# Ollama 0.40.9 adds speech generation, d3 decision models, and Flint on Linux/Windows

> **Key takeaway:** Ollama 0.40.9 introduces Phonon-based speech generation on Apple Silicon, vLLM Semantic Router's d3 decision models, and expands Flint support to Linux and Windows.

**Published:** 2026-10-22T23:38:47+00:00 
**Source:** Ollama Local AI Runtimes 
**Category:** ai-local-edge 
**Canonical URL:** https://fosswire.org/news/ollama-0409-adds-speech-generation-d3-decision-models-and-fl.html 

## Summary
Ollama 0.40.9-rc3 adds three major features: speech generation via Phonon on Apple Silicon with OpenAI-compatible audio streaming, d3 decision models for classification and scoring tasks in 2B-27B sizes, and Flint cross-platform support extending to Linux and Windows. The release also fixes silent failures in streaming responses and improves cloud model context handling for coding tools.

## What's new in Ollama 0.40.9
- **Phonon speech generation**: On Apple Silicon only; `ollama run` can play text or chat replies aloud during generation, with `/v1/audio/speech` endpoint for app integration
- **d3 decision models**: Ported from vLLM Semantic Router; supports text, structured state, or image inputs for classification, yes/no answers, or probability scoring; available in 2B, 4B, 9B, and 27B parameter sizes
- **Flint expanded**: Previously macOS-only, now runs on Linux and Windows
- **Streaming fixes**: OpenAI Responses and Anthropic Messages streaming now report generation failures instead of failing silently after partial output
- **Cloud model context**: `ollama launch` now correctly passes context lengths and capabilities to coding tools, fixing prior incorrect context and compaction settings
- **Anthropic web search**: Follow-up requests now respect the model's supported thinking setting

## Why it matters
The d3 decision models bring structured reasoning capabilities previously requiring separate vLLM infrastructure into Ollama's local-first workflow, while cross-platform Flint support reduces deployment friction for developers building with Ollama on Linux servers and Windows workstations.