Tencent Hunyuan open-sources AuK audio model, drawing speed raves
bingxu_ · x · 2026-09-23
Tencent Hunyuan has open-sourced AuK, an audio generation model that users describe as remarkably fast for audio generation and editing — "almost like magic."
The post also raises an open question: how do open-source speech generation models now compare in quality with closed-source offerings like ElevenLabs? Rapid iteration on open models is narrowing the gap with commercial solutions.
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