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Chatterbox Turbo

Resemble AI's fastest open-source TTS without sacrificing quality. 20 pre-made voices, paralinguistic tags like [sigh] and [chuckle], and optional instant voice cloning from 5s+ reference audio. Max 500 characters per request.

59 credits
per 1000 characters (0.057 credits/char, billed per character)
Fastest open-source TTS quality tier
Paralinguistic tags: [sigh], [chuckle], [cough], [clear throat]
20 pre-made voices
Instant voice cloning from 5s+ reference audio
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-turbo",
  "input": {
    "text": "Oh, that's hilarious! [chuckle] Anyway, we do have a new model in store. Would you like me to get some prices for you?",
    "voice": "Laura",
    "temperature": 0.8
  }
}'

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
textstringYes-Text to synthesize (max 500 characters). Supports tags like [sigh], [chuckle], [cough]
voicestringNoAndyPre-made voice. Ignored if reference_audio is provided
AaronAbigailAnayaAndyArcherBrianChloeDylanEmmanuelEthanEvelynGavinGordonIvanLauraLucyMadisonMarisolMeeraWalter
reference_audiostringNo-Reference audio for voice cloning (must be longer than 5 seconds). Overrides voice
temperaturenumberNo0.8Controls randomness (0.05-2.0). Higher produces more varied speech
top_pnumberNo0.95Nucleus sampling threshold (0.5-1.0). Lower is more focused
top_kintegerNo1000Limits vocabulary to top k tokens (1-2000)
repetition_penaltynumberNo1.2Penalizes token repetition (1.0-2.0)
seedintegerNo-Random seed for reproducible results. Leave blank for random

How to Provide File Input

There are 3 ways to provide files for the reference_audio 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-turbo" \
  -F 'input={"prompt":"your prompt here"}' \
  -F "file:reference_audio=@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-turbo",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "your prompt here",
    "reference_audio": "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

Natural Conversational Reply

Customer-service style reply with paralinguistic tags

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-turbo",
  "input": {
    "text": "Oh, that's hilarious! [chuckle] Anyway, we do have a new model in store. Would you like me to get some prices for you?",
    "voice": "Laura",
    "temperature": 0.8
  }
}'

Tips & Best Practices

1Keep requests under 500 characters โ€” split longer scripts into segments
2Use tags like [sigh] and [chuckle] sparingly for natural conversational feel
3Provide 10-20s of clean reference_audio for the best voice clone quality
4Set a fixed seed to reproduce a delivery you like

Use Cases

Real-time conversational agents
Cost-efficient bulk narration
Natural-sounding customer service bots
Personalized voice messages
Prototype voice interfaces