Kokoro TTS

Kokoro TTS is a cutting-edge, efficient AI text-to-speech model built on StyleTTS 2 architecture with only 82 million parameters, offering high-quality, natural-sounding voice synthesis. It supports multiple languages including American English, British English, French, Korean, Japanese, and Mandarin. Designed for real-time, resource-efficient audio generation, Kokoro TTS is ideal for applications such as audiobooks, podcasts, virtual assistants, and more. It includes customizable voicepacks, automatic content segmentation for organizing audio chapters, and is compatible with OpenAI APIs for easy integration.

Key Features

• High efficiency with 82M parameters: Delivers excellent speech quality while being lightweight and fast.
• Multilingual support: Offers stable, lifelike voices in six languages, facilitating global content creation.
• Customizable voicepacks: Users can tailor voice tone and style for different projects or brand identities.
• Real-time audio generation: Powered by NVIDIA GPU acceleration enabling instant, smooth voice synthesis.

Use Cases

• Creating audiobooks, podcasts, and educational audio content with natural, expressive narration.
• Developing interactive voice applications and virtual assistants with human-like speech.
• Producing localized and multilingual voice content for global audiences.

Technical Specifications

• Built on a hybrid StyleTTS 2 and iSTFTNet decoder-only architecture that optimizes quality and speed.
• Processes up to 500 characters per generation and supports streaming up to 5000 characters.
• Open-source and compatible with OpenAI API endpoints, allowing seamless integration into apps and services.