Model reference · open weights

wav2vec2-xlsr-norwegian2

Available as managed deployment Licence fee Audio NbAiLab Speech→text 1 variants 728 dl/mo

wav2vec2-xlsr-norwegian2 is an open-weight audio or speech model from NbAiLab. AxForge deploys and operates it for you on dedicated EU-owned hardware — with the licence handled where one is required.

Available as managed deployment — configured and operated for you on dedicated EU hardware, quoted per deployment.

What it is

Released byNbAiLab
TypeAudio & music
TaskSpeech→text
Parameters (lead)315M
Runs withtransformers
Released2022-03-02
Popularity728 downloads / month
LicenceCommercial licence needed

Using it via the API

Call it like any OpenAI endpoint

Once AxForge deploys wav2vec2-xlsr-norwegian2 for you, it answers on the OpenAI-compatible API — the same base URL and keys as every other model. (wav2vec2-xlsr-norwegian2 below is illustrative; you get the exact model name on deployment.)

$ curl -sS https://api.axforge.ai/v1/audio/transcriptions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AXFORGE_API_KEY" \
  -F model="wav2vec2-xlsr-norwegian2" -F file=@audio.mp3

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