Kokoro 82M v1.0 text-to-speech model
KokoroOpenReleased Jan 2025.
Kokoro 82M v1.0 is a text-to-speech (TTS) model from Kokoro. It ranks #57 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS arena with Elo 1066 (95% CI ±11, 5,450 samples). On TTS Arena V2 it scores Elo 1468 (±26, 1,033 votes). List price is about $0.7 per 1M characters. Weights are openly available for self-hosting. Released Jan 2025.
Key facts
- Provider
- Kokoro
- AA rank
- #57 / 98
- AA Elo (95% CI)
- 1066 ±11
- AA samples
- 5,450
- TTS Arena Elo (uncertainty)
- 1468 ±26
- TTS Arena votes
- 1,033
- TTS Arena win rate
- 47.7%
- Price (per 1M chars)
- $0.7
- Released
- Jan 2025
- Open weights
- Yes
- License
- –
- Voices tested by AA
- 8
- Languages
- –
- Voice cloning
- –
"–" means the upstream sources do not provide this value; we do not guess.
Nearby models
By AA Elo; this model highlighted| # | Model | AA Elo | Arena Elo | Price $/1M chars | Open weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 |  T2A-01-HD MiniMax | 1069 | – | $50 | – |
| 55 | MMaya 2 Flash Maya Research | 1068 | – | – | – |
| 56 |  Polly Generative Amazon | 1067 | – | $30 | – |
| 57 | KKokoro 82M v1.0 Kokoro | 1066 | 1468 | $0.7 | Open |
| 58 |  Gemini 2.5 Flash TTS (Dec 2025) Google | 1065 | – | $9.2 | – |
| 59 |  Magpie-Multilingual 357M (Feb 2026) NVIDIA | 1065 | – | – | Open |
| 60 | Chirp 3: HD Google | 1062 | – | $30 | – |
Alternatives · Top 5 open-weight by AA Elo
| # | Model | AA Elo | Arena Elo | Price $/1M chars | Open weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Fish Audio Drama 3 Preview Fish Audio | 1248 | – | $15 | Open |
| 11 | BBreeze TTS 2 BreezeBlue | 1230 | – | $34 | Open |
| 19 |  Ming-3.0-tts Ant Group | 1191 | – | – | Open |
| 38 | Fish Audio S2 Pro Fish Audio | 1110 | – | $15 | Open |
| 41 |  Step Audio EditX (Mar 2026) StepFun | 1100 | – | – | Open |
FAQ
Where does Kokoro 82M v1.0 rank among TTS models?
As of Oct 25, 2026, Kokoro 82M v1.0 ranks #57 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS leaderboard with Elo 1066 (±11).
Is Kokoro 82M v1.0 open source?
Yes. Kokoro 82M v1.0 has open weights and can be self-hosted.
What is the best Chinese TTS model?
By AA Elo, the top model from a Chinese provider is Qwen-Audio-3.1-TTS-Plus by Alibaba (Elo 1307, #3 overall).
Which top-10 TTS model is cheapest?
Among the AA top 10, the lowest list price is Simba 3.2 (SpeechifyAI) at $6.6 per 1M characters, Elo 1246.
What is the best open-source TTS model?
By AA Elo, the top open-weight model is Fish Audio Drama 3 Preview by Fish Audio (Elo 1248, #9 overall); 18 open-weight models have an AA score.
Sources
"–" means the upstream sources do not provide this value; we do not guess.