Nishchay Kaushik// lead engineer
Project DocsSep 29, 2026

ComfyUI Qwen3 ASR

A high-performance ComfyUI integration for the **Qwen3-ASR** model family. This extension provides state-of-the-art speech-to-text transcription, language identification, and precise word-level timestamps using the novel Qwen3 Forced Aligner.

Logo

![Model](https://github.com/QwenLM/Qwen3-ASR)

![License](https://github.com/kaushiknishchay/ComfyUI-Qwen3-ASR/blob/main/LICENSE.md)

Features

  • High Accuracy: Supports Qwen3-ASR 0.6B and 1.7B models.
  • Multilingual: Supports 52 languages and dialects with automatic language detection.
  • Word-Level Timestamps: Optional integration with Qwen3-ForcedAligner-0.6B.
  • Flexible Precision: Support for bf16, fp16, and fp32 to balance VRAM and speed.
  • Automatic Resampling: Internally handles audio resampling to 16kHz for optimal model performance.
  • FlashAttention 2: Integrated support for FlashAttention 2 to significantly reduce VRAM usage and accelerate inference.

Preview

Preview

Installation

Manual Installation

  1. Navigate to your ComfyUI custom_nodes directory:

`bash

cd ComfyUI/custom_nodes

`

  1. Clone this repository:

`bash

git clone https://github.com/kaushiknishchay/ComfyUI-Qwen3-ASR

`

  1. Install the dependencies using your ComfyUI Python executable:

`bash

# For portable versions, use the full path to your python.exe

python.exe -m pip install -r ComfyUI-Qwen3-ASR/requirements.txt

`

  1. (Recommended) Install FlashAttention 2 for maximum performance:

`bash

# For FlashAttention 2 (requires compatible NVIDIA GPU)

python.exe -m pip install -U flash-attn --no-build-isolation

`

OR

Install via ComfyUI Manager

  • Search ComfyUI-Qwen3-ASR by Kaushik

Model Setup

Models must be placed in the models/diffusion_models/Qwen3-ASR/ directory. Each model should be in its own subfolder containing the full weights and configuration.

Recommended Directory Structure:

ComfyUI/models/diffusion_models/Qwen3-ASR/
├── Qwen3-ASR-1.7B/
│   ├── config.json
│   ├── model.safetensors
│   └── ...
├── Qwen3-ASR-0.6B/
│   └── ...
└── Qwen3-ForcedAligner-0.6B/
    └── ...

Downloading Models

You can use the huggingface-cli to download the models directly into the correct folders:

huggingface-cli download Qwen/Qwen3-ASR-1.7B --local-dir models/diffusion_models/Qwen3-ASR/Qwen3-ASR-1.7B
huggingface-cli download Qwen/Qwen3-ForcedAligner-0.6B --local-dir models/diffusion_models/Qwen3-ASR/Qwen3-ForcedAligner-0.6B

Troubleshooting

  • Python 3.13 Issues: If you encounter an UnboundLocalError related to lazy_loader, ensure you have updated the package:

`bash

python.exe -m pip install -U lazy-loader

`

  • VRAM Usage: The 1.7B model requires approximately 4-6GB of VRAM in bf16 mode. If you run out of memory, try the 0.6B model or use cpu mode.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. The Qwen3 models are subject to the Qwen License Agreement.

Details

Project Slug
comfyui-qwen3-asr
Link
https://github.com/kaushiknishchay/ComfyUI-Qwen3-ASR
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