OCTAVE 8B
No estimate
No hardware requirements for this model
The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.
On record
Full specification
Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.
Origin
Who built this model, where, and when it was published.
- Organisation
- Hume
- Organisation type
- Industry
- Country
- United States of America
- Published
- 23 December 2024
What it does
The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.
- Domain
- Speech
- Task
- Speech synthesis, Text-to-speech (TTS)
Size
How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.
- Parameters
- 8B
- Training data
- tokens
8B
Availability
Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.
- Weights
- Closed — provider access only
- Model access
- Unreleased
- Training code
- Unreleased
"We are still working to improve OCTAVE, and given its range of new capabilities, we are taking a cautious approach to releasing it. We’ve begun giving trusted partners early access to a limited version of OCTAVE so that the model can be evaluated for safety and effectiveness in various application settings. We plan to roll out broader availability in the coming months. "
How it is classified
Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.
- Record confidence
- Confident
Sources
Where this record came from and when it was last checked.
- Reference
- Introducing OCTAVE (Omni-Capable Text and Voice Engine)
- Last updated
- 28 November 2025
What the numbers mean
Background
OCTAVE 8B was published by Hume, in the country recorded as United States of America, during December 2024. The publishing organisation is categorised as industry.
It works in the domain of Speech, and is recorded as performing the task of speech synthesis, Text-to-speech (TTS).
This is a closed model: the trained values stayed with whoever produced them, and there is no local version to run.
Answers
OCTAVE 8B — common questions
OCTAVE 8B— who created it?
It was published by Hume, based in United States of America, an organisation categorised as industry.
OCTAVE 8B— when was it released?
It was published in December 2024. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.
OCTAVE 8B— what is it used for?
It works in the domain of Speech, and is recorded as handling the task of speech synthesis, Text-to-speech (TTS). A model can carry several of each, so these are the areas it was built for rather than a limit on what it will attempt.
OCTAVE 8B— what GPU do I need to run it?
None. This is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.
OCTAVE 8B— is it open source?
No. Its weights have not been published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.
OCTAVE 8B— how many parameters does it have?
It has a parameter count of 8B. 8B. That figure is the total, and it is what decides how much memory the model needs — roughly half a gigabyte per billion at the compression most people use.
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