Speech to text

Audio8 ASR Infinite

Streaming recognition of Chinese and English speech with a 240-560 ms delay. It can listen indefinitely without memory growth and tells a thinking pause from the end of a turn.

Developer
Edge0, not stated
First release
Sep 2026
Latest release
Sep 2026
Sizes
4B
License
Commercial use allowedApache 2.0
Russian
Not supported
Running
On your own serverNeeds a GPU
Industries
Customer support, Media and production
Deploy on your server Hugging Face GitHub

What it does

  • subtitles for live streams and calls
  • voice assistants with fast reaction
  • round-the-clock transcription of a speech stream

Where it is used

call centersmedia and streamingvoice bots

Hardware requirements

LaptopLaptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions
no versions
1 GPUOne GPU with 16–80 GB — mid-size versions
fits
ClusterServer with several GPUs — flagship versions
no versions

Versions

  1. Audio8 ASR Infinite

How to run it

On your own serverWeights are downloaded from Hugging Face and served with vLLM (load and API) or llama.cpp (modest hardware). The model then runs in a closed network with no per-request fees.Hugging Face
How much hardware you needCalculate the VRAM for the model size, context length and number of concurrent requests.Open the hardware calculator

I can set this up end to end: pick the model size, deploy it on your server and connect it to your systems.

Frequently asked questions

Can Audio8 ASR Infinite be used in a commercial project?

Yes. License: Apache 2.0. It allows commercial use, but it is still worth having a lawyer review the license before launch.

What hardware does Audio8 ASR Infinite need?

At minimum: One GPU with 16–80 GB — mid-size versions. Without a GPU the model is not practical. You can calculate the exact VRAM for your model size and context in the hardware calculator.

Does Audio8 ASR Infinite support Russian?

No. The developer documentation lists the supported languages and Russian is not among them.

Where can I download Audio8 ASR Infinite and what does it cost?

The Audio8 ASR Infinite weights are open and free to download. You only pay for the hardware it runs on and for the setup. Source links are at the bottom of this page.

How I deploy it for clients

  1. SelectionI pick the model size for your task and hardware and test it on your examples.
  2. DeploymentI deploy it on your server or in a closed network and provide an API.
  3. Fine-tuningI fine-tune it on your data (LoRA) or connect a knowledge base — whichever is cheaper for the task.
  4. IntegrationI connect it to your CRM, ERP, bot, website or team chat and set up monitoring.

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Details

Source: huggingface.co/Edge0/Audio8-ASR-Infinite. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.