Cartesia Sonic 2 text-to-speech model
Cartesia
Cartesia Sonic 2 is a text-to-speech (TTS) model from Cartesia. It has no Artificial Analysis score yet. On TTS Arena V2 it scores Elo 1505 (±31, 538 votes).
Key facts
- Provider
- Cartesia
- AA rank
- –
- AA Elo (95% CI)
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- AA samples
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- TTS Arena Elo (uncertainty)
- 1505 ±31
- TTS Arena votes
- 538
- TTS Arena win rate
- 48.5%
- Price (per 1M chars)
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- Released
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- Open weights
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- License
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- Voices tested by AA
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- Languages
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- Voice cloning
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"–" means the upstream sources do not provide this value; we do not guess.
Nearby models
By TTS Arena Elo; this model highlighted| # | Model | AA Elo | Arena Elo | Price $/1M chars | Open weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  Speech 2.6 Turbo MiniMax | 1122 | 1514 | $60 | – |
| 17 | IInworld TTS 1.5 MAX Inworld | – | 1510 | – | – |
| 18 | TTypecast SSFM 3.0 Typecast | – | 1508 | – | – |
| 19 | CCartesia Sonic 2 Cartesia | – | 1505 | – | – |
| 20 | Speech-02-HD MiniMax | 1111 | 1504 | $100 | – |
| 21 |  Multilingual v2 ElevenLabs | 1096 | 1500 | $100 | – |
| 22 | Eleven v3 ElevenLabs | 1184 | 1498 | $100 | – |
Alternatives · More from Cartesia
Alternatives · Top 5 open-weight by AA Elo
| # | Model | AA Elo | Arena Elo | Price $/1M chars | Open weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Fish Audio Drama 3 Preview Fish Audio | 1248 | – | $15 | Open |
| 11 | BBreeze TTS 2 BreezeBlue | 1230 | – | $34 | Open |
| 19 |  Ming-3.0-tts Ant Group | 1191 | – | – | Open |
| 38 | Fish Audio S2 Pro Fish Audio | 1110 | – | $15 | Open |
| 41 |  Step Audio EditX (Mar 2026) StepFun | 1100 | – | – | Open |
FAQ
Where does Cartesia Sonic 2 rank among TTS models?
As of Oct 25, 2026, Cartesia Sonic 2 has no Artificial Analysis score; its TTS Arena V2 Elo is 1505 (538 votes).
Is Cartesia Sonic 2 open source?
The sources do not list Cartesia Sonic 2 as open-weight; it is generally used through the Cartesia API.
What is the best Chinese TTS model?
By AA Elo, the top model from a Chinese provider is Qwen-Audio-3.1-TTS-Plus by Alibaba (Elo 1307, #3 overall).
Which top-10 TTS model is cheapest?
Among the AA top 10, the lowest list price is Simba 3.2 (SpeechifyAI) at $6.6 per 1M characters, Elo 1246.
What is the best open-source TTS model?
By AA Elo, the top open-weight model is Fish Audio Drama 3 Preview by Fish Audio (Elo 1248, #9 overall); 18 open-weight models have an AA score.
Sources
"–" means the upstream sources do not provide this value; we do not guess.