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// ai-chat · bigsk1/voice-chat-ai

voice-chat-ai

Speak with AI locally — Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, your choice.

💎 Hidden gem★ 466 stars⑂ 109 forksMITupdated 2026-09
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// project facts

Project facts

voice-chat-ai is an open-source ai chat project by bigsk1 (bigsk1/voice-chat-ai on GitHub). It has 466 GitHub stars and 109 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 25 September 2026.

GitHub stars
466
Forks
109
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
25 September 2026
Category
AI Chat
Listing
Hidden gem — a shorter page for a lesser-known project
Official site
GitHub
// how it works

How it works

  1. Install the app

    Set it up on your own machine.

  2. Pick your LLM

    Choose Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic, or xAI.

  3. Pick your voice

    Choose from SparkTTS, Kokoro, ElevenLabs, and more.

  4. Start talking

    Hold real conversations with your AI stack.

// features

Why people love it

Multi-provider LLM

Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic, or xAI for the brain.

Multi-provider voice

SparkTTS, Kokoro, ElevenLabs, Typecast, and more.

Run locally

Ollama option keeps everything on your machine.

FastAPI backend

Clean API for extending and integrating.

Conversational AI

Natural back-and-forth voice interaction.

MIT licensed

Free for personal and commercial use.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 — Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/bigsk1/voice-chat-ai.git
    cd voice-chat-ai
  2. Step 2 — Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 — Run it

    Follow the project's launch command — Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains voice-chat-ai?

It is an open-source project at bigsk1/voice-chat-ai with 109 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.

Is voice-chat-ai free for commercial use?

MIT licensed — commercial use allowed with attribution.

Can it run fully locally?

Yes — with Ollama for the LLM and local TTS options.

Which voice providers work?

SparkTTS, OpenAI, ElevenLabs, Kokoro, Typecast, and xAI.

Is there an API?

Yes — it is built on FastAPI for easy integration.

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