Local TTS model

MaskGCT

Fully non-autoregressive TTS - no text-phone alignment needed. Achieves human parity on naturalness and similarity metrics. Incredibly fast inference.

Apple Silicon ready text-to-speech generation 2 languages MIT
Quality
9.4/10
Speed
9/10
Model size
2.8 GB
Voices
Reference-based cloning

Can MaskGCT run locally?

MaskGCT can generate speech locally for private voice workflows. Start with pip install maskgct.

MIT license. Still verify upstream usage notes before shipping.

cloningrealtimestreaming

Audio profile

Quality
9.4
Speed
9
Local
9.1

Best fit

MaskGCT is best for local voice cloning and expressive speech generation.

Hardware: gpuapple

Model details

Type
Local TTS model
Family
maskgct
Latency
ultra-low
Formats
pytorchsafetensors
Languages
en, zh
Context
Non-autoregressive, human parity

Install locally

01
Check runtimeConfirm the backend supports pytorch, safetensors on your machine.
02
Install modelUse the upstream command or repository instructions.
03
Test locallyRun a short private audio prompt before moving into production workflows.
pip install maskgct

Good for

  • text-to-speech generation
  • Apple Silicon ready local workflows
  • cloning, realtime, streaming

Watch before shipping

  • Validate pronunciation, latency and artifacts with your own voice samples.
  • Review the upstream license and acceptable-use notes.
  • Benchmark on your target CPU, Apple Silicon or GPU setup.

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