diff --git a/src/speech/speech.py b/src/speech/speech.py
index 747028f..c59a875 100644
--- a/src/speech/speech.py
+++ b/src/speech/speech.py
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ class SpeechRecognizer:
             elif self.model_name == "whisper":
                 from faster_whisper import WhisperModel
 
-                # tiny модель - минимальное потребление памяти (~100MB)
-                self.model = WhisperModel("tiny", device="cpu", compute_type="int8")
+                # base модель - компромисс качества и памяти (~200MB RAM)
+                self.model = WhisperModel("base", device="cpu", compute_type="int8")
 
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Ошибка загрузки модели распознавания: {e}")