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Chatterbox

Resemble AI's production-grade open-source TTS with unique emotion exaggeration control and instant voice cloning from a short reference audio. MIT-licensed and benchmarked against leading closed-source systems.

59 credits
per 1000 characters (0.057 credits/char, billed per character)
Unique emotion exaggeration control
Instant voice cloning from short audio
Production-grade open-source quality
CFG/pace control for delivery speed
Very low per-character price

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Quick Start

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "resemble-ai/chatterbox",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "We're excited to introduce Chatterbox, our first production-grade open source TTS model!",
    "exaggeration": 0.8,
    "cfg_weight": 0.5
  }
}'

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
promptstringYes-Text to synthesize
audio_promptstringNo-Reference audio file for voice cloning (optional)
exaggerationnumberNo0.5Emotion exaggeration (0.25-2.0). Neutral = 0.5; extreme values may be unstable
cfg_weightnumberNo0.5CFG/pace weight (0.2-1.0)
temperaturenumberNo0.8Controls randomness (0.05-5.0)
seedintegerNo0Seed (0 for random)

How to Provide File Input

There are 3 ways to provide files for the audio_prompt parameter:

Recommended

Direct Upload (Multipart)

Attach files directly to POST /v1/predictions/upload. No separate upload step needed.

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions/upload" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -F "model=resemble-ai/chatterbox" \
  -F 'input={"prompt":"your prompt here"}' \
  -F "file:audio_prompt=@your_file.png"

Image URL

Pass a publicly accessible URL directly. You can also use file_url from the Storage API.

{
  "model": "resemble-ai/chatterbox",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "your prompt here",
    "audio_prompt": "https://example.com/image.jpg"
  }
}
See the File Upload docs for more upload methods including Presigned URLs.

Common Parameters

Common parameters used when calling POST /v1/predictions.

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
modelstringYes-Model identifier
inputobjectYes-Object containing the model-specific parameters from the table above
output_folderstringNo-Folder path for output files (max 256 chars, '..' not allowed)
webhook_urlstringNo-Webhook URL to call on completion
is_publicbooleanNofalseIf true, output files are also available via permanent public URLs

Examples

Emotive Announcement

Expressive delivery with raised exaggeration

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "resemble-ai/chatterbox",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "We're excited to introduce Chatterbox, our first production-grade open source TTS model!",
    "exaggeration": 0.8,
    "cfg_weight": 0.5
  }
}'

Tips & Best Practices

1exaggeration 0.5 is neutral โ€” raise toward 1.0 for dramatic delivery, keep under 1.5 for stability
2Lower cfg_weight slows and relaxes the pace; raise it for tighter delivery
3Provide clean reference audio in audio_prompt to clone a voice instantly
4For 23-language support use Chatterbox Multilingual; for speed use Chatterbox Turbo

Use Cases

Emotive character voices
Voice cloning experiments
Cost-efficient narration
Dialogue prototyping for games
Personalized audio content