Tortoise TTS

Random

Primjum English Neutral Tortoise TTS

Random is a neutral AI voice powered by the Tortoise TTS text-to-speech model. This premium-tier voice speaks English and delivers studio-quality speech synthesis. With slower but high-fidelity generation speed and a quality rating of 5/5, Random is well-suited for audiobooks, premium content, quality-first applications. The Tortoise TTS engine is developed by James Betker under the Apache 2.0 license, making it safe for commercial use. Key capabilities include: highest quality, multi-voice, dall-e architecture, voice cloning, autoregressive. The Tortoise TTS model also supports voice cloning — upload a short audio sample to create a custom voice that retains the same quality characteristics.

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Tortoise TTSModel Information

Mudell Tortoise TTS
Developer James Betker
Quality
Speed Slow
License Apache 2.0
Cloning Appoġġjat
Tier Premium (4 credits/1K chars)
Parameters 400M
Architecture DALL-E Autoregressive
Training Data 50000 hours
Year 2022

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Audiobooks & Narration

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Video Voiceovers

Add professional narration to YouTube videos, ads, and social media content.

Podcasts & Broadcasting

Studio-quality output suitable for podcasts, radio, and professional broadcasting.

Custom Brand Voice

Clone this voice style with your own audio to create a unique branded TTS voice.

Mistoqsijiet Frekwenti (FAQ)

Tortoise TTS is an autoregressive multi-voice text-to-speech system that prioritizes audio quality over speed. It uses DALL-E-inspired architecture to generate highly natural speech with excellent prosody and speaker similarity. While slower than many alternatives, Tortoise produces some of the most realistic synthetic speech available in the open-source ecosystem.

Tortoise TTS was developed by James Betker and is released under the Apache 2.0 license, which permits commercial use of generated audio.

Tortoise TTS supports 1 language: English.

Tortoise TTS is in the Premium tier — 4 credits per 1,000 characters. You can preview any Tortoise TTS voice for free before generating full audio.

Tortoise TTS has slower (prioritizing quality) generation speed. It takes longer per generation but produces higher fidelity output.

Tortoise TTS is rated 5/5 for audio quality on TTS.ai. It delivers studio-grade, human-like speech.

Yes, Tortoise TTS supports zero-shot voice cloning. Upload 5-30 seconds of reference audio to create a custom voice.

Yes, Tortoise TTS is specifically recommended for audiobooks, premium content, quality-first applications. Its highest quality, multi-voice, dall-e architecture capabilities make it an excellent choice for this use case.

Yes, Tortoise TTS is licensed under Apache 2.0, which allows commercial use. Audio generated with Tortoise TTS voices can be used in videos, podcasts, apps, games, and any other commercial project.

Yes, all voices on TTS.ai use commercially-licensed open-source models (MIT, Apache 2.0). The generated audio is yours to use in videos, podcasts, apps, games, and any other commercial application.

Send a POST request to /api/v1/tts/ with the model name and voice ID. See our API Documentation page for code examples in Python, JavaScript, Go, and cURL.

Yes, click the play button on this page to hear a sample. You can also type custom text on the Text to Speech page and generate a free preview with any voice.

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