Kokoro-82M by hexgrad
82M-parameter open-weight TTS model under Apache-2.0 with fixed voice packs.
Voiceover (text-to-speech) Open source
Price
Free
Self-hosted; compute only.
Commercial use
Yes
Apache-2.0
Credit the author
Not needed
No credit needed
Agent access
Package (npm/PyPI)
Rules for your agent
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- Kokoro-82M (Voiceover (text-to-speech)). 82M-parameter open-weight TTS model under Apache-2.0 with fixed voice packs. Price: free; commercial use OK; no credit needed. Connect: npm kokoro-js; PyPI kokoro. Rule: Keep the Apache-2.0 license notice when you redistribute the model. License: https://huggingface.co/hexgrad/Kokoro-82M (checked 2026-10-10; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/kokoro/)
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License
| License | Apache-2.0 |
|---|---|
| Commercial use | Commercial use OK |
| Credit | No credit needed |
| Inside your app or game | Can ship inside your app |
| Monetized YouTube | OK in monetized YouTube videos |
| AI training | Not stated |
| Bots and bulk downloads | Not stated |
| Rules |
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Connect it to an agent
| MCP server | None found |
|---|---|
| API | No public API: download by hand |
| npm | npm install kokoro-js |
| PyPI | pip install kokoro |
| GitHub | hexgrad/kokoro |
Pricing
| Free | Self-hosted; compute only. |
|---|---|
| Paid from | — |
| Usage price | — |
| Good to know | No voice cloning. Voices cover English, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish, French, Hindi and more; no Russian. |
Sources
Read on Oct 10, 2026: huggingface.co/hexgrad/Kokoro-82M, huggingface.co/hexgrad/Kokoro-82M/blob/main/VOICES.md, github.com/hexgrad/kokoro.
Not confirmed: Last push to the GitHub repo was 2025-08-06.
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