Speech 2.6 text-to-speech model
HithinkCNReleased Jul 2026.
Speech 2.6 is a text-to-speech (TTS) model from Hithink. It ranks #43 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS arena with Elo 1097 (95% CI ±12, 2,493 samples). On TTS Arena V2 it scores Elo 1491 (±30, 587 votes). Released Jul 2026.
Key facts
- Provider
- Hithink
- AA rank
- #43 / 98
- AA Elo (95% CI)
- 1097 ±12
- AA samples
- 2,493
- TTS Arena Elo (uncertainty)
- 1491 ±30
- TTS Arena votes
- 587
- TTS Arena win rate
- 46.8%
- Price (per 1M chars)
- –
- Released
- Jul 2026
- Open weights
- –
- License
- –
- Voices tested by AA
- 8
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 |  TTS-1 HD OpenAI | 1103 | – | $30 | – |
| 41 |  Step Audio EditX (Mar 2026) StepFun | 1100 | – | – | Open |
| 42 |  Turbo v2.5 ElevenLabs | 1099 | 1497 | $50 | – |
| 43 | HSpeech 2.6 Hithink | 1097 | 1491 | – | – |
| 44 | Multilingual v2 ElevenLabs | 1096 | 1500 | $100 | – |
| 45 |  Speech-02-Turbo MiniMax | 1092 | 1495 | $60 | – |
| 46 |  Voxtral TTS Mistral | 1091 | – | $16 | 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 Speech 2.6 rank among TTS models?
As of Oct 25, 2026, Speech 2.6 ranks #43 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS leaderboard with Elo 1097 (±12).
Is Speech 2.6 open source?
The sources do not list Speech 2.6 as open-weight; it is generally used through the Hithink 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
- Artificial Analysis TTS leaderboard ↗
- TTS Arena V2 (TTS-AGI, Hugging Face) ↗
- Model page (as listed on TTS Arena) ↗
"–" means the upstream sources do not provide this value; we do not guess.