# Stellon Labs adds a 1.7B speech model and paid APIs to KittenML

> Source: <https://runtimewire.com/article/stellon-labs-tiny-speech-models-edge-devices>
> Published: 2026-10-15 23:40:58+00:00

# Stellon Labs adds a 1.7B speech model and paid APIs to KittenML

**The founders' 25 MB CPU speech model remains part of the lineup. KittenML now also offers a larger speech model, hosted text-to-speech and transcription APIs, and an emotion-aware transcription product.**

        By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket)
        · Published 

Primary source: [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/stellon-labs)

## Why it matters

Stellon has turned a small open-source speech model into one part of a broader voice-AI offering that includes larger models and paid hosted APIs. The available adoption figures measure developer attention, while published prices show the commercial offer; neither shows whether the business has recurring customers.

[Stellon Labs](https://stellonlabs.com/?ref=runtimewire), whose product brand is [KittenML](https://kittenml.com/?ref=runtimewire), has expanded beyond the 25 MB speech model that introduced the company. Co-founders [Rohan Joshi](https://x.com/ron_joshi?ref=runtimewire) and [Divam Gupta](https://x.com/divamgupta?ref=runtimewire) now offer [KittenTTS 2](https://github.com/KittenML/KittenTTS?ref=runtimewire), a 1.7-billion-parameter speech model, hosted text-to-speech and transcription APIs, and Kitten-ASR Pro, an emotion-aware transcription product.…