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A 31M TTS model ran 2.6x faster than the 2.37B incumbent

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Model size is the least predictive line on a local text-to-speech spec sheet, and the two numbers that decide whether a model belongs on your machine are wall time on the same input and the word error rate of a speech-to-text round trip. I swapped the TTS lane on my Mac mini on those two measuremen…

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  1. 2026-10-22 22:32 · DEV Community — AI
    A 31M TTS model ran 2.6x faster than the 2.37B incumbent

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