StyleTTS 2 TTS
Reaches human-level single-speaker synthesis through style diffusion and adversarial training.
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<speak><prosody rate="slow">Slow speech</prosody></speak>
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About StyleTTS 2
StyleTTS 2, developed at Columbia University, achieves human-level text-to-speech for single-speaker synthesis by combining style diffusion with adversarial training guided by large speech language models. Its diffusion-based style modeling captures the full natural variation of human speech — subtle shifts in rhythm, emphasis, and tone — so output can rival real recordings. It is widely regarded as one of the most natural-sounding open single-speaker models, which makes it a strong choice for studio-quality narration and professional voiceover where polish matters more than cloning or multilingual range. StyleTTS 2 is English-focused and released under the permissive MIT license.
Best for: Studio-quality single-speaker synthesis, professional narration
Browse all StyleTTS 2 voicesAt a glance
- Developer
- Columbia University
- License
- MIT
- Tier
- premium
- Speed
- medium
- Voice cloning
- No
- Languages
- English
- Max characters
- 500