Ollama Integrates Phonon Speech Model for High-Speed Text-to-Speech
October 23, 2026
Ollama now supports Phonon from Gradium, enabling multilingual text-to-speech with streamed output. The model achieves inference speeds exceeding 100x real-time on Apple Silicon across five languages and multiple voices.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderYou can integrate low-latency, high-speed audio streaming into local applications using Ollama.
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designerYou can implement responsive voice interfaces that provide immediate auditory feedback on edge hardware.