parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v2-mlx-8bit is an open-source, quantized speech recognition model optimized for Apple Silicon. It allows developers to run efficient, on-device ASR for dictation and voice applications. Distributed via Hugging Face.
In the Voice, TTS & speech space, Parakeet Tdt 0.6b takes a focused approach. It enables on-device speech recognition on Apple Silicon using a quantized open-source model. Parakeet Tdt 0.6b is an open-source project aimed at developers building speech recognition apps. The project is open source (Apache-2.0). Parakeet Tdt 0.6b is available on the command line, and it can be self-hosted.
It is developed by CosmicFusion Labs, and the product first shipped in 2025. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 958 stars and 2 commits in the last 90 days. Across PulseGate's embedding index, Parakeet Tdt 0.6b has few near neighbours, marking it as relatively distinct. Among its 5 catalogued features are speech recognition, quantized weights, and Apple Silicon support.
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