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VoxCPM

VoxCPM2: tokenizer-free TTS for multilingual speech, creative voice design and true-to-life cloning

★ 38.4k stars⑂ 4.3k forksApache-2.0updated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

VoxCPM is an open-source audio project by OpenBMB (OpenBMB/VoxCPM on GitHub). It has 38,415 GitHub stars and 4,343 forks, is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 8 October 2026.

Repository
OpenBMB/VoxCPM
GitHub stars
38,415
Forks
4,343
License
Apache-2.0
Last updated on GitHub
8 October 2026
Category
Audio
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Full install guide
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Clarify your goal

    Decide what you want from VoxCPM and check the README and requirements to confirm it fits your setup and Python environment.

  2. Get the code

    Clone the repository from GitHub (github.com/OpenBMB/VoxCPM) or use the documented install channel if you do not need the source.

  3. Install and configure

    Follow the README quickstart to install dependencies and set any required configuration or credentials.

  4. Run your first task

    Work through the README's first example end to end, then adapt it to your own project or data.

// features

Why people love it

Tokenizer-free TTS

A tokenizer-free architecture for text-to-speech from OpenBMB.

Multilingual generation

Generates speech across many languages.

Voice design

Create new voices creatively from descriptions, per the project highlights.

Voice cloning

True-to-life voice cloning from reference audio.

Production serving

Documents production deployment via Nano-vLLM and vLLM-Omni, plus on-device llama.cpp-omni inference.

Python API and CLI

Usable through a Python API, a CLI and a web demo.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Clone the repository

    Start by getting the source and entering the project directory.

    git clone https://github.com/OpenBMB/VoxCPM.git
    cd VoxCPM
  2. Install VoxCPM

    Install the Python package from PyPI.

    pip install voxcpm
  3. Generate speech

    Use the Python API or CLI to synthesize your first utterance or clone a voice.

    voxcpm  # see README for the exact command — CLI Usage
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What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains VoxCPM?

It is maintained by OpenBMB and contributors on GitHub, where the repository github.com/OpenBMB/VoxCPM is the canonical home for code, issues and releases.

Is VoxCPM free to use?

Yes — it is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. Read the license in the repository for what is permitted, including any conditions on redistribution or commercial use.

Does it need a paid API key?

No. VoxCPM runs locally or on your own serving stack; no API key is required.

How does VoxCPM compare to alternatives?

Compared with Coqui TTS: VoxCPM is a modern tokenizer-free model with voice design and cloning built in, versus Coqui's toolkit of classic architectures.

How do I get started?

Clone github.com/OpenBMB/VoxCPM, follow the README quickstart to install it, and run the documented first example before adapting it to your own work.

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