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Kokoro 82M TTS model trails SpeechifyAI's Simba 3.2 by 174 ELO points

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The open-source text-to-speech model Kokoro 82M v1.0 has been evaluated and found to be 174 ELO points behind Simba 3.2, a model developed by SpeechifyAI. This evaluation is based on blind human preference, distinguishing it from marketing claims. The results are part of a broader leaderboard tracking open-source AI models. AI

IMPACT Provides a benchmark for open-source text-to-speech models, indicating areas for improvement compared to commercial offerings.

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on the performance evaluation of an open-source AI model against a commercial competitor, based on human preference data.

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Kokoro 82M TTS model trails SpeechifyAI's Simba 3.2 by 174 ELO points

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COVERAGE [4]

  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #48 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 174 ELO points behind Simba 3.2 (SpeechifyAI) Blind

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #48 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 174 ELO points behind Simba 3.2 (SpeechifyAI) Blind human preference, not marketing → https:// opensourceai.tech/media-leader board.html # OpenSource # GenerativeAI # Stab…

    LINKS opensourceai.tech/media-leaderboard.html
  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #48 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 174 ELO points behind Simba 3.2 (SpeechifyAI) Blind

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #48 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 174 ELO points behind Simba 3.2 (SpeechifyAI) Blind human preference, not marketing → https:// opensourceai.tech/media-leader board.html # OpenSource # GenerativeAI # Stab…

    LINKS opensourceai.tech/media-leaderboard.html
  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #48 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 174 ELO points behind Simba 3.2 (SpeechifyAI) Blind

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #48 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 174 ELO points behind Simba 3.2 (SpeechifyAI) Blind human preference, not marketing → https:// olud.ai/media-leaderboard.html # OpenSource # GenerativeAI # StableDiffusion…

    LINKS olud.ai/media-leaderboard.html
  4. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #48 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 174 ELO points behind Simba 3.2 (SpeechifyAI) Blind

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #48 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 174 ELO points behind Simba 3.2 (SpeechifyAI) Blind human preference, not marketing → https:// olud.ai/media-leaderboard.html # OpenSource # GenerativeAI # StableDiffusion…

    LINKS olud.ai/media-leaderboard.html

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