Recommended Model selection for M1+ Mac

[jfbloom22]

I am having decent results with the Whisper (Tiny) model. The Whisper (small) model does a better job but it is too slow. What are most people using and finding a good mix of speed and quality on an M1+ Mac?

[raivisdejus]

Next version of the Buzz will have support for the Whisper Turbo models. This support is also available in the latest development build https://github.com/chidiwilliams/buzz/actions/workflows/ci.yml?query=branch%3Amain You need to download Buzz-macOS-ARM64

If this is fast enough for you it is up to you to decide.

Also try Whisper.cpp engine, it works faster than the regular Whisper and may let you run larger models sufficiently fast.