KugelAudio
Real-time text-to-speech model you can self-host
KugelAudio launched on May 28, 2026 with 106 votes, #289 of 20,538 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
What it does
Most natural real-time TTS with voice cloning and sub-60ms latency, on-prem or via API. Grammar-aware normalization reads phone numbers, IBANs, addresses, and medications naturally across 25+ languages, with word-level timestamps and IPA support. Adapters for LiveKit, Pipecat, and Vapi. Built by 4 in Berlin.
Natural voices in 26 languages, developed and hosted in Europe, fully GDPR compliant.
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