KittenTTS
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Jan 23, 2026first mention
Mar 19, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I'm impressed with the quality given the size.”
“A 25MB TTS model”
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“I'd also recommend checking out KittenTTS[2], I use it and it's great for the size/performance.”
builds a local voice assistanton “Ask HN: What's the current best local/open speech-to…”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
Also written as Kitten TTS. Data: kittentts.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 4
“I'm impressed with the quality given the size.”
“there’s really no advantage over pocket TTS. There are some tradeoffs like Kitten doesn’t have streaming audio.”
“A 25MB TTS model”
“I'd also recommend checking out KittenTTS[2], I use it and it's great for the size/performance.”