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Smallest AI’s Lightning models stream over a realtime WebSocket with ~100ms to first audio chunk. lightning_v3.1 covers 12 languages with voice cloning; lightning_v3.1_pro is a premium voice pool (American, British, and Indian accents) selected per-request via the same connection. Provider identifier: smallest

Vault Credential


Setup

1

Get a Smallest AI API key

Sign in at app.smallest.ai/dashboardDeveloper → API Keys.
2

Add to Rapida vault

In the Rapida dashboard → Providers and Models, add a credential, select provider Smallest AI, enter key = your API key.The same credential is used for both Smallest AI STT and TTS.
3

Configure the assistant

In the assistant’s deployment settings → Audio Output (TTS), select Smallest AI and pick a Model:
  • lightning_v3.1 — standard pool, voice cloning supported, 12 languages
  • lightning_v3.1_pro — premium pool with curated American, British, and Indian accented voices (English + Hindi)
Pairing a voice with the wrong model pool is rejected by the API — the provider surfaces this as an error rather than hanging or producing garbled audio.

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