Kugel 3 text-to-speech model
KugelAudioReleased Jun 2026.
Kugel 3 is a text-to-speech (TTS) model from KugelAudio. It ranks #88 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS arena with Elo 926 (95% CI ±13, 4,394 samples). Released Jun 2026.
Key facts
- Provider
- KugelAudio
- AA rank
- #88 / 98
- AA Elo (95% CI)
- 926 ±13
- AA samples
- 4,394
- TTS Arena Elo (uncertainty)
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- TTS Arena votes
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- TTS Arena win rate
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- Price (per 1M chars)
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- Released
- Jun 2026
- Open weights
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- License
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- Voices tested by AA
- 8
- 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 AA Elo; this model highlighted| # | Model | AA Elo | Arena Elo | Price $/1M chars | Open weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | NNeuphonic TTS Neuphonic | 943 | – | $20.8 | – |
| 86 |  Qwen3 TTS Flash Alibaba | 942 | – | $11 | – |
| 87 | Qwen3 TTS Alibaba | 930 | – | $13.8 | – |
| 88 | KKugel 3 KugelAudio | 926 | – | – | – |
| 89 |  WaveNet Google | 919 | – | $4 | – |
| 90 |  XTTS v2 Coqui | 915 | – | $40.4 | Open |
| 91 | RMist V2 Rime | 905 | – | $31.1 | – |
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 Kugel 3 rank among TTS models?
As of Oct 25, 2026, Kugel 3 ranks #88 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS leaderboard with Elo 926 (±13).
Is Kugel 3 open source?
The sources do not list Kugel 3 as open-weight; it is generally used through the KugelAudio 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.