Kitten ML

Open-source entity developing highly efficient text-to-speech frameworks focused on CPU optimization and minimal resource usage.

• Kitten TTS: Open-source Text-to-Speech framework with models under 25MB, designed for edge-computing and browser deployment without GPU requirements.
• Core Focus: Extreme efficiency through CPU optimization, enabling real-time TTS on low-power devices (e.g., mobile, embedded systems).
• Key Innovation: Balances quality and size—smallest model achieves competitive output while remaining under 25MB.
• Reviewed by Sam Witteveen: Video review highlighting efficiency and small file sizes.

Backlink: 2026 04 14 CPU optimised TTS Kitten AI Sam Witteveen channel

Source Notes

• 2026-04-23: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpQWdrfzSzQ CPU optimised TTS Here is a Markdown summary of the video reviewing Kitten TTS. # 🐱 Kitten TTS - Model Overview & Review Kitten TTS is a new, open-source text-to-speech framework developed by Kitten ML. The p