Soprano: Ultra-Lightweight On-Device TTS Achieving 20x Real-Time on CPU
tom_doerr · x · 2026-07-21
Soprano is a newly released ultra-lightweight on-device text-to-speech (TTS) model. It boasts highly efficient generation capabilities, achieving 20x real-time generation on CPU and an impressive 2000x on GPU. Furthermore, it operates on under 1GB of memory, making it highly suitable for local deployment.
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