Coqui TTS

by Coqui

Open-source TTS toolkit with multi-language voice models.

TL;DR

Open-source TTS toolkit with multi-language voice models.

Best for developers integrating TTS into local apps or self-hosted pipelines. Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
—
Stars
—
Last push
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Pricing
free
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux

What it is

Coqui TTS is an open-source TTS toolkit covering multiple architectures (Tacotron, VITS, XTTS). The original company shut down but the GitHub repo and community forks remain widely used.

Best for: Developers integrating TTS into local apps or self-hosted pipelines.
Watch out for: Project itself was sunsetted; community forks active.

Install / use

pip install TTS

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeYes
Languages supported20
HIPAA eligibleNo

Coqui TTS vs Whipscribe

FeatureCoqui TTSWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsNoYes
StreamingYesNo
Languages2099
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, LinuxWeb, API, MCP

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