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Kyrgyz startup NineNineSix debuted KaniTTS at CES 2026, an open-source model delivering performance...
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The article introduces a high-performance, low-cost open-source alternative in the generative audio space that exemplifies the open-weight/cost-collapse pattern (cross.Β§B).
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Kyrgyz startup NineNineSix debuted KaniTTS at CES 2026, an open-source model delivering performance 3x faster and costs 10x lower than leaders like ElevenLabs. The model generates 15 seconds of speech per second on standard RTX 5080 hardware, removing the need for expensive cloud dependency. This launch follows a 45-fold growth in Kyrgyz IT exports, highlighting a systemic shift toward high-performance local AI inference for underrepresented markets. π