Underdog Unveils 32MB Woof Voice Model for Offline Browser Use

2 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Nov 6

Underdog packaged its new Woof speech model into a browser game that speaks typed text and generates audio locally, with no internet connection required on most devices.
The 31 million-parameter model is open to download and is aimed at on-device AI that keeps user data off cloud services the startup casts as intrusive.
Founder Sigil Wen said the push is toward private, American-made open models that can power local assistants and other everyday tools on hardware users already own.
The release follows Bark, a 167MB edge speech-to-text model launched weeks ago, and adds to Underdog’s broader lineup that also includes a 27-billion-parameter laptop model.