Speech 2.6 HD text-to-speech model

MiniMaxCNReleased Oct 2025.

Speech 2.6 HD is a text-to-speech (TTS) model from MiniMax. It ranks #33 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS arena with Elo 1130 (95% CI ±11, 4,316 samples). On TTS Arena V2 it scores Elo 1498 (±30, 560 votes). List price is about $100 per 1M characters. Released Oct 2025.

Data updated Oct 25, 2026
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Key facts

AA Elo1130±11#33 / 98

TTS Arena Elo1498±30TTS Arena votes 560

Price (per 1M chars)$100USD

ReleasedOct 2025Open weights：–

Provider: MiniMax
AA rank: #33 / 98
AA Elo (95% CI): 1130 ±11
AA samples: 4,316
TTS Arena Elo (uncertainty): 1498 ±30
TTS Arena votes: 560
TTS Arena win rate: 47.9%
Price (per 1M chars): $100
Released: Oct 2025
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
30	Azure HD 2.5 Microsoft	1143	–	$22	–
31	AAsync Flash v1.5 async	1141	–	$10.1	–
32	Step TTS 2 (Mar 2026) StepFun	1140	–	$40	–
33	Speech 2.6 HD MiniMax	1130	1498	$100	–
34	AAsync Pro v1.0 async	1128	–	$20.2	–
35	Speech 2.6 Turbo MiniMax	1122	1514	$60	–
36	SSimba 3.0 SpeechifyAI	1119	–	$6.6	–

Alternatives · Cheaper with AA Elo ≥ 1100

#	Model	AA Elo	Arena Elo	Price $/1M chars	Open weights
1	Eleven v4 Turbo ElevenLabs	1336	–	$40	–
2	Eleven v4 ElevenLabs	1332	–	$80	–
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	–

Alternatives · More from MiniMax

#	Model	AA Elo	Arena Elo	Price $/1M chars	Open weights
24	Speech 2.8 HD MiniMax	1176	1532	$100	–
27	Speech 2.8 Turbo MiniMax	1156	1517	$60	–
35	Speech 2.6 Turbo MiniMax	1122	1514	$60	–
37	Speech-02-HD MiniMax	1111	1504	$100	–
45	Speech-02-Turbo MiniMax	1092	1495	$60	–

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 HD rank among TTS models?

As of Oct 25, 2026, Speech 2.6 HD ranks #33 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS leaderboard with Elo 1130 (±11).

Is Speech 2.6 HD open source?

The sources do not list Speech 2.6 HD as open-weight; it is generally used through the MiniMax 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