Moondream Parakeet Models by M87 Labs
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2 models2026
Last refreshed 2026-11-04. Next refresh: weekly.
Capabilities
MultimodalAll models
About
Moondream's speech-to-text models built on NVIDIA's parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3: Parakeet Ultra (full precision, further trained) and Parakeet Redux (1.58-bit ternary for CPUs and Macs), released September 22, 2026 under CC BY 4.0.
Decision facts
- Best fit
- speech recognitionvision and multimodal workcoding
- Capability starting point
- Moondream Parakeet Redux with multimodal inputs
- Lowest tracked input
- Not tracked
- Closest related family
- Moondream
Current Variants
Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.
2 in view
Moondream Parakeet UltraCurrent
Use when the workload needs speech recognition, 600M parameters, and multimodal inputs.
2026-09speech recognition600M parametersmultimodal inputs
Moondream Parakeet ReduxCurrent
Use when the workload needs speech recognition, 600M parameters, and multimodal inputs.
2026-09speech recognition600M parametersmultimodal inputs
| Model | Use when | Released | Signals | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moondream Parakeet Ultra | Use when the workload needs speech recognition, 600M parameters, and multimodal inputs. | 2026-09 | speech recognition600M parametersmultimodal inputs | Current |
| Moondream Parakeet Redux | Use when the workload needs speech recognition, 600M parameters, and multimodal inputs. | 2026-09 | speech recognition600M parametersmultimodal inputs | Current |
Release Timeline
1 release group2026-09
2 current
Moondream Parakeet Redux
Currentspeech recognition600M parametersmultimodal inputs
Moondream Parakeet Ultra
Currentspeech recognition600M parametersmultimodal inputs
Specifications(2 models)
| Model | Released | Parameters | Multimodal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moondream Parakeet Ultra | 2026-09 | 0.6B | Yes |
| Moondream Parakeet Redux | 2026-09 | 0.6B | Yes |