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Pocket TTS Small models enable CPU voice cloning

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Kyutai has released three smaller versions of their Pocket TTS models, with parameter counts of 1.9M, 6.9M, and 18.2M. These English-language models are capable of voice cloning and are designed to run on a central processing unit (CPU). This allows users to keep speech generation on their CPU, freeing up GPU resources for large language models. AI

IMPACT Enables on-device voice generation, freeing up GPU for LLMs in local assistant setups.

RANK_REASON Release of smaller, CPU-runnable TTS models for voice cloning.

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Pocket TTS Small models enable CPU voice cloning

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/BerryBlush_Rogers691 ·

    Pocket TTS Small: CPU voice cloning with models as small as 1.9M parameters

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