# Audio LLM: Qwen2-Audio + Phi-4-Multimodal Audio Branch — Audio Understanding + Reply

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> Updated: 2026-05-14T14:42:55.038Z
> Category: Fine-Tuning Cookbook (Model-by-Model)
> Module: Part VII — Speech & Audio Fine-Tuning
**TLDR:** Audio LLM = beyond Whisper. Not just transcribe, but **understands** audio content and replies. Qwen2-Audio (Alibaba, 7B), Phi-4-Multimodal audio branch. Audio-specific tasks: emotion recognition, music understanding, environmental audio Q&A. Qwen2-Audio FT recipe on RTX 4090.