OpenVoice
OpenVoice is MyShell’s instant voice-cloning TTS: paste a prompt, pick a style, drop a reference clip, and synthesize.
OUR TAKE
Pick OpenVoice for builders who will clone a voice locally or try the Space. Bad clones happen.
Good fit
Builders who will clone a voice locally or try the Space.
Poor fit
Teams that need a hosted commercial license card (Listnr) without running Python.
Self-host
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-27 · github.com/myshell-ai/OpenVoice
OUR TAKE
Pick OpenVoice for builders who will clone a voice locally or try the Space. Bad clones happen. when the reference is noisy (the Space says so).
Good fit
Builders who will clone a voice locally or try the Space.
Poor fit
Teams that need a hosted commercial license card (Listnr) without running Python.
Self-host
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-27 · github.com/myshell-ai/OpenVoice
What it costs
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-27 · github.com/myshell-ai/OpenVoice
Self-host
MIT license
$0
Space
Not published by the vendor
Not published by the vendor
Checked 2026-10-27·github.com/myshell-ai/OpenVoice
Before you pay
Good fit
Builders who will clone a voice locally or try the Space.
Poor fit
Teams that need a hosted commercial license card (Listnr) without running Python.
Watch out
Bad clones happen. when the reference is noisy (the Space says so).
Instead, try
Chatterbox if Resemble MIT TTS with exaggeration sliders; F5-TTS if reference-audio + text Gradio (CC-BY-NC weights)
Compare OpenVoice with
Limits, in full
- 01
Bad clones happen. when the reference is noisy (the Space says so).
- 02
You run the model. no SLA.
- 03
Confirm LICENSE before a commercial ship, even though V2 claims commercial use.
If OpenVoice isn't it
Why: Resemble MIT TTS with exaggeration sliders.
Free· open source,MIT
Extreme exaggeration can sound unstableChecked 2026-10-27·github.com/resemble-ai/chatterbox
vs OpenVoice
Why: reference-audio + text Gradio (CC-BY-NC weights).
Free
CC-BY-NC blocks commercial shippingChecked 2026-10-27·github.com/SWivid/F5-TTS
vs OpenVoice
Why: hosted clone playground.
Free· paid from$6/mo
Credits are not minutesChecked 2026-10-19·elevenlabs.io/pricing
vs OpenVoiceLimits & alternatives3 limits · Chatterbox, F5-TTS, ElevenLabs instead
Limits, in full
- 01
Bad clones happen. when the reference is noisy (the Space says so).
- 02
You run the model. no SLA.
- 03
Confirm LICENSE before a commercial ship, even though V2 claims commercial use.
If OpenVoice isn't it
Why: Resemble MIT TTS with exaggeration sliders.
Free· open source,MIT
Extreme exaggeration can sound unstableChecked 2026-10-27·github.com/resemble-ai/chatterbox
vs OpenVoiceWhy: reference-audio + text Gradio (CC-BY-NC weights).
Free
CC-BY-NC blocks commercial shippingChecked 2026-10-27·github.com/SWivid/F5-TTS
vs OpenVoiceWhy: hosted clone playground.
Free· paid from$6/mo
Credits are not minutesChecked 2026-10-19·elevenlabs.io/pricing
vs OpenVoice