Descriptions:
Alibaba has released Qwen 3 Text-to-Speech, and this video makes the case that it’s now the strongest open-source TTS option available — competitive with or exceeding ElevenLabs in flexibility and expressiveness. The model supports three distinct input modes: selecting from nine pre-built voices (covering English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and two Chinese dialects), cloning any voice from just a few seconds of audio, or generating a completely new voice from a text description alone.
The creator runs an extensive set of personal demos that go well beyond basic speech synthesis. These include cloning a voice and shifting its emotional tone between sad, angry, and flirty on the same transcript; designing voices from scratch (elderly raspy man, cartoon chipmunk, sassy 20s female); handling tricky heterophone sentences like “the wind was too strong to wind the kite”; and controlling emotional arcs within a single passage — from measured to frustrated outburst. The model also handles cross-lingual cloning, demonstrated by getting a cloned English voice to speak Japanese.
Two model variants are available for local deployment. The tutorial portion covers running Qwen 3 TTS offline with notes on VRAM requirements for each variant. For developers building voice applications, content creators needing expressive narration, or anyone currently paying for ElevenLabs, this video serves as both a capability showcase and a practical setup guide.
📺 Source: AI Search · Published January 24, 2026
🏷️ Format: Review
