Soniox TTS Real-Time v2 text-to-speech model
SonioxReleased Aug 2026.
Soniox TTS Real-Time v2 is a text-to-speech (TTS) model from Soniox. It ranks #22 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS arena with Elo 1182 (95% CI ±11, 5,436 samples). List price is about $14.2 per 1M characters. Released Aug 2026.
Key facts
- Provider
- Soniox
- AA rank
- #22 / 98
- AA Elo (95% CI)
- 1182 ±11
- AA samples
- 5,436
- TTS Arena Elo (uncertainty)
- –
- TTS Arena votes
- –
- TTS Arena win rate
- –
- Price (per 1M chars)
- $14.2
- Released
- Aug 2026
- Open weights
- –
- License
- –
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 |  Ming-3.0-tts Ant Group | 1191 | – | – | Open |
| 20 |  Fish Audio S2.1 Pro (Oct 2026) Fish Audio | 1186 | – | $15 | – |
| 21 |  Eleven v3 ElevenLabs | 1184 | 1498 | $100 | – |
| 22 | SSoniox TTS Real-Time v2 Soniox | 1182 | – | $14.2 | – |
| 23 | GGradium TTS (Sep 2026) Gradium | 1177 | – | $47.8 | – |
| 24 |  Speech 2.8 HD MiniMax | 1176 | 1532 | $100 | – |
| 25 | SLightning V3.1 Pro (Jul 2026) Smallest.ai | 1171 | 1525 | $19.5 | – |
Alternatives · Cheaper with AA Elo ≥ 1152
| # | Model | AA Elo | Arena Elo | Price $/1M chars | Open weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS Google | 1252 | – | $11 | – |
| 10 | SSimba 3.2 SpeechifyAI | 1246 | – | $6.6 | – |
| 12 | IRealtime TTS-2 Flash Inworld | 1219 | – | $10.4 | – |
| 13 |  Voxtral 3 TTS Mistral | 1219 | – | $13 | – |
| 26 | MFalcon 2 Murf AI | 1158 | – | $10 | – |
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 Soniox TTS Real-Time v2 rank among TTS models?
As of Oct 25, 2026, Soniox TTS Real-Time v2 ranks #22 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS leaderboard with Elo 1182 (±11).
Is Soniox TTS Real-Time v2 open source?
The sources do not list Soniox TTS Real-Time v2 as open-weight; it is generally used through the Soniox 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.