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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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® 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 Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile QAIRT 2.45 Download
VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) QAIRT 2.45 Download
VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P QAIRT 2.45 Download
VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 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 Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile QAIRT 2.45 Download
VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 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® X2 Elite 0.326 ms 1 - 1 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite 0.421 ms 1 - 1 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile 0.305 ms 0 - 7 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile 0.579 ms 1 - 14 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275 0.985 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) 0.395 ms 1 - 2 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P 0.647 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8650P 0.647 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8255P 0.647 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 0.579 ms 1 - 14 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 0.521 ms 1 - 3 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 0.421 ms 1 - 1 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 0.285 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 0.985 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 0.804 ms 0 - 6 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile 0.285 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 0.261 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X2 Elite 0.646 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite 1.058 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 Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile 1.335 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275 2.768 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) 0.888 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® QCS8450 1.335 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 1.134 ms 0 - 2 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 1.058 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 0.524 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 2.768 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 1.738 ms 0 - 6 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile 0.524 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 0.487 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X2 Elite 1.732 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite 3.07 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile 2.152 ms 0 - 7 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile 4.359 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275 8.086 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) 3.021 ms 0 - 1 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P 3.48 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8650P 3.48 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8255P 3.48 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 4.359 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 3.331 ms 0 - 2 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 3.07 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 1.904 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 8.086 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 3.988 ms 0 - 6 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile 1.904 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 1.82 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X2 Elite 18.695 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite 29.851 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile 23.586 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile 38.395 ms 1 - 10 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275 47.254 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) 31.575 ms 0 - 2 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P 32.926 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8650P 32.926 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8255P 32.926 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 38.395 ms 1 - 10 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 32.301 ms 2 - 5 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 29.851 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 18.976 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 47.254 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 35.066 ms 0 - 6 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile 18.976 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 17.027 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X2 Elite 9.667 ms 4 - 4 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite 15.852 ms 4 - 4 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile 11.107 ms 4 - 12 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile 18.201 ms 4 - 13 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275 40.072 ms 1 - 10 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) 15.097 ms 4 - 5 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P 17.253 ms 1 - 11 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8650P 17.253 ms 1 - 11 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8255P 17.253 ms 1 - 11 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 18.201 ms 4 - 13 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 17.417 ms 4 - 10 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 15.852 ms 4 - 4 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 8.916 ms 3 - 12 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 40.072 ms 1 - 10 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 18.929 ms 1 - 7 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile 8.916 ms 3 - 12 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 8.984 ms 2 - 11 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X2 Elite 7.102 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite 11.218 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile 7.691 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile 11.224 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275 20.631 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) 10.444 ms 0 - 2 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P 11.12 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8650P 11.12 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8255P 11.12 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 11.224 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 10.985 ms 0 - 2 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 11.218 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 6.97 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 20.631 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 12.655 ms 0 - 6 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile 6.97 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 6.605 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU

License

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

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