What are the closest alternatives to Orpheus V1 English?

The closest alternatives are Universal-Streaming Multilingual by AssemblyAI, Suno v5.5 by Suno, and MiMo-V2-TTS by Xiaomi. They were matched on model kind and release date, with no comparable price.

Is Orpheus V1 English open source or open weights?

No, Orpheus V1 English is closed.

Who made Orpheus V1 English and when was it released?

Orpheus V1 English was made by Canopy Labs and released on December 19, 2025.

Orpheus V1 English

Canopy Labs

Orpheus V1 English

Developer	Canopy Labs
Release date	December 19, 2025
Family	Canopylabs
Input	Text
Output	Audio
Weights	Closed
Website	canopylabs.ai

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Expressive English text-to-speech model with bracketed vocal directions

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Additional source evidence

Source model: canopylabs/orpheus-v1-english
Source family: canopylabs
Source type: speech
Last updated: 2025-12-19
Model context: 4K
Model output limit: 50K
Open weights: No
File attachments: No
Reasoning: No
Tool calling: No
Temperature control: No

Complete source record (JSON)

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  "id": "canopylabs/orpheus-v1-english",
  "name": "Orpheus V1 English",
  "description": "Expressive English text-to-speech model with bracketed vocal directions",
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  "type": "speech",
  "last_updated": "2025-12-19",
  "attachment": false,
  "reasoning": false,
  "tool_call": false,
  "temperature": false,
  "modalities": {
    "input": [
      "text"
    ],
    "output": [
      "audio"
    ]
  },
  "limit": {
    "context": 4000,
    "output": 50000
  },
  "release_date": "2025-12-19",
  "open_weights": false
}