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Bark
Bark · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States · founded 2022
On the record
- API access
- Yesgithub.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Audio generation
- It can generate multilingual speech, music, background noise, sound effects, and nonverbal sounds such as laughter, sighs, and crying.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Commercial use
- Yesgithub.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Export formats
- WAVgithub.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Hardware
- Bark has been tested on CPU and GPU; the full version needs around 12 GB of GPU VRAM, while smaller models can fit in 8 GB.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The README provides Python installation instructions using pip and GitHub, plus usage through the Hugging Face Transformers library.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Installation and use
- The project documents Python and command-line usage and installation from its GitHub repository.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Integration
- Bark is available through the Hugging Face Transformers library from version 4.31.0 onward.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The README documents use with Hugging Face Transformers and says Bark uses Hugging Face to download and store models.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Languages
- 13github.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Languages
- The README lists 13 supported languages and says English quality is best for the time being.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository licenses Bark under MIT and says the pretrained checkpoints are available for commercial use.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The model card identifies Suno.ai as the source of the official codebase.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Model downloads
- The FAQ says Bark uses Hugging Face to download and store models.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Product
- Bark is a transformer-based, fully generative text-to-audio model created by Suno.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Research status
- Suno says Bark was developed for research purposes and warns that generated audio can deviate unexpectedly from prompts.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Research use
- Suno says Bark was developed for research and demo purposes and may deviate unexpectedly from prompts.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Safety research
- The model card notes potential dual use and says the release includes a classifier intended to detect Bark-generated audio.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
