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 | Cartesia Sonic 3.6 | Cartesia | 4 credits (headline rate) | Text-to-audio |
| 2 | Wan 3.0 Text to Video | Wan | 6-168 credits | Native audio |
| 3 | Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS | 2 credits (headline rate) | Audio tags | |
| 4 | Inworld TTS 2 | Inworld | 2 credits (headline rate) | Text-to-audio |
| 5 | Happy Horse 1.0 Text to Video | Alibaba | 34-336 credits | Native audio |
| 6 | Seedance 2.0 | ByteDance | 44-3277 credits | Audio sync |
| 7 | Wan 2.7 Text to Video | Wan | 16-180 credits | Audio input |
| 8 | Inworld TTS 2 Flash | Inworld | 2 credits (headline rate) | Text-to-audio |
| 9 | Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video | Alibaba | 34-216 credits | Native audio |
| 10 | Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS | 12 credits (headline rate) | Audio tags | |
| 11 | Pixverse V6 Text to Video | Pixverse | 10-58 credits | Audio |
| 12 | Kling Video V3 Pro Text to Video | Kling | 68-202 credits | Audio generation |
| 13 | Cartesia Sonic 3.5 | Cartesia | 4 credits (headline rate) | Text-to-audio |
| 14 | Kling O3 Pro Image to Video | Kling | 56-168 credits | Audio generation |
| 15 | MiniMax Speech | MiniMax | 2 credits (headline rate) | Text-to-audio |
| 16 | ElevenLabs Multilingual | KIE | 8 credits (headline rate) | Text-to-audio |
| 17 | Wan 2.7 Image to Video | Wan | 16-180 credits | Driving audio |
| 18 | LTX 2.5 Text to Video Pro | LTX | 58-136 credits | Native audio |
| 19 | Chatterbox TTS | Chatterbox | 2 credits (headline rate) | Text-to-audio |
| 20 | Wan 2.6 Image to Video | Wan | 20-90 credits | Audio support |
| 21 | LTX 2.3 Text to Video Fast | LTX | 20-256 credits | Audio generation |
| 22 | LTX 2.3 Image to Video Pro | LTX | 29-192 credits | Audio generation |
| 23 | PrunaAI P-Video | PrunaAI | 2-32 credits | Audio to video |
| 24 | Suno Sounds V6 | Suno | 2 credits | Text-to-audio |
| 25 | MiniMax Music 3 | MiniMax | 3 credits (headline rate) | Text-to-audio |
The top 5, explained
#1 — Cartesia Sonic 3.6 (Cartesia) costs 4 credits (headline rate) and sits at #1 in text to audio on Versely's live model rankings. Audio capability: Text-to-audio.
#2 — Wan 3.0 Text to Video (Wan) costs 6-168 credits, discounted from a headline 8 and sits at #1 in text to video on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 1080p. Audio capability: Native audio.
#3 — Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS (Google) costs 2 credits (headline rate) and sits at #2 in text to audio on Versely's live model rankings. Audio capability: Audio tags.
#4 — Inworld TTS 2 (Inworld) costs 2 credits (headline rate) and sits at #4 in text to audio on Versely's live model rankings. Audio capability: Text-to-audio.
#5 — Happy Horse 1.0 Text to Video (Alibaba) costs 34-336 credits and sits at #4 in text to video on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 1080p. Audio capability: Native audio.
Compare these models head-to-head
Cartesia Sonic 3.6 vs Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS
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Wan 3.0 Text to Video vs Minimax H3 Text to Video
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Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS vs Suno Sounds V6
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MiniMax Speech vs Inworld TTS 2
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best AI model with native audio?+
Cartesia Sonic 3.6 by Cartesia 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). Cartesia Sonic 3.6 costs 4 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 14 providers.
What's the cheapest option in this ranking?+
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS is the cheapest at 2 credits (headline rate), against 4 credits (headline rate) for Cartesia Sonic 3.6, the top-ranked entry.
Do all of these models hold a Versely leaderboard position?+
23 of the 25 models here hold a position on at least one Versely leaderboard; the remaining 2 are unranked and listed afterward, cheapest complete job first.
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Guides
Room tone continuity between native-audio clips
Native audio invents a new room on every clip, and the cut exposes it. How to hold ambience constant in prompts, and the matching pass to run at assembly.
When Native Audio Beats a Separate Sound Pass
Native audio wins when sound is caused by what's on screen, and loses when sound is an authored layer. A practical rule for picking the pipeline.
Native audio versus TTS on the same brief
If the model can speak in-shot, do not generate silent and slap TTS on unless you need a locked brand voice.
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.