diff --git a/docs/pages/installation.md b/docs/pages/installation.md index f8aaaccb..56330f28 100644 --- a/docs/pages/installation.md +++ b/docs/pages/installation.md @@ -243,7 +243,21 @@ Vision capabilities can also be run locally via koboldcpp. To get started, downl ____________________________________ ### Text-to-Speech -By default, Mantella comes packaged with a fast and local TTS service called Piper (note: Piper only supports English). Mantella can also be run with xVASynth (local) or XTTS (local / online) to generate NPC voicelines: +By default, Mantella comes packaged with a fast and local TTS service called Piper (note: Piper only supports English). Mantella can also be run with xVASynth (local) or XTTS (local / online) to generate NPC voicelines. See the comparison below for more details: + +| Feature | Piper | xVASynth | XTTS | +|:----------|:----------:|:----------:|:----------:| +| Fastest | ✔* | | | +| Easiest setup | ✔ | | | +| Highest quality | | | ✔ | +| Greatest emotional range | | ✔ | | +| Support for modded NPCs | | ✔ | ✔ | +| Easy to create custom voice models | | | ✔ | +| Local support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | +| API support | | | ✔ | +| Can run on a second PC | | | ✔ | + +*XTTS may generate faster responses when running externally.
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