Cohere Unveils Open Source Speech Model for Edge Devices
Cohere just shipped a 2B open-source speech model built for edge. No cloud dependency. No latency.

Why it matters
Open-source speech models are shifting AI deployment from cloud to edge devices, reducing latency and infrastructure costs for developers building on-device applications.
The key facts
7 to knowCohere Transcribe: 2B parameter open-source speech recognition model
Designed for edge deployment (on-device inference)
No cloud dependency required
Published March 26, 2026
Cohere Transcribe: 2B parameter open source speech model
Designed for edge deployment
Reduces reliance on cloud-based transcription services
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Publisher excerpt: Cohere Transcribe is an open source speech recognition model with 2 billion parameters that’s designed to be deployed at the edge.