Benchmark
45 text-to-speech (TTS) models, ordered speed first: by speed tier and P95 time to first audio on Coval, then the models Coval does not measure, by name. No combined score.
Data checked on October 22, 2026 · updated after each benchmark capture
Alibaba Qwen3 TTS Fast is an open-weights text-to-speech (TTS) API from Alibaba (Qwen), served by Nari Labs, measured by two independent benchmarks: Coval and Speko.
Alibaba Qwen3 TTS Flash is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Alibaba (Qwen), measured by two independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis and Speko.
Bland Speech v3 is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Bland AI, measured by two independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis and Speko.
Cartesia Sonic 3 is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Cartesia, measured by two independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis and Speko.
Cartesia Sonic 3.5 is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Cartesia, measured by three independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis, Coval and Speko.
Cartesia Sonic 3.6 is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Cartesia, measured by three independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis, Coval and Speko.
Deepgram Aura 2 is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Deepgram, measured by two independent benchmarks: Coval and Speko.
Deepgram Flux TTS is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Deepgram, measured by three independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis, Coval and Speko.
ElevenLabs Eleven v4 is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from ElevenLabs, measured by two independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis and Speko.
ElevenLabs Eleven v4 Turbo is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from ElevenLabs, measured by three independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis, Coval and Speko.
ElevenLabs Flash v2 is a text-to-speech (TTS) API from ElevenLabs, measured by one independent benchmark, Speko.
ElevenLabs Flash v2.5 is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from ElevenLabs, measured by three independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis, Coval and Speko.
ElevenLabs Multilingual v2 is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from ElevenLabs, measured by two independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis and Speko.
ElevenLabs Turbo v2 is a text-to-speech (TTS) API from ElevenLabs, measured by one independent benchmark, Speko.
ElevenLabs Turbo v2.5 is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from ElevenLabs, measured by two independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis and Speko.
ElevenLabs Eleven v3 Conversational is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from ElevenLabs, measured by two independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis and Speko.
Fish Audio S2.1 Pro is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Fish Audio, measured by three independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis, Coval and Speko.
Google Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Google, measured by two independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis and Speko.
Google Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Google, measured by two independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis and Speko.
Google Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Google, measured by two independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis and Speko.
Gradium TTS is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Gradium, measured by three independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis, Coval and Speko.
Hopper Qwen3-TTS is a text-to-speech (TTS) API from Alibaba (Qwen), served by Hopper, measured by one independent benchmark, Speko.
Hume AI Octave 2 is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Hume AI, measured by two independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis and Speko.
Hume AI Octave TTS is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Hume AI, measured by two independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis and Speko.
Inworld Realtime TTS-2 is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Inworld, measured by three independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis, Coval and Speko.
Inworld Realtime TTS-2 Flash is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Inworld, measured by three independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis, Coval and Speko.
Maya 2 Native is a text-to-speech (TTS) API from Maya Research, measured by one independent benchmark, Speko.
MiniMax Speech 2.6 HD is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from MiniMax, measured by two independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis and Speko.
MiniMax Speech 2.6 Turbo is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from MiniMax, measured by two independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis and Speko.
MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from MiniMax, measured by two independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis and Speko.
MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from MiniMax, measured by two independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis and Speko.
Nari Qwen3-TTS is an open-weights text-to-speech (TTS) API from Alibaba (Qwen), served by Nari Labs, measured by one independent benchmark, Speko.
OpenAI GPT-4o mini TTS is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from OpenAI, measured by two independent benchmarks: Coval and Speko.
Out of Set Airy TTS is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Out of Set, measured by two independent benchmarks: Coval and Speko.
Palabra TTS v1 is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Palabra, measured by two independent benchmarks: Coval and Speko.
Paxa TTS Flash v1 is a text-to-speech (TTS) API from Paxa, measured by one independent benchmark, Speko.
Rime arcanav3 is a text-to-speech (TTS) API from Rime, measured by one independent benchmark, Speko.
Rime Coda is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Rime, measured by three independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis, Coval and Speko.
Rime Mist v3 is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Rime, measured by two independent benchmarks: Coval and Speko.
Smallest.ai Lightning v3.1 is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Smallest.ai, measured by two independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis and Speko.
Smallest.ai Lightning V3.1 Pro (Jul 2026) is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Smallest.ai, measured by three independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis, Coval and Speko.
Soniox TTS Real-Time v2 is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Soniox, measured by three independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis, Coval and Speko.
Soniox TTS RT v1 is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Soniox, measured by two independent benchmarks: Coval and Speko.
SpaceXAI Grok TTS is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from xAI, measured by three independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis, Coval and Speko.
SpeechifyAI Simba 3.2 is a proprietary text-to-speech (TTS) API from Speechify, measured by three independent benchmarks: Artificial Analysis, Coval and Speko.