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+import asyncio
+import io
+import logging
+
+import soundfile as sf
+import torch
+
+from llmux.backends.base import BaseBackend
+from llmux.config import PhysicalModel
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ChatterboxTTSBackend(BaseBackend):
+    def __init__(self, models_dir: str = "/models"):
+        self._models_dir = models_dir
+        self._loaded: dict[str, dict] = {}
+
+    async def load(self, model_id: str, device: str = "cuda") -> None:
+        if model_id in self._loaded:
+            return
+        physical = _get_physical_config(model_id)
+        variant = physical.variant
+        logger.info(f"Loading Chatterbox {variant} to {device}")
+
+        def _load():
+            from chatterbox.tts import ChatterboxTTS
+            if variant == "turbo":
+                model = ChatterboxTTS.from_pretrained(device=device, variant="turbo")
+            elif variant == "multilingual":
+                model = ChatterboxTTS.from_pretrained(device=device, variant="multilingual")
+            else:
+                model = ChatterboxTTS.from_pretrained(device=device)
+            return model
+
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        model = await loop.run_in_executor(None, _load)
+        self._loaded[model_id] = {"model": model, "device": device}
+
+    async def unload(self, model_id: str) -> None:
+        if model_id not in self._loaded:
+            return
+        entry = self._loaded.pop(model_id)
+        del entry["model"]
+        torch.cuda.empty_cache()
+
+    async def generate(self, model_id, messages, params, stream=False, tools=None):
+        raise NotImplementedError("TTS backend does not support chat generation")
+
+    async def synthesize(self, model_id: str, text: str, voice: str = "default") -> bytes:
+        entry = self._loaded[model_id]
+        model = entry["model"]
+
+        def _synthesize():
+            wav = model.generate(text)
+            buf = io.BytesIO()
+            sf.write(buf, wav.cpu().numpy().squeeze(), samplerate=24000, format="WAV")
+            buf.seek(0)
+            return buf.read()
+
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        audio_bytes = await loop.run_in_executor(None, _synthesize)
+        return audio_bytes
+
+
+_physical_models: dict[str, PhysicalModel] = {}
+
+def set_physical_models(models: dict[str, PhysicalModel]) -> None:
+    global _physical_models
+    _physical_models = models
+
+def _get_physical_config(model_id: str) -> PhysicalModel:
+    return _physical_models[model_id]