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Chatterbox

★ 26k

Open-source text-to-speech and voice cloning — a strong local alternative to ElevenLabs.

Chatterbox does the job of ElevenLabs, self-hosted. It is MIT-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and it installs in about one command. ElevenLabs bills $22 for it. 26k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for ElevenLabs.

Licence
MIT
Self-hosting
Easy
The paid one costs
$22
GitHub stars
26k
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Is it actually a replacement?

We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:

How Chatterbox runs

Where it runs

Chatterbox runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

Chatterbox questions

Is Chatterbox open source?

Yes — it is released under MIT.

Can Chatterbox replace ElevenLabs?

Our verdict on ElevenLabs is YES. Whisper (75k stars), Voicebox (50k stars), Chatterbox (26k stars) are mature open-source replacements for ElevenLabs — self-host with docker and stop paying $22/mo.

Can I self-host Chatterbox?

Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your server.

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