Introduction
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Marvis is a cutting-edge conversational speech model designed to enable real-time streaming text-to-speech synthesis. Built with efficiency and accessibility in mind, Marvis addresses the growing need for high-quality, real-time voice synthesis that can run on consumer devices such as Apple Silicon, iPhones, iPads, Macs and others.
Key Features
- Real-time Streaming: Stream audio chunks as text is processed, enabling natural conversational flow
- Compact Size: Only 500MB when quantized, enabling on-device inference
- Edge deployment: Optimized for real-time Speech-to-Speech (STS) on mobile devices (i.e., iPad, iPhone and etc)
- Natural Audio Flow: Process entire text context for coherent speech synthesis without chunking artifacts
- Multimodal Architecture: Seamlessly handles interleaved text and audio tokens
Supported Languages
Currently optimized for English, French, and German.
Quick Start
Using MLX
Real audio streaming:
pip install -U mlx-audio
mlx_audio.tts.generate --model Marvis-AI/marvis-tts-250m-v0.2 --stream \
--text "Marvis TTS is a new text-to-speech model that provides fast streaming on edge devices."
Voice cloning:
mlx_audio.tts.generate --model Marvis-AI/marvis-tts-250m-v0.2 --stream \
--text "Marvis TTS is a new text-to-speech model that provides fast streaming on edge devices." --ref_audio ./conversational_a.wav
You can pass any audio to clone the voice from or select sample audio file from here.
Model Description
Marvis is built on the Sesame CSM-1B (Conversational Speech Model) architecture, a multimodal transformer that operates directly on Residual Vector Quantization (RVQ) tokens and uses Kyutai's mimi codec. The architecture enables end-to-end training while maintaining low-latency generation and employs a dual-transformer approach:
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Multimodal Backbone (250M parameters): Processes interleaved text and audio sequences to model the zeroth codebook level, providing semantic understanding and context.
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Audio Decoder (60M parameters): A smaller, specialized transformer that models the remaining 31 codebook levels to reconstruct high-quality speech from the backbone's representations.
Unlike models that require text chunking based on regex patterns, Marvis processes entire text sequences contextually, resulting in more natural speech flow and intonation.
Use Cases
- Real-time Voice Assistants: Deploy natural-sounding voice interfaces with custom voices
- Content Creation: Generate voiceovers and narration with personalized voices
- Accessibility Tools: Create personalized speech synthesis for communication aids
- Interactive Applications: Build conversational AI with consistent voice identity
- Podcast & Media: Generate natural-sounding speech for automated content
Legal and Ethical Considerations:
- Users are responsible for complying with local laws regarding voice synthesis and impersonation
- Consider intellectual property rights when cloning voices of public figures
- Respect privacy laws and regulations in your jurisdiction
- Obtain appropriate consent and permissions before deployment
License & Agreement
- Apache 2.0
Citation
If you use Marvis in your research or applications, please cite:
@misc{marvis-tts-2025,
title={Marvis-TTS: Efficient Real-time Voice Cloning with Streaming Speech Synthesis},
author={Prince Canuma and Lucas Newman},
year={2025}
}
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to Sesame and Kyutai for their groundbreaking open-source contributions that inspired our work, and to the broader open-source community for their unwavering support and collaboration.
Version: 0.2
Release Date: 20/10/2025
Creators: Prince Canuma & Lucas Newman