Minimax Speech 2.6 Turbo

Minimax Speech 2.6 Turbo

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MiniMax Speech 2.6: Ultra-Fast, Ultra-Human, Ultra-Smart — redefining voice technology with < 250ms latency, natural voice cloning, seamless multilingual support across 40+ languages, and industry-leading text normalization for flawless, expressive communication anywhere, anytime. Your request will cost $0.06 per 1000 characters.

Features

MiniMax Speech 2.6 Turbo

High-definition Text-to-Speech (TTS) with natural pronunciation and crisp articulation. Supports multiple built-in voices and custom cloned voices, adjustable speed, volume, and pitch, and coverage of 40+ languages for professional audio creation.

Features

• Multilingual leap: Substantially improved English and overall multilingual similarity, accuracy, and rhythm vs. Speech 02; seamless switching across 40 languages for meetings, podcasts, and daily dialog.
• Lifelike tone replication: Cross-language, accent, style, and emotion control with industry-leading nuance—including cross-language accent retention, regional accent preservation, and special age voice replication.
• Global language set (40+): Expanded library including (new adds) Bulgarian, Danish, Hebrew, Malay, Persian, Slovak, Swedish, Croatian, Filipino, Hungarian, Norwegian, Slovenian, Catalan, Nynorsk, Tamil, Afrikaans, and more—great for cross-border commerce, customer support, and localized marketing.

How to Use

1) Choose a Voice (voice_id)

Use either a custom voice you trained (voice cloning) or a built-in system voice (case-sensitive):

Wise_Woman, Friendly_Person, Inspirational_girl, Deep_Voice_Man, Calm_Woman,
Casual_Guy, Lively_Girl, Patient_Man, Young_Knight, Determined_Man, Lovely_Girl,
Decent_Boy, Imposing_Manner, Elegant_Man, Abbess, Sweet_Girl_2, Exuberant_Girl

• See the full list and samples here: Voice_ID list

2) Set Audio Parameters (mapped to the UI dropdowns)

• english_normalization (boolean) Improves English text normalization, especially for number reading (e.g., “$1,299” → “one thousand two hundred ninety-nine dollars”).
• sample_rate (Hz) Common: 22050, 24000, 44100, 48000. Tips: 44.1 kHz for music/podcasts; 48 kHz for video post-production.
• bitrate (bps for MP3/OGG) 64k / 96k / 128k / 192k / 256k / 320k. Tips: ≥192k for distribution; 96–128k for previews.
• channel: mono or stereo Mono is smaller/clearer for speech; stereo when spatialization is desired.
• format: mp3, wav, ogg, flac, wav is lossless (bigger files); mp3 is compact and web-friendly.
• language_boost (IETF code like en, zh, ja …) Prioritize the main language in mixed-language inputs.

Prosody controls

• speed: speaking rate (e.g., 0.8–1.2).
• volume: gain (unit depends on API; typically linear or dB).
• pitch: pitch shift (semitones/cents or normalized value).

Price

Price: $0.06 / 1,000 characters

Typical Use Cases

• Short-video and ad voiceovers, e-learning and courseware, AI assistants and IVR, podcasts/audiobooks, cross-border e-commerce localization.

Best-Practice Presets (optional)

• Video voiceover: format=wav, sample_rate=48000, channel=mono, english_normalization=true.
• Web preview: format=mp3, sample_rate=44100, bitrate=128000, channel=mono.
• Podcast: format=mp3, sample_rate=44100, bitrate=192000–320000, channel=stereo if mixing music.

# Submit the task
curl --location --request POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/minimax/speech-2.6-turbo" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" \
--data-raw '{
    "speed": 1,
    "volume": 1,
    "pitch": 0,
    "emotion": "happy",
    "english_normalization": false,
    "enable_base64_output": false,
    "enable_sync_mode": false
}'

# Get the result
curl --location --request GET "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${requestId}/result" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}"