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KittenTTS Mini 0.8 requirements, license & speed

Name: KittenTTS Mini 0.8
Author: KittenML

By KittenML · released 2026-02-19 · 80M parameters

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Commercial useYes

Min memoryNot stated

Runs on CPUYes

StreamingUnknown

Key facts

License: apache-2.0 source
Commercial use: Yes source
Apache-2.0
Parameters: 80M source
~79 MB file
Minimum memory: Not stated by source
Runs on CPU: Yes source
Lightweight ONNX, runs on CPU
Streaming: Unknown
Voice cloning: Unknown
Languages: Unknown
Released: 2026-02-19 source
Hugging Face repo creation date (proxy for release date)
Gated on HF: No

Will it run on…

Pi 5 CPU supported, no device data
CPU only CPU supported, no device data
Apple Silicon Estimate from parameter count
8 GB GPU Estimate from parameter count
12–16 GB GPU Estimate from parameter count
24 GB+ GPU Estimate from parameter count

Pages exist only where we measured it or found a sourced statement. Other rows are inferred from stated memory or parameter count. How we decide

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Measured speed & memory

Benchmark pending. We haven't measured KittenTTS Mini 0.8 yet. Planned targets: Raspberry Pi 5, CPU-only x86, Apple Silicon Mac and consumer GPUs. Get notified.

Accuracy

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