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Open-source Kokoro 82M TTS model trails ElevenLabs' Eleven v4 by up to 257 ELO points

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The open-source text-to-speech model Kokoro 82M v1.0 has been evaluated and found to be slightly behind ElevenLabs' Eleven v4. Across multiple blind human preference tests, Kokoro 82M v1.0 scored between 250 and 257 ELO points lower than Eleven v4. This evaluation highlights the current standing of open-source TTS models relative to commercial offerings. AI

IMPACT Indicates the current performance gap between leading open-source and commercial text-to-speech models.

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Open-source Kokoro 82M TTS model trails ElevenLabs' Eleven v4 by up to 257 ELO points

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COVERAGE [5]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #53 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 257 ELO points behind Eleven v4 (ElevenLabs) Blind

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #53 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 257 ELO points behind Eleven v4 (ElevenLabs) Blind human preference, not marketing → https:// olud.ai/media-leaderboard.html # OpenSource # GenerativeAI # StableDiffusion …

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

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #49 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 256 ELO points behind Eleven v4 (ElevenLabs) Blind

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #49 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 256 ELO points behind Eleven v4 (ElevenLabs) Blind human preference, not marketing → https:// olud.ai/media-leaderboard.html # OpenSource # GenerativeAI # StableDiffusion …

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

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #49 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 250 ELO points behind Eleven v4 (ElevenLabs) Blind

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #49 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 250 ELO points behind Eleven v4 (ElevenLabs) Blind human preference, not marketing → https:// olud.ai/media-leaderboard.html # OpenSource # GenerativeAI # StableDiffusion …

    LINKS olud.ai/media-leaderboard.html
  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #53 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 257 ELO points behind Eleven v4 (ElevenLabs) Blind

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #53 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 257 ELO points behind Eleven v4 (ElevenLabs) Blind human preference, not marketing → https:// olud.ai/media-leaderboard.html # OpenSource # GenerativeAI # StableDiffusion …

    LINKS olud.ai/media-leaderboard.html
  5. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #51 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 257 ELO points behind Eleven v4 (ElevenLabs) Blind

    🎨 Where open-source stands in text to speech: #51 Kokoro 82M v1.0 — the best model you can actually download 257 ELO points behind Eleven v4 (ElevenLabs) Blind human preference, not marketing → https:// olud.ai/media-leaderboard.html # OpenSource # GenerativeAI # StableDiffusion …

    LINKS olud.ai/media-leaderboard.html

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