Transcribe 1.5 model details, providers and pricing