PiperTTS-EN: Optimized for Qualcomm Devices

PiperTTS is a high-quality multi-lingual text-to-speech library.

This is based on the implementation of PiperTTS-EN found here. This repository contains pre-exported model files optimized for Qualcomm® devices. You can use the Qualcomm® AI Hub Models library to export with custom configurations. More details on model performance across various devices, can be found here.

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Deploying PiperTTS-EN on-device

This model is compatible with the Qualcomm Voice AI SDK. Download the SDK from the Qualcomm Package Manager to deploy this model on-device.

Getting Started

There are two ways to deploy this model on your device:

Option 1: Download Pre-Exported Models

Below are pre-exported model assets ready for deployment.

Runtime Precision Chipset SDK Versions Download
VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile QAIRT 2.45 Download
VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X2 Elite QAIRT 2.45 Download
VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite QAIRT 2.45 Download
VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile QAIRT 2.45 Download
VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) QAIRT 2.45 Download
VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P QAIRT 2.45 Download
VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile QAIRT 2.45 Download
VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P QAIRT 2.45 Download
VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P QAIRT 2.45 Download
VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS9075 QAIRT 2.45 Download
VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) QAIRT 2.45 Download

For more device-specific assets and performance metrics, visit PiperTTS-EN on Qualcomm® AI Hub.

Option 2: Export with Custom Configurations

Use the Qualcomm® AI Hub Models Python library to compile and export the model with your own:

  • Custom weights (e.g., fine-tuned checkpoints)
  • Custom input shapes
  • Target device and runtime configurations

This option is ideal if you need to customize the model beyond the default configuration provided here.

See our repository for PiperTTS-EN on GitHub for usage instructions.

Model Details

Model Type: Model_use_case.audio_generation

Model Stats:

  • Model checkpoint: rhasspy/piper-checkpoints
  • Max decoded sequence length: 64 tokens
  • Number of parameters (encoder): 7.51M
  • Model size (encoder) (float): 28.7 MB
  • Number of parameters (sdp): 1.04K
  • Model size (sdp) (float): 6.61 KB
  • Number of parameters (flow): 7.39M
  • Model size (flow) (float): 28.2 MB
  • Number of parameters (decoder): 1.66M
  • Model size (decoder) (float): 6.37 MB
  • Number of parameters (t5_encoder): 15.1M
  • Model size (t5_encoder) (float): 57.5 MB
  • Number of parameters (t5_decoder): 5.72M
  • Model size (t5_decoder) (float): 21.8 MB

Performance Summary

Model Runtime Precision Chipset Inference Time (ms) Peak Memory Range (MB) Primary Compute Unit
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 0.256 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X2 Elite 0.353 ms 1 - 1 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite 0.417 ms 1 - 1 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile 0.331 ms 0 - 7 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8275 1.035 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) 0.406 ms 1 - 2 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P 0.657 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8650P 0.657 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8255P 0.657 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 0.798 ms 0 - 6 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile 0.281 ms 0 - 13 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS9075 0.514 ms 3 - 5 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) 0.578 ms 1 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 1.035 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8750 0.281 ms 0 - 13 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS7181 0.417 ms 1 - 1 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 0.487 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X2 Elite 0.637 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite 1.05 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile 0.637 ms 0 - 7 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8275 2.891 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) 0.89 ms 0 - 1 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P 1.258 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8650P 1.258 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8255P 1.258 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 1.738 ms 0 - 6 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile 0.521 ms 0 - 13 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS9075 1.12 ms 0 - 2 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) 1.357 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 2.891 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8750 0.521 ms 0 - 13 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS7181 1.05 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 1.809 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X2 Elite 1.822 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite 3.089 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile 2.17 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8275 8.11 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) 3.019 ms 0 - 1 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P 3.483 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8650P 3.483 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8255P 3.483 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 3.979 ms 0 - 6 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile 1.898 ms 0 - 13 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS9075 3.332 ms 0 - 2 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) 4.392 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 8.11 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8750 1.898 ms 0 - 13 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS7181 3.089 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 17.072 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X2 Elite 18.089 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite 30.038 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile 23.616 ms 0 - 7 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8275 47.689 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) 33.002 ms 0 - 1 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P 32.983 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8650P 32.983 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8255P 32.983 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 35.228 ms 0 - 6 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile 19.209 ms 0 - 13 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS9075 32.954 ms 2 - 5 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) 40.133 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 47.689 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8750 19.209 ms 0 - 13 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS7181 30.038 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 8.916 ms 4 - 13 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X2 Elite 9.654 ms 4 - 4 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite 15.809 ms 4 - 4 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile 11.0 ms 4 - 11 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8275 39.687 ms 2 - 11 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) 15.146 ms 4 - 5 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P 17.303 ms 1 - 10 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8650P 17.303 ms 1 - 10 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8255P 17.303 ms 1 - 10 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 18.869 ms 0 - 6 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile 8.896 ms 1 - 14 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS9075 17.753 ms 4 - 10 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) 18.174 ms 4 - 13 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 39.687 ms 2 - 11 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8750 8.896 ms 1 - 14 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS7181 15.809 ms 4 - 4 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 6.587 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X2 Elite 7.139 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite 11.224 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile 7.688 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8275 20.595 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) 10.516 ms 0 - 2 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P 11.126 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8650P 11.126 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8255P 11.126 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 12.652 ms 0 - 6 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile 6.962 ms 0 - 13 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS9075 10.914 ms 0 - 2 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) 11.243 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 20.595 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8750 6.962 ms 0 - 13 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS7181 11.224 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU

License

  • The license for the original implementation of PiperTTS-EN can be found here.

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