LongCat-Audio-Codec Revolutionizes Speech LLMs with Ultra-Low Bitrate Speech Encoding

LongCat-Audio-Codec: The Audio Tokenizer and Detokenizer Solution Revolutionizing Speech Large Language Models In the rapidly evolving landscape of speech large language models, achieving high-quality audio reconstruction at low bitrates has emerged as a critical technological bottleneck. The open-source audio codec from Meituan’s LongCat team delivers a stunning solution to this challenge. Understanding Audio Codecs and Their Critical Role in Speech LLMs If you’ve ever used voice assistants, video conferencing software, or any audio processing tool, you’ve indirectly experienced audio codec technology. In simple terms, an audio codec acts as a “compression package” for audio data—it condenses massive raw audio signals …