Hardware Requirements

RAM and GPU requirements for different AI models.

Understanding Requirements

EdgeNote AI uses two types of AI models that run simultaneously. Your available RAM determines which model combinations you can use effectively.

8 GB RAM

Basic

Small Whisper + 1.7B LLM. Good for English, basic summaries.

16 GB RAM

Recommended

Medium Whisper + 4B LLM. Excellent quality for most use cases.

32 GB+ RAM

Maximum

Large Whisper + 8B-14B LLM. Best quality, all languages.

Whisper Models (Transcription)

Whisper models convert speech to text. Larger models are more accurate but require more RAM.

ModelSizeRAM RequiredLanguagesNotes
Whisper Tiny
77 MB1 GBEnglishUltra-fast, lower accuracy
Whisper Small
488 MB2 GBEnglishFast with good accuracy
Whisper MediumRecommended
1.5 GB4 GBEnglishExcellent accuracy
Whisper Large V3 Turbo
1.6 GB4 GB99 languagesFast + multilingual
Whisper Large V3
3.1 GB6 GB99 languagesMaximum accuracy

LLM Models (Summarization)

LLM models generate summaries and extract insights. Larger models produce better quality output.

ModelSizeRAM RequiredNotes
Qwen 3 1.7B
1.4 GB2 GBLightweight and fast
DeepSeek R1 1.5B
1.1 GB2 GBFast with reasoning
Gemma 2 2B
1.6 GB4 GBCompact and efficient
Phi-3.5 Mini 3.8B
2.4 GB4 GBBalanced performance
Llama 3.2 3B
2.0 GB4 GBFast and reliable
Qwen 3 4BRecommended
2.6 GB4 GBBest for most desktops
Mistral 7B
4.4 GB12 GBFast inference
DeepSeek R1 7B
4.7 GB12 GBExcellent reasoning
Llama 3.1 8B
4.9 GB12 GBGeneral purpose
Qwen 3 8B
5.2 GB16 GBSuperior quality
Gemma 2 9B
5.8 GB8 GBStrong performance
DeepSeek R1 14B
9.0 GB16 GBBest reasoning
Phi-4 14B
9.1 GB16 GBState-of-the-art

Recommended Combinations

RAMWhisper ModelLLM ModelTotal SizeBest For
8 GBWhisper SmallQwen 3 1.7B~2 GBQuick notes, English only
16 GBWhisper MediumQwen 3 4B~4 GBMost users (recommended)
16 GBLarge V3 TurboQwen 3 4B~4 GBMultilingual meetings
24 GBWhisper Large V3DeepSeek R1 7B~8 GBComplex analysis
32 GB+Whisper Large V3Phi-4 14B~12 GBMaximum quality