Glow-TTS

by jaywalnut310

Flow-based parallel TTS reference.

TL;DR

Flow-based parallel TTS reference.

Best for researchers exploring flow-based TTS. Pricing: free.

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

What it is

The Glow-TTS paper code. MIT.

Best for: Researchers exploring flow-based TTS.
Watch out for: Superseded by VITS in most workflows.

Install / use

git clone https://github.com/jaywalnut310/glow-tts

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported2
HIPAA eligibleNo

Glow-TTS vs Whipscribe

FeatureGlow-TTSWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages299
PlatformsLinuxWeb, API, MCP

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