MiniMax Speech
Expressive voices that listeners rank near the top.
- Best for
- Expressive voices for apps
- On your PC
- No, online only
- Works on
- Web, API
- Made by
- MiniMax
What’s good
- Eighth on TTS Arena, ahead of ElevenLabs there
- Clone a voice for $1.50
Downsides
- Pricier per character than most rivals
- Mostly for developers; consumer plans unclear
At a glance.
- Best for
- Expressive voices for apps
- Price
- Paid
- For developers
- $100 per 1M characters (HD); $60 (Turbo)
- Version
- Speech 2.8 HDReleased 2026-02
- Works on
- Web, API
- Open source
- No
- Made by
- MiniMax
- Website
- minimax.io
How it ranks.
- TTS Arena V2#8 · 15292026-11-05
- Artificial Analysis Speech Arena#27 · 11732026-11-05
Can I run it myself?
No. It only runs online.
Your prompts and files go to the company’s servers. See the local options in this category for a private alternative.
Want it offline? The best local option for text to speech is Kokoro.