MAI-Voice-1 text-to-speech model
MicrosoftReleased Apr 2026.
MAI-Voice-1 is a text-to-speech (TTS) model from Microsoft. It ranks #77 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS arena with Elo 1030 (95% CI ±12, 2,363 samples). Released Apr 2026.
Key facts
- Provider
- Microsoft
- AA rank
- #77 / 98
- AA Elo (95% CI)
- 1030 ±12
- AA samples
- 2,363
- TTS Arena Elo (uncertainty)
- –
- TTS Arena votes
- –
- TTS Arena win rate
- –
- Price (per 1M chars)
- –
- Released
- Apr 2026
- Open weights
- –
- License
- –
- Voices tested by AA
- 4
- Languages
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Azure Neural Microsoft | 1034 | – | $15 | – |
| 75 |  T2A-01-Turbo MiniMax | 1031 | – | $30 | – |
| 76 |  Polly Long-Form Amazon | 1031 | – | $100 | – |
| 77 | MAI-Voice-1 Microsoft | 1030 | – | – | – |
| 78 | RChatterbox Resemble AI | 1025 | 1471 | $25 | Open |
| 79 | SLightning v3.1 Smallest.ai | 1023 | – | $25 | – |
| 80 | KRaon SpeechLM Krafton | 1006 | – | – | – |
Alternatives · More from Microsoft
| # | Model | AA Elo | Arena Elo | Price $/1M chars | Open weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Azure HD 2.5 Microsoft | 1143 | – | $22 | – |
| 74 | Azure Neural Microsoft | 1034 | – | $15 | – |
| 83 | VibeVoice 1.5B Microsoft | 956 | – | – | Open |
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 MAI-Voice-1 rank among TTS models?
As of Oct 25, 2026, MAI-Voice-1 ranks #77 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS leaderboard with Elo 1030 (±12).
Is MAI-Voice-1 open source?
The sources do not list MAI-Voice-1 as open-weight; it is generally used through the Microsoft 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.