# Kokoro

> Kokoro is an 82-million-parameter text-to-speech model (v1.0, January 2025) with 54 preset voices across 8 languages, run through the \`kokoro\` Python library. Code and weights are both Apache-2.0, so commercial use is allowed. It needs espeak-ng installed alongside. It does not clone voices from a sample and does no speech recognition. Hardware requirements are not documented.

- Repository: https://github.com/hexgrad/kokoro
- Official docs: https://github.com/hexgrad/kokoro#readme
- Checked: 2026-10-15

## What it replaces
- ElevenLabs: Speech generation (partial). Speech generation from 54 preset voices only; no voice cloning or custom voice design.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Yes, Python library runs on your own machine | https://github.com/hexgrad/kokoro#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | Confirmed | Apache-2.0 | https://github.com/hexgrad/kokoro/blob/main/LICENSE | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | Apache-2.0 (Kokoro-82M weights on Hugging Face) | https://huggingface.co/hexgrad/Kokoro-82M | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | Confirmed | Yes, Apache-2.0 code and weights | https://huggingface.co/hexgrad/Kokoro-82M | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | Confirmed | None required | https://github.com/hexgrad/kokoro#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Unknown | Not documented; the model is 82M parameters | https://huggingface.co/hexgrad/Kokoro-82M | 2026-10-15 |
| Operating systems | Confirmed | Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon GPU noted) and Linux instructions in the README | https://github.com/hexgrad/kokoro#windows-installation | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Easy, pip install kokoro plus the espeak-ng system package | https://github.com/hexgrad/kokoro#readme | 2026-10-15 |

GitHub: 9355 stars, 1041 forks, last push 2025-08-06, archived: no.
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