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Kokoro TTS
by Kokoro
CLOSEDHOSTEDAPIPAIDCREATIVE
RANKED #3 OF 19 AUDIO · OVERALL #67 OF 6,618 · VIBE SCORE 6.5 · 233 VOICES
Kokoro is a lightweight text-to-speech model that delivers comparable quality to larger models while being significantly faster and more cost-efficient.
HAPPY9.9
12 mentions
SAD5.1
1 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 3,028 voices
AGING WELL
The crowd is warmer now than it was at the start.
HOW TO USE IT
Closed model. Kokoro hosts it, so you use it through an app or an API.
WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
People are mostly frustrated with Kokoro TTS right now.
155 POSTS · 78 COMMENTS · REDDIT · X · GITHUB · HACKER NEWS
PEOPLE LOVE
- No fan mail yet. The crowd is still warming up.
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- Outages, errors, or limits get in the way (3 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- Working when you need itA SORE SPOT
0 thumbs up · 3 thumbs down
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- REDDIT · 2026-05-17 · 634 UPVOTESI gave ChatGPT a 24/7 radio station. It has been broadcasting for months and months.
I gave ChatGPT a 24/7 radio station. It has been broadcasting for months and months.
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- X · 2026-08-18 · 464 UPVOTESThe Touhou of the day is: Hata no Kokoro!
The Touhou of the day is: Hata no Kokoro!
- X · 2026-08-18 · 310 UPVOTESFirst chapter of “Hito no Kokoro ga Yomeru Kanojo no Hanashi” has been translated/scanned “Hayasegawa-kun to Megami na O
First chapter of “Hito no Kokoro ga Yomeru Kanojo no Hanashi” has been translated/scanned “Hayasegawa-kun to Megami na O
- REDDIT · 2026-05-17 · 290 UPVOTESI gave ChatGPT a 24/7 radio station. It has been broadcasting for months and months.
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- REDDIT · 2026-06-09 · 207 UPVOTESI gave ChatGPT a 24/7 radio station. It has been broadcasting for months and months.
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