VoxCPMSpeech generation foundation model with emotional expression control and zero-shot voice cloning from audio clips.
Apache-2.0 License · Free weights and inference code
Voice & transcription
Piper
Free optionOpen sourceLocal
Convert text into speech locally using downloadable voice models.
What you can use it for
Convert text into speech locally using downloadable voice models.
- Covers the core everyday task of ElevenLabs: natural-sounding text-to-speech.
- Synthesised a sentence to a 2.9s WAV on CPU near-instantly; whisper.cpp transcribed it back as 'Get it free fines, free alternatives to paid apps.' (only 'finds' misheard), so speech is clear.
Workflow coverage and comparison notes
Generate speech locally beyond a hosted speech-credit allowance. Voice quality and selection differ; voice cloning and avatar video are not included.
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