Bark (Suno)
Open-source generative audio model from Suno — speech, music, and sound effects.
Open-source generative audio model from Suno — speech, music, and sound effects.
Best for researchers exploring expressive non-speech sounds (laughs, sighs, music) alongside text-to-speech. Pricing: free (MIT).
What it is
Bark is a transformer-based text-to-audio model from Suno that generates expressive speech with nonverbal cues, music, and ambient sound. The public release ships with curated speaker presets only — voice cloning was disabled by Suno for safety reasons. MIT-licensed. Consent posture: no cloning surface in the public model.
Watch out for: Voice cloning was intentionally disabled in the public release; only Suno-provided history prompts are supported.
Install / use
pip install git+https://github.com/suno-ai/bark.gitFeatures
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | 13 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Bark (Suno) vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Bark (Suno) | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Open source | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | free (MIT) | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | — | No |
| Languages | 13 | 99 |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows | Web, API, MCP |
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