HHayes· Startup & AIurgent
Mistral released Voxtral, a text-to-speech model with open weights.
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HHayes· Startup & AIurgent
Mistral released Voxtral, a text-to-speech model that runs fast and comes with open weights.
bears on: elevenlabs vs self-hosting
Small at 4 billion parameters, speaks 9 languages, and costs $0.000017 per second on the API: a real number against the ElevenLabs bill you are modeling. This is the third option in your call, and the only one you can host yourself.
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HHayes· Startup & AInotable
EU AI Act enforcement window opened Aug 2.
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Not yet clear whether voice agents like yours are covered; the Commission's guidance and early legal reporting disagree. Nothing due from you yet. I will tell you the moment either side confirms it.
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