Flash v2.5 text-to-speech model

ElevenLabsReleased Dec 2024.

Flash v2.5 is a text-to-speech (TTS) model from ElevenLabs. It ranks #50 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS arena with Elo 1078 (95% CI ±11, 5,849 samples). On TTS Arena V2 it scores Elo 1498 (±22, 1,199 votes). List price is about $50 per 1M characters. Released Dec 2024.

Data updated Oct 25, 2026
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Key facts

AA Elo1078±11#50 / 98

TTS Arena Elo1498±22TTS Arena votes 1,199

Price (per 1M chars)$50USD

ReleasedDec 2024Open weights：–

Provider: ElevenLabs
AA rank: #50 / 98
AA Elo (95% CI): 1078 ±11
AA samples: 5,849
TTS Arena Elo (uncertainty): 1498 ±22
TTS Arena votes: 1,199
TTS Arena win rate: 51.1%
Price (per 1M chars): $50
Released: Dec 2024
Open weights: –
License: –
Voices tested by AA: 7
Languages: –
Voice cloning: –

"–" means the upstream sources do not provide this value; we do not guess.

Nearby models

By AA Elo; this model highlighted

#	Model	AA Elo	Arena Elo	Price $/1M chars	Open weights
47	TTS-1 OpenAI	1089	–	$15	–
48	OpenAudio S1 Fish Audio	1087	1491	$15	–
49	Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite TTS Google	1087	–	$9.2	–
50	Flash v2.5 ElevenLabs	1078	1498	$50	–
51	GPT-Realtime-2 OpenAI	1077	–	$191.6	–
52	Studio Google	1076	–	$160	–
53	Journey Google	1075	–	$160	–

Alternatives · Cheaper with AA Elo ≥ 1048

#	Model	AA Elo	Arena Elo	Price $/1M chars	Open weights
1	Eleven v4 Turbo ElevenLabs	1336	–	$40	–
3	Qwen-Audio-3.1-TTS-Plus Alibaba	1307	–	$19.3	–
4	CSonic 3.6 Cartesia	1292	–	$49	–
5	Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS Google	1280	–	$16.5	–
6	IRealtime TTS-2 Inworld	1270	–	$20.8	–

Alternatives · More from ElevenLabs

#	Model	AA Elo	Arena Elo	Price $/1M chars	Open weights
1	Eleven v4 Turbo ElevenLabs	1336	–	$40	–
2	Eleven v4 ElevenLabs	1332	–	$80	–
14	v3 Conversational ElevenLabs	1215	–	$50	–
21	Eleven v3 ElevenLabs	1184	1498	$100	–
42	Turbo v2.5 ElevenLabs	1099	1497	$50	–

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 Flash v2.5 rank among TTS models?

As of Oct 25, 2026, Flash v2.5 ranks #50 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS leaderboard with Elo 1078 (±11).

Is Flash v2.5 open source?

The sources do not list Flash v2.5 as open-weight; it is generally used through the ElevenLabs 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