Coqui TTS
πΈπ¬ - a deep learning toolkit for Text-to-Speech, battle-tested in research and production
Our verdict
A notable project that carries real maintenance risk. This assessment is derived from GitHub's own repository metrics on 2026-08-30, not from hands-on testing.
πΈπ¬ - a deep learning toolkit for Text-to-Speech, battle-tested in research and production. The project is written primarily in Python, released under MPL-2.0, and has 45,968 stars and 6,145 forks on GitHub. 166 contributors have committed to it, and the most recent push was 2024-08-16. The latest tagged release is v0.22.0 (2023-12-12). Figures come from the GitHub API on 2026-08-30 and are refreshed daily; the score below weighs adoption, maintenance, release discipline, contributor breadth, licence clarity and issue hygiene.
Repository
- Licence
- MPL-2.0
- Language
- Python
- Last push
- 2024-08-16
Releases
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v0.22.0v0.22.0 -
v0.21.3v0.21.3 -
v0.21.2v0.21.2 -
v0.21.1v0.21.1 -
v0.21.0v0.21.0 -
v0.20.6v0.20.6
Pros and cons
Pros
Cons
Pricing
- Free tierYes
- LicenceMPL-2.0
- Self-hostYes, source is public
- Public price listNot published
Coqui TTS does not publish a web price list. For consumer apps that usually means pricing appears inside the product; for enterprise tools it means talking to sales. Why we do this
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What users actually say
- AllTalk TTS voice cloning (Advanced Coqui_tts) Reddit · 2024
- What are Coqui-TTS alternatives? Reddit · 2025
- TPT: Coqui TTS Local Installation Tutorial - Clone voices … Reddit · 2024
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User reviews
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Side by side
| Tool | Our score | From | Free tier | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coqui TTS this page | 5.1 | - | Yes | ||
| π₯ElevenLabs | 8.5 | $6 | Yes | Creators publishing in several languages, developers who need… | |
| π₯VoxCPM | 7 | - | Yes | ||
| π₯GPT-SoVITS | 6.2 | - | Yes | ||
| index-tts | 5.8 | - | Yes | ||
| Napkin Ai | 5.8 | - | - | ||
| Suno | 5.8 | $8 | Yes |
Tools marked Our pick are commercial partners: we earn a commission if you subscribe through our link, and we place them first. Scores are produced by our published rubric and are not affected by any commercial relationship.
Questions
Is TTS free?
Yes. TTS advertises a free tier on its own site.
How much does TTS cost?
TTS does not publish a web price list. For consumer apps that usually means pricing appears inside the product; for enterprise tools it means talking to sales.
Is TTS open source?
Yes. TTS is a public repository released under MPL-2.0. You can self-host or inspect the source directly.
How is TTS scored here?
TTS scores 5.1 out of 10. That comes from a desk review of public evidence, which is capped at 8.5 out of 10: public pricing, documentation, maintenance signals and how much we could actually verify. Affiliate relationships are excluded from scoring entirely. The full rubric is published on our methodology page.