Phonon from Gradium.ai is a fantastic release. It is tiny (31M params), runs on-device with low latency, and the voice is super clear for something this small.
Now available in pipecat-local-tts-server v0.6.0: https://github.com/vr000m/pipecat-local-tts-server/
Bonus:…
GradiumReal-Time Voice AI API for Voice Agents | GradiumLow latency Text-to-Speech, Speech-to-Text, Voice Cloning and Voice Design. 50 ms to first audio, one API, start free.