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Kokoro 82M v1.0 released as top downloadable text-to-speech model

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Kokoro 82M v1.0 has been released as a downloadable text-to-speech model. It ranks closely behind Sonic 3.6 in human preference tests, with a difference of 222 ELO points. AI

IMPACT Provides a new, high-quality, downloadable text-to-speech option for developers and researchers.

RANK_REASON Release of a new model with benchmark performance data. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Kokoro 82M v1.0 released as top downloadable text-to-speech model

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Release of a new model with benchmark performance data. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]
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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🎨 Kokoro 82M v1.0 is the best text-to-speech model you can actually download, trailing Sonic 3.6 by 222 ELO points in blind human preference. That gap is the re

    🎨 Kokoro 82M v1.0 is the best text-to-speech model you can actually download, trailing Sonic 3.6 by 222 ELO points in blind human preference. That gap is the real frontier. https:// olud.ai/media-leaderboard.html # OpenSource # GenerativeAI # StableDiffusion # AI

    LINKS olud.ai/media-leaderboard.html

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