[jeffharris]

not open source at this time. unfortunately they're much to large to run on normal consumer hardware

[echoangle]

Is that the reason you're not open sourcing them? Wouldn't it still make sense to provide it for enthusiasts?

[famouswaffles]

They're not open sourcing it because it's just gpt. Both of the new models are gpt-4o(-mini?) with presumably different fine-tuning. They're obviously not going to open source their flagship gpt models.

[jwr]

I guess you are aware of this, but just in case: some of us rely on dictation in our daily computer usage (think people with disabilities or pain problems). A MacBook Pro with M4 Max and 64GB of RAM could easily run something much larger than Whisper Large (around 3GB).

I would love a larger, better Whisper for use in the MacWhisper dictation app.

[risho]

with devices having unified memory now we are no longer limited to what can fit inside of a 3090 anymore. consumer hardware can have hundreds of gigabytes of memory now, is it really not able to fit in that?