Alibaba Qwen3 Tts Flash API Documentation
Playground
Try it on WaveSpeedAI!Qwen3 TTS Flash: Low-latency Text-to-Speech for English and Chinese with multiple voices, ideal for real-time dialogue. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.
Features
Qwen3 TTS Flash is low-latency, natural-sounding Text-to-Speech model that supports English and Chinese with multiple voice styles. It is designed for real-time conversations, product narration, and short-form video dubbing.
Highlights
- Low latency / high concurrency for real-time interaction
- Multi-language / multi-style voices (English/Chinese priority)
- Parameter control: speed, pitch, volume, speaker (voice_id), emotion
- Production-ready: stable output, easy integration, common audio formats
Input & Parameters
- text (string, required): The text to synthesize (recommended < 2000 characters per request)
- voice_id (string, optional): Voice style ID (e.g., qwen-female-1, qwen-male-1; see platform docs for the full list)
- language (string, optional): Language code (en, zh)
- speed (number, optional): Speaking rate, default 1.0 (range 0.5–2.0)
- pitch (number, optional): Pitch adjustment, default 0
- volume (number, optional): Output gain, default 0
- emotion (string, optional): Voice emotion/style, e.g., neutral, happy, sad
- sample_rate (int, optional): Sample rate, default 22050 (e.g., 16000/22050/24000/44100)
- format (string, optional): Output format, default mp3 (supports mp3, wav, ogg)
Note: The available speakers and parameter ranges depend on the platform configuration.
Pricing
- Formula: total_price = base_price * text_length / 1000
- Current base_price: 1000 (unit depends on platform configuration)
Example
{ “model”: “/qwen3-tts-flash”, “input”: { “text”: “Hello, welcome to WaveSpeedAI!”, “voice_id”: “qwen-female-1”, “language”: “en”, “speed”: 1.0, “format”: “mp3” } }
Use Cases
- Real-time conversational agents / voice replies
- Short-form video, advertising, and e-commerce dubbing
- App/IoT voice prompts and announcements
- Education, customer service, and knowledge base narration
Authentication
For authentication details, please refer to the Authentication Guide.
API Endpoints
Submit Task & Query Result
set -euo pipefail
export WAVESPEED_API_KEY="your-api-key"
REQUEST_BODY=$(cat <<'JSON'
{
"text": "A clear example input",
"voice": "Cherry",
"language_type": "Auto"
}
JSON
)
# 1. Submit the prediction once. Never retry this request automatically:
# a retry after an unclear failure can create a second, billed task.
CHECK='The task may already exist. Check History or the predictions list before submitting again.'
if ! SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
--connect-timeout 10 --max-time 60 \
-X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/alibaba/qwen3-tts-flash" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d "${REQUEST_BODY}"); then
printf 'Submit failed. %s\n' "${CHECK}" >&2
exit 1
fi
TASK=$(printf '%s' "${SUBMIT_RESPONSE}" | jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end')
PREDICTION_ID=$(printf '%s' "${TASK}" | jq -r '.id // empty')
if [ -z "${PREDICTION_ID}" ]; then
printf 'Submission response did not contain a prediction id. %s\n' "${CHECK}" >&2
exit 1
fi
RESULT_URL="https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${PREDICTION_ID}/result"
# 2. Poll until the prediction reaches a final status.
BODY_FILE=$(mktemp)
trap 'rm -f "${BODY_FILE}"' EXIT
while true; do
# Transient errors (429, 5xx) are retried, honoring Retry-After.
HTTP_CODE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
--connect-timeout 10 --max-time 60 --retry 5 --retry-delay 2 \
--output "${BODY_FILE}" --write-out '%{http_code}' \
"${RESULT_URL}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" || true)
case "${HTTP_CODE}" in
2??) ;;
000|429|5??) # dropped connection or temporary error: keep polling
printf 'Task %s: HTTP %s, polling again in 10s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${HTTP_CODE}" >&2
sleep 10; continue ;;
*) printf 'Task %s: HTTP %s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${HTTP_CODE}" >&2
cat "${BODY_FILE}" >&2; exit 1 ;;
esac
RESULT=$(jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end' "${BODY_FILE}")
STATUS=$(printf '%s' "${RESULT}" | jq -r '.status // empty')
case "${STATUS}" in
completed) printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq '.outputs'; break ;;
failed|cancelled|timeout|deleted)
printf 'Task %s ended with status %s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${STATUS}" >&2
printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq . >&2; exit 1 ;;
*) sleep 2 ;;
esac
doneRetry temporary errors only while polling, never the submit request. Errors, retries and timeouts
Parameters
Task Submission Parameters
Request Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| text | string | Yes | - | - | Text to translate |
| voice | string | Yes | Cherry | Cherry, Ethan, Nofish, Jennifer, Ryan, Katerina, Elias, Jada, Dylan, Sunny, li, Marcus, Roy, Peter, Rocky, Kiki, Eric | Voice name for translation |
| language_type | string | No | Auto | Auto, Chinese, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, French, Russian, Thai | Language type for translation |
Every model also accepts the global request options enable_sync_mode and enable_base64_output; see their pages for details.
Response Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| code | integer | HTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success) |
| message | string | Status message (e.g., “success”) |
| data.id | string | Unique identifier for the prediction, Task Id |
| data.model | string | Model ID used for the prediction |
| data.outputs | array | Output values, usually URL strings; some models return text strings or structured result objects (empty when status is not completed) |
| data.urls | object | Object containing related API endpoints |
| data.status | string | Task status. completed is successful; failed, cancelled, timeout, and deleted are failure terminal statuses. |
| data.created_at | string | ISO timestamp of when the request was created (e.g., “2023-04-01T12:34:56.789Z”) |
| data.error | string | Error message (empty if no error occurred) |
| data.timings | object | Object containing timing details |
| data.timings.inference | integer | Inference time in milliseconds |
Result Request Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | Yes | - | Task ID |
Result Response Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| code | integer | HTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success) |
| message | string | Status message (e.g., “success”) |
| data | object | The prediction data object containing all details |
| data.id | string | Unique identifier for the prediction |
| data.model | string | Model ID used for the prediction |
| data.outputs | array<string | object> | Array of generated outputs (empty when status is not completed). Items are usually URL strings, but may be text strings or structured result objects, depending on the model. |
| data.urls | object | Object containing related API endpoints |
| data.status | string | Status: completed is successful; failed, cancelled, timeout, and deleted are failure terminal statuses |
| data.created_at | string | ISO timestamp of when the request was created |
| data.error | string | Error message (empty if no error occurred) |
| data.timings | object | Object containing timing details |
| data.timings.inference | integer | Inference time in milliseconds |