## Model Overview Parakeet is a major step forward in the evolution of conversational AI. Its exceptional accuracy, coupled with the flexibility and ease of use offered by NeMo, empowers developers to create more natural and intuitive voice-powered applications. The possibilities are endless, from enhancing the accuracy of virtual assistants to enabling seamless real-time communication. ### Description Parakeet transcribes audio into text, using spaces and apostrophes where needed
### Terms of use By using this software or microservice, you are agreeing to the [terms and conditions](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/products/nvidia-ai-enterprise/eula/) of the license and acceptable use policy. ## Disclaimer AI models generate responses and outputs based on complex algorithms and machine learning techniques, and those responses or outputs may be inaccurate or indecent. By testing this model, you assume the risk of any harm caused by any response or output of the model. Please do not upload any confidential information or personal data. Your use is logged for security. ## References * [Fast Conformer](https://docs.nvidia.com/deeplearning/nemo/user-guide/docs/en/main/asr/models.html#fast-conformer) ### Model Architecture **Architecture Type:** Convolutional Neural Network + Transformer
**Network Architecture:** Fast Conformer Encoder with CTC Decoder
### Input **Input Type(s):** Audio in English
**Input Format(s):** Linear PCM 16-bit 1 channel
### Output **Output Type(s):** Text String in English with Timestamps
### Software Integration **Runtime Engine(s):** * Riva 2.15.0 or Higher
**Supported Operating System(s):**
* Linux
### Model Version Parakeet-0.6b-ctc-en-us-asr-set-6.0
## Inference **Engine:** Triton
**Test Hardware:**
* NVIDIA H100 GPU * NVIDIA A100 GPU * NVIDIA L40 GPU ### Ethical Considerations (For NVIDIA Models Only): NVIDIA believes Trustworthy AI is a shared responsibility and we have established policies and practices to enable development for a wide array of AI applications. When downloaded or used in accordance with our terms of service, developers should work with their internal model team to ensure this model meets requirements for the relevant industry and use case and addresses unforeseen product misuse. For more detailed information on ethical considerations for this model, please see the Model Card++ Explainability, Bias, Safety & Security, and Privacy Subcards. Please report security vulnerabilities or NVIDIA AI Concerns [here](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/support/submit-security-vulnerability/).

Convert Speech to Text