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Show HN: Three new Kitten TTS models – smallest less than 25MB

created: March 19, 2026, 3:56 p.m. | updated: March 19, 2026, 7:58 p.m.

Quick StartPrerequisitesPython 3.8 or laterpipInstallationpip install https://github.com/KittenML/KittenTTS/releases/download/0.8.1/kittentts-0.8.1-py3-none-any.whlBasic Usagefrom kittentts import KittenTTS model = KittenTTS ( "KittenML/kitten-tts-mini-0.8" ) audio = model . generate ( "This high-quality TTS model runs without a GPU." write ( "output.wav" , audio , 24000 )Advanced Usage# Adjust speech speed (default: 1.0) audio = model . , voice = "Luna" , speed = 1.2 ) # Save directly to a file model . Parameter Type Default Description text str -- Input text to synthesize voice str "expr-voice-5-m" Voice name (see available voices) speed float 1.0 Speech speed multiplier clean_text bool False Preprocess text (expand numbers, currencies, etc.)

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