HeAR S1.1 measured on 11 of 12 Audio benchmarks11
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41.1MAEB v1 audio-only
Mar 2026released
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Ranking?
Full ranking →···
18Clap Htsat Fused41.219HeAR S1.140.920Ebind Full39.8Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MBetterAst Finetuned Audioset 10 10 0.4593Open+12%——Memory (4-bit): 0 GB → 0.1 GB
OpenVggish-4%——OpenYamnet-8%——sOpenM Ctc T Large-9%——Memory (4-bit): 0 GB → 0.6 GB
OpenData2vec Audio Large 960h-11%——Memory (4-bit): 0 GB → 0.2 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAst Finetuned Audioset 10 10 0.4593Open+12%——Memory (4-bit): 0 GB → 0.1 GBRun it yourself
estimateFits on✓ 8 GB (phone, laptop) · full quality✓ 16 GB · full quality✓ 24 GB GPU · full quality✓ 48 GB GPU · full quality✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
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in Embeddings & RetrievalFAQ
How much does HeAR S1.1 cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is HeAR S1.1 free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is HeAR S1.1, and what is it best at?›
#3 of 13 in Audio. Strongest at: Embeddings & Retrieval.
Is HeAR S1.1 better than Clap Htsat Fused?›
On MAEB v1 · Audio Classification · multilingual (102 languages), HeAR S1.1 scores 40.9 vs 41.2 — about the same.
When was HeAR S1.1 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-03-26. It is the current version in its line.
Is HeAR S1.1 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (https://developers.google.com/health-ai-developer-foundations/terms licence).
Can I run HeAR S1.1 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is HeAR S1.1?›
HeAR S1.1 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from matthewagi, released Mar 2026.
What are the best alternatives to HeAR S1.1?›
Ast Finetuned Audioset 10 10 0.4593 (better).