PiperTTS-IT: Optimized for Qualcomm Devices

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

This is based on the implementation of PiperTTS-IT 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-IT 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-IT on GitHub for usage instructions.

Model Details

Model Type: Model_use_case.audio_generation

Model Stats:

  • Model checkpoint: rhasspy/piper-voices
  • 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 0.307 ms 1 - 1 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite 0.422 ms 1 - 1 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile 0.315 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile 0.575 ms 1 - 10 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275 0.983 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) 0.401 ms 0 - 2 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P 0.65 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8650P 0.65 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8255P 0.65 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 0.575 ms 1 - 10 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 0.52 ms 1 - 3 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 0.422 ms 1 - 1 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 0.271 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 0.983 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 0.829 ms 0 - 6 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile 0.271 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 0.274 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X2 Elite 0.628 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite 1.063 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile 0.638 ms 0 - 7 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile 1.342 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275 2.781 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) 0.906 ms 0 - 1 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P 1.276 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8650P 1.276 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8255P 1.276 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 1.342 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 1.14 ms 2 - 4 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 1.063 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 0.525 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 2.781 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 1.737 ms 0 - 6 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile 0.525 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
charsiu_encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 0.486 ms 0 - 13 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X2 Elite 1.724 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 2.193 ms 0 - 7 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile 4.376 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275 8.065 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) 3.01 ms 0 - 1 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P 3.487 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8650P 3.487 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8255P 3.487 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 4.376 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 3.332 ms 0 - 2 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 3.089 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 1.899 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 8.065 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 3.99 ms 0 - 5 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile 1.899 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
decoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 1.822 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X2 Elite 18.599 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite 30.052 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile 23.103 ms 0 - 7 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile 40.218 ms 1 - 9 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275 47.342 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) 31.454 ms 1 - 3 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P 32.981 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8650P 32.981 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8255P 32.981 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 40.218 ms 1 - 9 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 39.889 ms 2 - 5 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 30.052 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 18.899 ms 0 - 13 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 47.342 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 35.24 ms 0 - 6 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile 18.899 ms 0 - 13 MB NPU
encoder VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 17.111 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X2 Elite 9.488 ms 4 - 4 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite 15.873 ms 4 - 4 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile 11.055 ms 4 - 12 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile 18.27 ms 3 - 13 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275 39.826 ms 1 - 10 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) 15.15 ms 4 - 5 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P 17.309 ms 1 - 11 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8650P 17.309 ms 1 - 11 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8255P 17.309 ms 1 - 11 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 18.27 ms 3 - 13 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 17.364 ms 4 - 10 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 15.873 ms 4 - 4 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 8.948 ms 3 - 12 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 39.826 ms 1 - 10 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 18.74 ms 0 - 6 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile 8.948 ms 3 - 12 MB NPU
flow VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 8.979 ms 3 - 12 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X2 Elite 7.121 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® X Elite 11.276 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile 7.699 ms 0 - 8 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile 11.2 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275 20.566 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) 10.442 ms 0 - 2 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8775P 11.091 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8650P 11.091 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8255P 11.091 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® QCS8450 11.2 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 10.926 ms 2 - 4 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 11.276 ms 0 - 0 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 6.968 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA7255P 20.566 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Qualcomm® SA8295P 12.671 ms 0 - 6 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile 6.968 ms 0 - 9 MB NPU
sdp VOICE_AI float Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile 6.615 ms 0 - 10 MB NPU

License

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

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