parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8
parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 is a 1 billion parameter speech-and-audio model from sonic-speech, released March 8, 2026. parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 is an open-weights audio model with roughly 1 billion parameters.
by sonic-speech · 1B parameters
Best for
- automatic speech recognition
Ways to use parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 in osFoundry
Connect with your own key (BYOK)
Open the key dialog and paste your sonic-speech API key. osFoundry discovers parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 automatically — assign it to a Maestro role (router, direct, orchestrator, or fallback) in the Pipeline tab and it is live in every chat. Your key, your provider account — no token markup.
Deploy a dedicated endpoint
parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 is open-weights — run it locally for free, or deploy a dedicated GPU endpoint in your workspace for reserved capacity with no rate limits.
Use it in a Room App
Room Apps declare AI features in their manifest, then call them with invokeAI:
import { invokeAI } from '@osfoundry/app-sdk'
// 'summarize' is an AI feature declared in your app manifest.
const result = await invokeAI('summarize', userText)
Call it from your own apps
Once a model is wired into your workspace you can host it as an API and reach it from your own services, scripts, or CI — outside osFoundry.
What hardware can run parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8
parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 runs on a single 16GB consumer GPU (~1 GB VRAM with KV-cache headroom). Full-precision inference fits on a single H100 80GB at FP16 precision (~3 GB).
parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 vs similar models
Licence
Unspecified — Licence terms not specified — verify the upstream model card before commercial use.
Check upstream documentation.
Frequently asked about parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8
Is parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 free to use?
parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 is free to run locally on your own hardware. Hosted access through osFoundry is metered (input Free (local), output Free (local)). You can switch between local and hosted at any time.
Can I use parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 commercially?
Commercial use is allowed with conditions. Licence terms not specified — verify the upstream model card before commercial use. Check upstream documentation.
How much VRAM does parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 need?
Approximately 1 GB at Q4 quantisation, or 3 GB at full FP16 precision. Fits on a single 24GB consumer GPU.
Can I run parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 locally?
Yes. parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 is open-weights and runs locally on a workstation GPU. osFoundry's local runtime handles model loading, quantisation, and routing.
What is parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 best at?
parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 is well-suited to automatic speech recognition.
How do I use parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 in osFoundry?
Paste your sonic-speech API key in the key dialog (or deploy the open weights for self-hostable models), assign parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 to a Maestro role in the Pipeline tab, then use it in chat, Room Apps via invokeAI, or your own apps.
Published by sonic-speech on March 8, 2026. Source: https://huggingface.co/sonic-speech/parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8