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parakeet-tdt_ctc-110m
nvidia/parakeet-tdt_ctc-110mparakeet-tdt_ctc-110m at Q4_K_M is exactly 89,989,600 bytes (0.08 GiB / 0.09 GB) — an effective 6.309 bits per weight, not the nominal 4.
From the file· summed from 1 file(s)
Parameters
114M
Architecture
parakeet
Context
—
native (config.json)
License
cc-by-4.0
Shipped quantizations
● exact bytes, summed from published files
| Quant | Size● | Exact bytes● | Effective bpw● | Tensors● | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K | 0.07 GiB | 78,143,296 | 5.478 | — | cstr |
| Q4_K_M | 0.08 GiB | 89,989,600 | 6.309 | — | handy-computer |
| Q5_K_M | 0.09 GiB | 101,335,520 | 7.104 | — | handy-computer |
| Q6_K | 0.10 GiB | 112,311,264 | 7.874 | — | handy-computer |
| Q8_0 | 0.12 GiB | 126,617,600 | 8.877 | — | cstr |
| Q8_0 | 0.13 GiB | 135,373,280 | 9.490 | — | handy-computer |
| F16 | 0.21 GiB | 229,334,560 | 16.078 | — | handy-computer |
| F32 | 0.43 GiB | 456,524,064 | 32.005 | — | handy-computer |
Compare with
same modality, comparable size
Will it run on your card?
full quant x context sweep
Radeon RX 6500 XT 4GBGeForce RTX 3050 6GBGeForce RTX 5050 8GBGeForce RTX 3080 10GBGeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GBGeForce RTX 5070 12GBGeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GBApple M3 Pro 18GBGeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20GBGeForce RTX 5090 D V2 24GBGeForce RTX 5090 D 32GBApple M5 Max 36GBApple M5 Pro 48GBApple M5 Max 64GBApple M3 Ultra 96GBApple M5 Max 128GBApple M2 Ultra 192GBApple M3 Ultra 256GBApple M3 Ultra 512GB
Why other calculators give a different number
A parameters × bits ÷ 8 estimate puts Q4_K_M at roughly 0.06 GiB. The real file is 0.08 GiB, because a quantization is a mixture and some tensors are always kept at higher precision.
Architecture
Architecture unavailable — this repository is gated and no ungated mirror was found. Exact file sizes above are still authoritative; only the KV math needs the config.
Questions people ask
- How much VRAM does parakeet-tdt_ctc-110m need?
- Q4_K_M is exactly 89,989,600 bytes (0.08 GiB) in weights. Add the KV cache, which depends on your context length, plus roughly half a gigabyte of runtime overhead.
- Which quantization of parakeet-tdt_ctc-110m should I use?
- Q4_K_M is the usual default. Pick the largest quantization that fits your card at the context you actually need — the table above gives exact sizes for every one published.