Chatterbox TTS vs Local TTS - Voice Aloud Reader
Chatterbox TTS
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| Figure | Chatterbox TTS | Local TTS - Voice Aloud Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $4.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 6 |
| Spec score · Text-to-Speech Software | 9.0 (#9) | 8.4 (#66) |
| Spec score · Text-to-speech tools | 8.9 (#21) | 8.3 (#77) |
| Export formats | WAV | M4A |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | linux,macos,self_hosted | iOS |
| Support | The README invites users to join the project’s Discord community. | The support page asks users to email [email protected] and include their iOS version and the file type involved. |
| Voice cloning | Models can generate speech conditioned on a short reference audio clip. | No |
| What it does | Chatterbox is Resemble AI’s open-source family of text-to-speech and voice-cloning models. | Local TTS turns text, documents, e-books, and scanned pages into speech on iPhone and iPad. |
Plans
Chatterbox TTS
- Chatterbox open-source modelsFree
- Voice AI Research (Chatterbox)Free
Local TTS - Voice Aloud Reader
- FreeFree
- Pro Monthly$4.99 a month
- Pro Lifetime$19.99, paid once
- FreeFree
- Pro Monthly$4.99 a month
- Pro Lifetime$19.99, paid once
In their own words
Chatterbox TTS
Chatterbox TTS is a family of open-source text-to-speech models from Resemble AI. Its listed choices include Turbo, Nano, Multilingual V3, and dedicated single-language models. Turbo supports tags that can prompt reactions such as sighs, gasps, coughs, and laughter; Nano is intended for on-device or CPU use when memory and latency budgets are tight. The README lists 23 languages for Multilingual. The project supports voice cloning, audio input, batch processing, voice isolation, and WAV export. Generated audio carries Resemble AI’s PerTh watermark. The repository is MIT licensed, and its listed plan costs nothing for research and development. Resemble says it has stopped offering voice generation as a commercial product, while its models remain open and free for research and development. The README provides pip and source installation instructions and describes Python 3.11 on Debian 11, with CUDA, CPU, and MPS device options. Listed platforms are Linux, macOS, and self-hosted.
Local TTS - Voice Aloud Reader
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