Microsoft · MIT
VibeVoice-ASR
Microsoft’s 8.7B model that transcribes up to an hour in one pass, with who-said-what and timings.
How much memory it needs
Memory to run each model, from its model card or the size of its files. Smaller versions trade some quality for less memory.
| Model | Version | Needs | Business use |
|---|---|---|---|
| VibeVoice-ASR | BitNet (CPU) | 1.6 GB | Allowed |
| BF16 | 17.3 GB |
Which computers run it
The best model in this group for each machine.
| Computer | Best version | Fit |
|---|---|---|
| Laptop or PC, no graphics card, 32 GB | VibeVoice-ASR BF16 | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 · 8 GB | VibeVoice-ASR BitNet (CPU) | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 · 12 GB | VibeVoice-ASR BitNet (CPU) | Runs great |
| RTX 5060 Ti · 16 GB | VibeVoice-ASR BitNet (CPU) | Runs great |
| RTX 4090 · 24 GB | VibeVoice-ASR BF16 | Runs well |
| RTX 5090 · 32 GB | VibeVoice-ASR BF16 | Runs great |
| Mac with M4 · 16 GB | VibeVoice-ASR BitNet (CPU) | Runs great |
| Mac with M4 Pro · 48 GB | VibeVoice-ASR BF16 | Runs great |
| Mac with M5 Max · 128 GB | VibeVoice-ASR BF16 | Runs great |
| Ryzen AI Max+ 395 · 128 GB | VibeVoice-ASR BF16 | Runs great |
| DGX Spark · 128 GB | VibeVoice-ASR BF16 | Runs great |
| RTX PRO 6000 · 96 GB | VibeVoice-ASR BF16 | Runs great |
| Mac Studio with M5 Ultra · 256 GB | VibeVoice-ASR BF16 | Runs great |
| Mac Studio with M3 Ultra · 512 GB | VibeVoice-ASR BF16 | Runs great |
What it is good and bad at
Good at
- Speaker labels and timestamps
- 50+ languages
Not good at
- About 17 GB at full quality
Start it
- VibeVoice-ASR: runs in Transformers (also VibeASR.cpp (BitNet, CPU)). Model card