Quick setup
Open the kRouter dashboard at http://localhost:20128
Go to Providers → click Tortoise TTS
Paste your API key, click Save
Test the connection
Use in your IDE
Point any OpenAI-compatible client at kRouter using your local API key.
# Endpoint
http://localhost:20128/v1
# API key (from Dashboard → API Keys)
sk-krouter-XXXX
# Model
tortoise/<model-id>How Tortoise TTS billing works with kRouter
Tortoise TTS is pay-per-token. You bring your own API key and kRouter routes to it, so you keep your own rate limits and billing relationship. kRouter authenticates it via free. 1 model are routable as tortoise/<model>.
Through kRouter, Tortoise TTS serves text-to-speech, exposed on /v1/audio/speech. Requests reach it through the same local OpenAI-compatible endpoint as every other provider, so switching to or from Tortoise TTS is a one-line model change in your client rather than a rewrite.
Tortoise TTS models & pricing
These are the model ids kRouter routes to. This provider does not publish per-token rates.
| Model | Route as |
|---|---|
| Tortoise v2 | tortoise/tortoise-v2 |
Tortoise TTS links
Tortoise TTS FAQ
Is Tortoise TTS free through kRouter?
Tortoise TTS is pay-per-token: you bring your own API key and are billed by Tortoise TTS at their rates. kRouter adds nothing on top and is free and MIT-licensed.
How do I use Tortoise TTS with Claude Code or Cursor?
Connect Tortoise TTS in the kRouter dashboard, then point your tool at kRouter's local endpoint (http://localhost:20128/v1) with a kRouter API key. Any OpenAI-compatible client works, and models are addressed as tortoise/<model>.
Which Tortoise TTS models can kRouter route to?
1 model, including Tortoise v2. Every one is addressed as tortoise/<model> from any client.
What happens when Tortoise TTS is rate limited?
kRouter detects the limit, parks that account until its real reset time, and fails over to your next connected account or provider — so the request still completes instead of erroring.