LocalClaw/TTS/Zonos v0.1
Local TTS model

Zonos v0.1

1.6B open-weight TTS with ultra-realistic zero-shot cloning from 5-30 s audio. Fine-grained controls: speaking rate, pitch, emotion (happy/sad/angry/fear). Streaming with ~200 ms first-token latency.

GPU recommended text-to-speech generation 5 languages Apache 2.0
Compare TTS models Open source page
Quality
9.5/10
Speed
8.5/10
Model size
3.2 GB
Voices
Zero-shot cloning (5-30 s reference)

Can Zonos v0.1 run locally?

Zonos v0.1 can generate speech locally for private voice workflows. Start with pip install zonos-tts.

Apache 2.0 license. Still verify upstream usage notes before shipping.

pip install zonos-tts Upstream source
cloningemotionstreamingrealtimecontrollable

Audio profile

Quality
9.5
Speed
8.5
Local
9.0

Best fit

Zonos v0.1 is best for local voice cloning and expressive speech generation.

Hardware: gpuapple

Model details

Type
Local TTS model
Family
zonos
Latency
ultra-low
Formats
pytorchsafetensors
Languages
en, zh, ja, fr, de
Context
Hybrid transformer + SSM architecture

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 zonos-tts

Good for

  • text-to-speech generation
  • GPU recommended local workflows
  • cloning, emotion, 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.

Related TTS and speech models

OpenBMB VoxCPM2 Local TTS model · Q 9.4 · Speed 8.3 Alibaba FunAudioLLM CosyVoice 2 Local TTS model · Q 9.3 · Speed 8.8 Bilibili IndexTTS 2 Local TTS model · Q 9.4 · Speed 8 Speech Research (SWivid) F5-TTS v1.1 Local TTS model · Q 9.5 · Speed 9.2 Speech Research F5-TTS Local TTS model · Q 9.4 · Speed 9 Amphion Team MaskGCT Local TTS model · Q 9.4 · Speed 9 Alibaba Cloud (Qwen Team) Qwen3 TTS Local TTS model · Q 9.5 · Speed 8.5 Kyutai Moshi Local TTS model · Q 9 · Speed 9.5
CompareBrowse all TTS models Local AIBrowse LLM models macOS appGet LocalClaw