A small comparison of free local text-to-speech models against a paid cloud baseline, run on 10 English prompts. The method, prompts and results are in the public repository and the write-up. Enough for a pattern, not a statistical claim.
Evidence · as of 16 Oct 2026
Problem
Paid cloud text-to-speech is the default choice, but free local models keep improving.
Experiment
Run free local TTS models and a paid cloud baseline on the same 10 English prompts and compare the output.
Shipped artifact
A public repository with the method, prompts and results, plus a write-up.
Result
A pattern worth testing on a larger prompt set; not a statistical claim.
What we learned
A small published comparison is useful when it states its sample size.
Proof assets