Maya Research
🎁FREEVoice
Maya Research is an AI research lab focused on building emotionally intelligent, open-source voice AI — especially text-to-speech (TTS) models that capture real human emotions, cultural nuances, and native accents for underserved languages and regions (aiming to serve "90% of the world" left behind by mainstream AI). Their flagship model, Maya-1, is a production-ready 3B-parameter open-source TTS that supports expressive speech, zero-shot voice design via natural language descriptions, and over 20 emotions.
✨Key Features
- ▸Maya-1 Model: State-of-the-art open-source TTS (Apache 2.0 license) with 3B parameters, 24 kHz audio quality, real-time streaming (~sub-100ms latency on decent GPUs), and SNAC codec for efficiency.
- ▸Emotional & Expressive Capabilities: Inline emotion tags (e.g., happy, angry, surprised) + natural language voice design (describe age, accent, pitch, character traits in plain English for zero-shot custom voices).
- ▸Focus on Inclusivity: Prioritizes non-English / underrepresented languages (e.g., Hindi, Telugu, Indian accents, code-mixed speech); later models like Veena target Indian languages specifically.
- ▸Open-Source & Accessible: Fully open weights on Hugging Face (maya-research/maya1), vLLM compatible, single-GPU deployable; no per-second API fees like closed competitors.
- ▸Additional Tools: Web-based studio for text-to-speech generation, API for developers (pre-designed emotional voices), demos with various character styles (e.g., energetic host, calm narrator).
- ▸Backed by: South Park Commons; founded by NYU alumni with a mission to democratize high-quality, emotionally rich voice intelligence.
- ▸Use Cases: Content creation, games, audiobooks, virtual assistants, dubbing, accessibility tools, and apps needing natural, culturally aware speech.
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