# Automatic Speech Recognition on ATCO2 1-hour (test)

Source: [Automatic Speech Recognition on ATCO2 1-hour (test)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/automatic-speech-recognition-on-atco2-1-hour-test>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-05-13T08:03:45.213Z

Evaluation of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) performance on the specific 1-hour test split of the ATCO2 dataset, typically measured using Word Error Rate (WER).

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Automatic Speech Recognition |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | ATCO2 1-hour (test) |
| Metric | WER |
| Unit | PERCENT |
| Direction | Lower is better |
| Results loaded | 17 of 17 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [WER](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/automatic-speech-recognition-on-atco2-1-hour-test.md?metric=WER>): Lower is better; unit: PERCENT.

## Recorded results

| Method | WER | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT | 17.17 | Not recorded | 69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc |
| Whisper-small, BEARD (500 h) + FT | 17.53 | Not recorded | 69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc |
| Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT | 17.58 | Not recorded | 69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc |
| Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT | 17.72 | Not recorded | 69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc |
| Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT | 17.87 | Not recorded | 69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc |
| Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT | 18.01 | Not recorded | 69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc |
| Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT | 18.05 | Not recorded | 69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc |
| Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT | 18.06 | Not recorded | 69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc |
| Whisper-small, BEARD (1000 h) + FT | 18.06 | Not recorded | 69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc |
| Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT | 18.27 | Not recorded | 69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc |
| Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT | 18.4 | Not recorded | 69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc |
| Whisper-small, BEARD (2000 h) + FT | 18.4 | Not recorded | 69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc |
| Whisper-small, FT | 19.54 | Not recorded | 69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc |
| Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT | 19.68 | Not recorded | 69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc |
| XLS-R (FT ATC) + LM | 19.8 | Not recorded | 69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc |
| Whisper-small, FT | 22.79 | Not recorded | 69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc |
| Whisper-small, no FT | 63.32 | Not recorded | 69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc |

### Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT

WER: 17.17. Result ID: 6a042f2947f34ce924e9e41b.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"# FT params.":"244M","ATCO2 for FT":"2 h 24 min","Layer ℓ":"6","Distillation weight λ":"0.5"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Whisper-small, BEARD (500 h) + FT

WER: 17.53. Result ID: 6a042f2947f34ce924e9e423.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"# FT params.":"244M","ATCO2 for FT":"2 h 24 min","Layer ℓ":"6","Distillation weight λ":"0.5"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT

WER: 17.58. Result ID: 6a042f2947f34ce924e9e420.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"# FT params.":"244M","ATCO2 for FT":"2 h 24 min","Layer ℓ":"4","Distillation weight λ":"1.0"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT

WER: 17.72. Result ID: 6a042f2947f34ce924e9e41d.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"# FT params.":"244M","ATCO2 for FT":"2 h 24 min","Layer ℓ":"5","Distillation weight λ":"0.5"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT

WER: 17.87. Result ID: 6a042f2947f34ce924e9e419.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"# FT params.":"244M","ATCO2 for FT":"2 h 24 min","Layer ℓ":"7","Distillation weight λ":"0.5"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT

WER: 18.01. Result ID: 6a042f2947f34ce924e9e41f.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"# FT params.":"244M","ATCO2 for FT":"2 h 24 min","Layer ℓ":"4","Distillation weight λ":"0.5"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT

WER: 18.05. Result ID: 6a042f2947f34ce924e9e41c.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"# FT params.":"244M","ATCO2 for FT":"2 h 24 min","Layer ℓ":"6","Distillation weight λ":"1.0"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT

WER: 18.06. Result ID: 6a042f2947f34ce924e9e41e.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"# FT params.":"244M","ATCO2 for FT":"2 h 24 min","Layer ℓ":"5","Distillation weight λ":"1.0"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Whisper-small, BEARD (1000 h) + FT

WER: 18.06. Result ID: 6a042f2947f34ce924e9e422.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"# FT params.":"244M","ATCO2 for FT":"2 h 24 min","Layer ℓ":"6","Distillation weight λ":"0.5"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT

WER: 18.27. Result ID: 6a042f2947f34ce924e9e418.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"# FT params.":"244M","ATCO2 for FT":"2 h 24 min","Layer ℓ":"8","Distillation weight λ":"1.0"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT

WER: 18.4. Result ID: 6a042f2947f34ce924e9e417.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"# FT params.":"244M","ATCO2 for FT":"2 h 24 min","Layer ℓ":"8","Distillation weight λ":"0.5"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Whisper-small, BEARD (2000 h) + FT

WER: 18.4. Result ID: 6a042f2947f34ce924e9e421.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"# FT params.":"244M","ATCO2 for FT":"2 h 24 min","Layer ℓ":"6","Distillation weight λ":"0.5"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Whisper-small, FT

WER: 19.54. Result ID: 6a042f2947f34ce924e9e416.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"# FT params.":"244M","ATCO2 for FT":"2 h 24 min"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Whisper-small, BEARD (5381 h) + FT

WER: 19.68. Result ID: 6a042f2947f34ce924e9e41a.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"# FT params.":"244M","ATCO2 for FT":"2 h 24 min","Layer ℓ":"7","Distillation weight λ":"1.0"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### XLS-R (FT ATC) + LM

WER: 19.8. Result ID: 6a042f2947f34ce924e9e413.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6dab1e209131cea3b594.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"# FT params.":"300M","ATCO2 for FT":"0 min"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Whisper-small, FT

WER: 22.79. Result ID: 6a042f2947f34ce924e9e414.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"# FT params.":"244M","ATCO2 for FT":"52 min"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Whisper-small, no FT

WER: 63.32. Result ID: 6a042f2947f34ce924e9e415.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69019f813ef7ccd74e5e3afc.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e2c1e209131cea3e51b.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/openai/whisper>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"# FT params.":"0","ATCO2 for FT":"0 min"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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