Local TTS model

Coqui TTS (XTTS v2)

The most popular open TTS with incredible voice cloning from just 6 seconds of audio. Discontinued but widely used.

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Quality
9.2/10
Speed
6/10
Size
1.8GB
Languages
17+

Quick answer

Coqui TTS (XTTS v2) is a local speech model from Coqui. It is best suited for cloning, multilingual workflows. Check the license before commercial use.

Model details

Hardware

gpuapple

Formats

pytorchonnx

Voices

Unlimited via cloning

Latency

medium

License

CPML (custom)

Release

2023-09

Install command

pip install TTS

Features

cloningmultilingual

Languages: en, es, fr, de, it, pt, pl, tr, ru, nl, cs, ar, zh, ja, hu, ko

Context: 6s cloning, emotion

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