About latency of a tiny open-source, CPU-only text-to-speech model.
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Yes 48 (41%)Not sure 29 (25%)No 41 (35%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About latency of a tiny open-source, CPU-only text-to-speech model.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
I don't mind so much the size in MB, the fact that it's pure CPU and the quality, what I do mind however is the latency. I hope it's fast.
Aside: Are there any models for understanding voice to text, fully offline, without training?
I will be very impressed when we will be able to have a conversation with an AI at a natural rate and not "probe, space, response"