Huggingface

Hurston-1 open source TTS that speak Southern American and Afro-English

47Rank on 26 October 2026New on 26 Oct

Huggingface launched on 25 October 2026. It ranked #47 on Daily Launch on 26 October 2026 with a Launch Score of 43, from 58 points on Show HN. It was new in the ranking that day.

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I’m open sourcing my Hurston-1 narrowband TTS model (Apache-2.0). It is very good with American English and does especially well with Southern American and Regional African English accents. Destined AI is based in Atlanta, and I built this because I’m amazed by what AI can do, and I wanted to help introduce and welcome more people to feel comfortable using and interacting with AI.

From its Hacker News post

Huggingface is a launch on Show HN. It is released under the Apache 2.0 license.

Launch timeline

25 Oct01:30 UTC
Show HNPosted on Show HN
26 Oct07:25 UTC
Show HN58 points, ranked #47 on Daily Launch

Launch Score, last 7 days

Ranked on one day so far: 43 of 100 on 26 October.

Facts

Category: Other
Launched: 25 October 2026
Parameters: 3.3B
License: Apache 2.0
Task: Text to speech
Sources: Show HN
Launch Score: 43 of 100

How the score works

Counted signal: Show HN: 58 points
Within its source that day: Beats 50% of launches
Against “strong” (300): 19%
Source weight: × 1
Base score: 34.7
Extra sources: None
First day ranked: +8
Launch Score: 43 of 100

How we rank

Sources

Show HN 58 points

Data as of 07:25 UTC, 26 October 2026.

For the maker

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Markdown

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What is Huggingface?

Launch timeline

Launch Score, last 7 days