audio.cpp 0.4 Runs Higgs Audio v3 TTS Locally
audio.cpp 0.4 adds Higgs Audio v3 4B, Fish Audio S2 Pro, and Voxtral Realtime ASR to one C++/ggml engine, running flagship text-to-speech locally on CUDA with no Python.
audio.cpp 0.3 Adds Supertonic 3 and 4 Local TTS Models
audio.cpp 0.3 adds Supertonic 3, IndexTTS2, Irodori-TTS, and MOSS-TTS to one C++/ggml engine, running local text-to-speech and voice cloning with no Python and no cloud fees.
PocketTTS-RAVEN: In-Browser TTS With Voice Cloning
PocketTTS-RAVEN runs text-to-speech and voice cloning entirely in a browser tab, with no server, GPU, or account, at faster-than-realtime speed.
TTS Audio Suite v5 Brings Higgs v3 to ComfyUI
TTS Audio Suite shipped v5.0.0 for ComfyUI, adding Higgs Audio v3 voice cloning, Transformers 5, and Runtime Isolation for legacy engines.
TTS Benchmark Ranks 46 Voice Models on Blind Tests
A revamped open-source TTS benchmark now compares 46 text-to-speech models using objective scores and blind human voting, so creators can see which voices actually hold up.
Supertonic 3: On-Device TTS Speaks 31 Languages
Supertonic 3 is an open-weights, CPU-only TTS engine from Supertone with 31 languages, expression tags, and zero-shot voice cloning.
OpenReader v3: Self-Hosted TTS for PDF, EPUB, DOCX
OpenReader v3.0 converts PDF, EPUB, DOCX, TXT, and Markdown files into synchronized read-along sessions or exported audiobooks, with multiple TTS providers and Docker deployment.
xAI Launches Grok Voice API: $0.10/hr STT, $4.20/M TTS
xAI launched the Grok Voice Agent API April 18 with standalone speech-to-text and text-to-speech endpoints priced at $0.10 per hour batch STT and $4.20 per million characters TTS.
AI Voice Cloning in 2026: ElevenLabs vs Voxtral vs Fish Audio Compared
The AI voice cloning market reaches $4.06 billion in 2026. We compare ElevenLabs, Voxtral TTS, and Fish Audio S2 on quality, pricing, latency, and self-hosting to help creators choose the right tool.
Voxtral TTS: Open Weights Challenge ElevenLabs
Mistral Voxtral TTS is a 4B parameter open-weights model that matches ElevenLabs quality in human evaluations, with 3-second voice cloning across 9 languages and self-hosting support.