Dia 1.6B (dia), released 2025-04
Task: Text to speech (dialogue)
Parameters: 1.6B
Mixture-of-experts: no
Precision: fp16
Recommended memory:
gb: 10
quant: fp16
Runs on CPU: no
Device classes: nvidia
Tools: PyTorch (CUDA), nari-labs/dia
Model license: Apache-2.0 (commercial use: yes)
Notes: Nari Labs' dialogue TTS (1.6B). The model card states ~10GB VRAM peak (steady ~7.4GB); an RTX 3060 12GB user reported OOM at peak. CPU support is listed as not-yet-added, and no Apple Silicon or AMD path is confirmed, so it is NVIDIA-only for now. Apache-2.0, commercial OK. Sources: HF model card, GitHub OOM report.