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MeloTTS vs Kokoro-FastAPI: catalog facts
MeloTTS	Kokoro-FastAPI
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Several English accents plus five other languages Runs locally with a Dockerfile provided	OpenAI-compatible speech endpoint Prebuilt multi-architecture Docker images with models included
No voice cloning Requires Python or Docker setup	AMD GPU support is experimental Apple Silicon has no prebuilt image
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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