Models

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Text to Speech (TTS) Models

Lightning v2

An upgrade from the Lightning Large model, offering improved performance and quality. It supports 16 languages, making it suitable for a wider range of applications requiring expressive and high-quality speech synthesis.

Lightning v3.1

A 44 kHz model delivering natural, expressive, and realistic speech. Supports voice cloning with ultra-low latency. Supports English, Hindi, Tamil, and Spanish.

Speech to Text (STT) Models

Pulse STT

High-accuracy, low-latency automatic speech recognition model built for real-time transcription. It supports automatic language detection across 32 languages and delivers fast, reliable results.

Geo-location Based Routing

Waves intelligently routes every request to the nearest server cluster to ensure the lowest possible latency for your applications. We currently operate server clusters in:

  • 🇮🇳 India (Mumbai)
  • 🇺🇸 USA (Oregon)

Our routing system automatically detects the client’s geographical location and connects them to the optimal server based on network proximity and latency. This process is fully automated, no manual configuration is required on your side.

Model Overview (TTS)

Model IDDescriptionLanguages Supported
lightning-v2100ms TTFB, Supports 16 languages with voice cloning.English
Hindi
Tamil
Kannada
Malayalam
Telugu
Gujarati
Bengali
Marathi
German
French
Spanish
Italian
Polish
Dutch
Russian
Arabic
Hebrew
Swedish
lightning-v3.144 kHz model, natural expressive speech, ultra-low latency, supports voice cloning.English
Hindi
Tamil
Spanish

Model Overview (STT)

Model IDDescriptionLanguages Supported
pulseLow-latency speech-to-text model supporting automatic language detection and real-time transcription.Italian
Spanish
English
Portuguese
Hindi
German
French
Ukrainian
Russian
Kannada
Malayalam
Polish
Marathi
Gujarati
Czech
Slovak
Telugu
Oriya (Odia)
Dutch
Bengali
Latvian
Estonian
Romanian
Punjabi
Finnish
Swedish
Bulgarian
Tamil
Hungarian
Danish
Lithuanian
Maltese

Note: The API uses ISO 639-1 language codes - Set 1 (2-letter codes) to specify supported languages.

Pricing

Our pricing model is designed to be flexible and scalable, catering to different usage needs. For detailed pricing information, please visit our pricing page or contact our sales team at support@smallest.ai.