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language:
- en
- zh  
- de
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- ru
- fr
- ja
- ko
- pt
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tags:
- whisper
- openvino
- int8
- intel-igpu
- speech-recognition
- automatic-speech-recognition
- unicorn-amanuensis
license: apache-2.0
pipeline_tag: automatic-speech-recognition
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# Whisper Base INT8 - Optimized for Intel iGPU 🚀

This is an **INT8 quantized** version of OpenAI's Whisper base model, specifically optimized for **Intel integrated GPUs**.

## 🎯 Key Features

- **4x smaller** than FP32 (75MB vs 280MB)
- **2-4x faster inference** on Intel iGPU
- **INT8 asymmetric quantization**
- **100% weights quantized** to INT8
- **OpenVINO 2024.0+** compatible

## 📊 Performance

| Metric | Original | INT8 | Improvement |
|--------|----------|------|-------------|
| Model Size | 280MB | 75MB | **3.7x smaller** |
| Inference Speed | 1.0x | 2-4x | **2-4x faster** |
| Memory Bandwidth | 100% | 30-50% | **50-70% reduction** |

## 🎮 Optimized for Intel Hardware

- Intel Arc Graphics (A770, A750, A380)
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics (12th Gen+)
- Intel UHD Graphics (11th Gen+)

## 📄 License

Apache 2.0

## 🦄 Part of Unicorn Amanuensis

Professional STT suite: https://github.com/Unicorn-Commander/Unicorn-Amanuensis