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Bark

MIT

Generates laughter, sighs, and music — the chaotic one

Bark, from Suno, is a generative text-to-audio model rather than a plain TTS system. Beyond multilingual speech it produces laughter, sighs, crying, music, and background sounds from inline cues — trading precise control for creative range. Still unmatched for character and chaos.

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Bark · Speaker 6 · Same three scripts across the directory.

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Best for: Generates laughter, sighs, and music — the chaotic one

Permissive model license: The publisher explicitly permits commercial use of the released Bark checkpoints. Retain notices and separately check any reference recordings or added assets.

Code: MIT. Weights: MIT. License sources checked 2026-09-20. Source 1Source 2Source 3

Before you choose: Compare the samples with your own use case. Check the linked documentation for code, weight, and voice license terms.

Details awaiting a fresh review. Hardware figures are estimates unless a benchmark is linked.

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Voices

6 voices
Female
Speaker 3
english
Speaker 0
english
Speaker 9
english
Male
Speaker 6default
english
Speaker 5
english
Neutral
Announcer
english

The scripts

Neutral
“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog near the riverbank.”
Emotional
“I can't believe you actually did it. This is incredible!”
Numbers & Dates
“On March 14th, 2025, the team raised $4.2 million at a 38% margin.”

Run Bark

pip install git+https://github.com/suno-ai/bark.git

Sources & setup details

Bark FAQ

Do I need a GPU to run Bark?

The directory lists roughly 12 GB of VRAM as a historical estimate. Check the model documentation for your checkpoint and runtime.

Can Bark clone voices?

Yes — Bark supports voice cloning from reference audio.

What license is Bark released under?

Bark is released under the MIT license. Always check the repository for the exact terms — some models license code and weights separately.

What languages does Bark support?

Bark supports English, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish.

Is there a hosted Bark API?

OpenSpeech Cloud is accepting production-access interest for Bark, but this model is not currently hosted in Cloud. Use the official repository for current deployment options.