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F5-TTS vs ChatTTS: catalog facts
F5-TTS	ChatTTS
Free Free to download and run locally.	Free Free; the code is AGPL-3.0 and the released model is for academic use.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Voice cloning from a short reference recording Runs locally rather than through a cloud service	Natural conversational prosody with laughter and pauses Multiple speakers in one model
Research code that needs a Python setup and ideally a capable GPU No packaged desktop installer	Only English and Chinese supported Released model is restricted to academic use
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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