BreezeBlue AI Releases: Breeze TTS 2

ThursdAI — the weekly AI news podcast hosted by Alex Volkov — has covered one BreezeBlue release so far: Breeze TTS 2 on Aug 27, 2026. Breeze TTS 2 takes #1 open-weight TTS on Artificial Analysis. The entry below has primary-source links, key numbers and the episode where we covered it live.

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Breeze TTS 2

Breeze TTS 2 takes #1 open-weight TTS on Artificial Analysis

Breeze TTS 2 released open weights and immediately took the #1 open-weight spot on Artificial Analysis' Provider Voices arena at 1,215 Elo, surpassing Fish Audio by about 90 points. It supports emotion, pausing, and natural disfluencies. Weights ship under a non-commercial license.

1,215 Elo — #1 open-weight TTS on AA Provider Voices
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