Canary 1b
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 14 Sep 2026; it is registered on Hugging Face and has been in the index since 23 Jul 2026. How this is checked
Canary-1b-v2-gguf is a quantized version of the Canary 1B multitask speech model. It performs automatic speech recognition, transcription, and translation across 25 languages. The GGUF format enables efficient local inference using tools like transcribe.cpp and is suitable for on-device or resource-constrained environments.
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Overview
3 featuresPurpose: Transcribing and translating speech across 25 languages efficiently on local hardware.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Audience: Developers building speech applications
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Functions: speech_to_text
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Interfaces: API: indicated (inferred, not tested) · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: unknown
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: MIT · platforms: CLI, WEB · deployment: browser, cli, api_only
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: huggingface.co. These links do not verify the individual claims.
Canary 1b sits in PulseGate's Quantised & converted weights category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on transcribing and translating speech across 25 languages efficiently on local hardware. Inferred · not functionally tested: Canary 1b is an open-source project aimed at developers building speech applications. Basis unknown · not verified: Canary 1b is open source under the MIT license. Basis unknown · not verified: It runs on the web, the command line, and API.
handy-computer builds and maintains Canary 1b, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 1.5k stars and 413 commits in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 3 catalogued features are speech-to-text, multilingual translation, and Multitask ASR.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Speech-to-text
- Multilingual translation
- Multitask ASR
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
- AWS
- x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
- local_oss
- huggingface in the HTML
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
1What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
- Indexed23 Jul · 11:30 UTChandy-computer/canary-1b-v2-gguf seen via Hugging Face EnumeratorSource: Hugging Face Enumerator · Open
Frequently asked questions about Canary 1b
- What does Canary 1b do?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Canary 1b focuses on transcribing and translating speech across 25 languages efficiently on local hardware. It is catalogued under Quantised & converted weights on PulseGate.
- Who is Canary 1b for?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Canary 1b is an open-source project built for developers building speech applications.
- Is Canary 1b free?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Canary 1b is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does Canary 1b run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Canary 1b runs on the web, the command line, and API.
- Is Canary 1b still active?
- PulseGate's liveness check found it on 14 Sep 2026. Its GitHub repository shows 413 commits in the last 90 days.
- What projects are similar to Canary 1b?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Canary 1b, Canary 1b V2, and Canary 1b.Canary 1bCanary 1b V2Canary 1b
- Who makes Canary 1b?
- Canary 1b is developed by handy-computer.
- How long has Canary 1b been around?
- Canary 1b first shipped in 2026.
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