# Speech models

> Choose between the default speech model and larger, more accurate ones.

Source: https://docs.neurosquad.ai/en/dictation/models

Pick a model in **Settings → Dictation**. All of them run on your computer. None of them is part of
the installer: each is a one-time download, offered by the first-run wizard or right there in
Settings. Until a model is on disk, the status bar says **Dictation: download the model**.

  - **Parakeet (default)**: A one-time download, used by default. Fast on any computer and accurate enough for everyday dictation. Supports English and major European languages, including Russian.
  - **Whisper large-v3-turbo**: A one-time download. Noticeably better with accents, background noise and punctuation, but slower on an ordinary processor.
  - **Whisper with GPU (faster-whisper)**: The same Whisper model, made fast by an NVIDIA graphics card: ten minutes of speech in a few seconds. Needs a one-time extra install, offered right there in Settings. Windows only.

Don't have an NVIDIA card? Stay with Parakeet — it's the right choice for most people.