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

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Disclaimer

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References

• 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-1.1b-ctc-en-us-asr-set-6.0

Inference

Engine: Triton
Test Hardware:

• NVIDIA H100 GPU
• NVIDIA A100 GPU
• NVIDIA L40 GPU

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