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Kokoro 82M

Kokoro 82M is an 82M-parameter text-to-speech model from Hexgrad, suited to lightweight text-to-speech.

Specifications

Provider
Hexgrad
Type
Text-to-speech model
Category
Voice & audio
Parameters
82M
License
apache-2.0
API endpoint
/v1/audio/speech
Model ID
kokoro-82m

About Kokoro 82M

Kokoro is an open-weight TTS model with 82 million parameters. Despite its lightweight architecture, it delivers comparable quality to larger models while being significantly faster and more cost-efficient. With Apache-licensed weights, Kokoro can be deployed anywhere from production environments to personal projects.

  • text-to-speech
  • en
  • doi:10.57967/hf/4329

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Kokoro 82M API example

Text to speech through the OpenAI-compatible Denizen Blu One API. Point any OpenAI SDK at api.denizenblu.com/v1, set model to kokoro-82m and send the request.

curl https://api.denizenblu.com/v1/audio/speech \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DENIZEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "kokoro-82m",
    "input": "Hello, blue world."
  }' \
  --output speech.mp3

Need keys, streaming or error codes? See the API docs, or try it first in the playground.

Included in every plan

Kokoro 82M is part of the flat-rate catalog, so you never pay per token to use it. Plans differ by usage limits, concurrency and support, not by whether this model is available.

  • Explorer$11 a year
  • Creator$31 a year
  • Professional$51 a year
  • Ultimate$101 a year
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