The 25 models below either generate audio as part of their output, accept a driving audio input, or are dedicated text-to-audio models. They are identified from each model's own category and feature tags that explicitly name audio — native audio, audio generation, audio sync, driving audio, audio input, or the text-to-audio category.
The raw `audio` boolean in the catalog is deliberately not used: it is set on several plain text-to-video models with no audio features at all, so it does not reliably mean anything.
Ranking method
Filtered to models with an audio-related category or feature tag, sorted by best leaderboard position (unranked models after, cheapest complete job first).
Full ranking
| # | Model | Provider | Credits | Audio capability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eleven v4 | ElevenLabs | 7 credits (headline rate) | Audio tags |
| 2 | HeyGen Video | HeyGen | 8-72 credits | Native audio |
| 3 | Cartesia Sonic 3.6 | Cartesia | 4 credits (headline rate) | Text-to-audio |
| 4 | Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS | 2 credits (headline rate) | Audio tags | |
| 5 | Wan 3.0 Text to Video | Wan | 4-120 credits | Native audio |
| 6 | Seedance 2.5 | ByteDance | 22-320 credits | Audio sync |
| 7 | Inworld TTS 2 | Inworld | 2 credits (headline rate) | Text-to-audio |
| 8 | Flux 3 Text to Video | Black Forest Labs | 34-136 credits | Native audio |
| 9 | Seedance 2.0 | ByteDance | 22-1639 credits | Audio sync |
| 10 | Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Text to Video | Grok | 4-150 credits | Native audio |
| 11 | Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video | Alibaba | 17-108 credits | Native audio |
| 12 | Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video | Alibaba | 17-108 credits | Native audio |
| 13 | Inworld TTS 2 Flash | Inworld | 2 credits (headline rate) | Text-to-audio |
| 14 | Wan 2.7 Text to Video | Wan | 8-90 credits | Audio input |
| 15 | Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS | 12 credits (headline rate) | Audio tags | |
| 16 | Kling O3 Pro Image to Video | Kling | 56-168 credits | Audio generation |
| 17 | Kling Video V3 Pro Text to Video | Kling | 34-101 credits | Audio generation |
| 18 | Pixverse V6 Text to Video | Pixverse | 5-29 credits | Audio |
| 19 | Cartesia Sonic 3.5 | Cartesia | 4 credits (headline rate) | Text-to-audio |
| 20 | MiniMax Speech | MiniMax | 2 credits (headline rate) | Text-to-audio |
| 21 | LTX 2.5 Text to Video Pro | LTX | 58-136 credits | Native audio |
| 22 | Grok TTS | Grok | 4 credits (headline rate) | Text-to-audio |
| 23 | LTX 2.3 Text to Video Fast | LTX | 20-256 credits | Audio generation |
| 24 | LTX 2.3 Image to Video Pro | LTX | 29-192 credits | Audio generation |
| 25 | Boreal | Creatify | 4-192 credits | Native audio |
The top 5, explained
#1 — Eleven v4 (ElevenLabs) costs 7 credits (headline rate) and sits at #1 in text to audio on Versely's live model rankings. Audio capability: Audio tags.
#2 — HeyGen Video (HeyGen) costs 8-72 credits and sits at #1 in text to video on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 2K. Audio capability: Native audio.
#3 — Cartesia Sonic 3.6 (Cartesia) costs 4 credits (headline rate) and sits at #4 in text to audio on Versely's live model rankings. Audio capability: Text-to-audio.
#4 — Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS (Google) costs 2 credits (headline rate) and sits at #5 in text to audio on Versely's live model rankings. Audio capability: Audio tags.
#5 — Wan 3.0 Text to Video (Wan) costs 4-120 credits, discounted from a headline 8 and sits at #5 in text to video on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 1080p. Audio capability: Native audio.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best AI model with native audio?+
Eleven v4 by ElevenLabs tops this ranking. Filtered to models with an audio-related category or feature tag, sorted by best leaderboard position (unranked models after, cheapest complete job first). Eleven v4 costs 7 credits (headline rate) and sits at #1 in text to audio on Versely's live model rankings.
How is this ranking calculated?+
Filtered to models with an audio-related category or feature tag, sorted by best leaderboard position (unranked models after, cheapest complete job first).
How many models qualify for this ranking?+
25 models with a page on Versely meet the criteria for "Best AI model with native audio", across 15 providers.
What's the cheapest option in this ranking?+
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS is the cheapest at 2 credits (headline rate), against 7 credits (headline rate) for Eleven v4, the top-ranked entry.
Do all of these models hold a Versely leaderboard position?+
Yes — all 25 models here hold a position on at least one Versely leaderboard. Versely ranks each capability separately, so the leaderboard a position was earned on is named alongside it.
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Guides
Pick silent Turbo or native audio
Kling 3 Turbo is silent on this catalog. Pick Veo, Seedance, or Kling O3 Pro when the clip must speak.
Flux 3 T2V is native audio to 20s
Flux 3 T2V is 34 credits for 5s, up to 136 at 20s, native audio. Black Forest Labs GA on 4 Aug 2026. One row, one job.
Which text-to-video board scores the audio
Artificial Analysis scores text-to-video with audio. Arena does not, and the order flips. Use the audio board for sound-on work and Arena for silent footage.
Wan 2.6 audio vs Wan 2.7
Wan v2.6 text-to-video can ship native audio. Wan 2.7 catalog rows may not. Read the row, not the family name.