Speech 2.8 Turbo text-to-speech model

MiniMaxCNReleased Feb 2026.

Speech 2.8 Turbo is a text-to-speech (TTS) model from MiniMax. It ranks #27 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS arena with Elo 1156 (95% CI ±10, 5,016 samples). On TTS Arena V2 it scores Elo 1517 (±31, 533 votes). List price is about $60 per 1M characters. Released Feb 2026.

Data updated Oct 25, 2026
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Key facts

AA Elo1156±10#27 / 98

TTS Arena Elo1517±31TTS Arena votes 533

Price (per 1M chars)$60USD

ReleasedFeb 2026Open weights：–

Provider: MiniMax
AA rank: #27 / 98
AA Elo (95% CI): 1156 ±10
AA samples: 5,016
TTS Arena Elo (uncertainty): 1517 ±31
TTS Arena votes: 533
TTS Arena win rate: 50.7%
Price (per 1M chars): $60
Released: Feb 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
24	Speech 2.8 HD MiniMax	1176	1532	$100	–
25	SLightning V3.1 Pro (Jul 2026) Smallest.ai	1171	1525	$19.5	–
26	MFalcon 2 Murf AI	1158	–	$10	–
27	Speech 2.8 Turbo MiniMax	1156	1517	$60	–
28	GGradium TTS (Aug 2026) Gradium	1154	–	$47.2	–
29	SpaceXAI TTS SpaceXAI	1152	–	$15	–
30	Azure HD 2.5 Microsoft	1143	–	$22	–

Alternatives · Cheaper with AA Elo ≥ 1126

#	Model	AA Elo	Arena Elo	Price $/1M chars	Open weights
1	Eleven v4 Turbo ElevenLabs	1336	–	$40	–
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	–
6	IRealtime TTS-2 Inworld	1270	–	$20.8	–

Alternatives · More from MiniMax

#	Model	AA Elo	Arena Elo	Price $/1M chars	Open weights
24	Speech 2.8 HD MiniMax	1176	1532	$100	–
33	Speech 2.6 HD MiniMax	1130	1498	$100	–
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 2.8 Turbo rank among TTS models?

As of Oct 25, 2026, Speech 2.8 Turbo ranks #27 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS leaderboard with Elo 1156 (±10).

Is Speech 2.8 Turbo open source?

The sources do not list Speech 2.8 Turbo 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