All 11 Versely text-to-audio models, from 8 providers, ranked by the best position each holds on a Versely leaderboard. 6 of them currently hold one.
Most text-to-speech models bill per 1,000 characters of input text rather than per generation, so their headline credit figure is a rate and not the cost of a job. The credit column below states the rate as the catalog states it, without converting it into a job cost the data does not support.
Ranking method
Filtered to models with the text-to-audio category, sorted by best leaderboard position (unranked models after, by headline credit figure).
Full ranking
| # | Model | Provider | Credits | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS | 4 credits (headline rate) | 4 credits (headline rate) | |
| 2 | Cartesia Sonic 3.5 | Cartesia | 5 credits (headline rate) | 5 credits (headline rate) |
| 3 | Inworld TTS 1.5 Max | Inworld | 4 credits (headline rate) | 4 credits (headline rate) |
| 4 | Inworld TTS 2 | Inworld | 5 credits (headline rate) | 5 credits (headline rate) |
| 5 | ElevenLabs Multilingual | KIE | 6 credits (headline rate) | 6 credits (headline rate) |
| 6 | Qwen 3 TTS 0.6B | Qwen | 2 credits (headline rate) | 2 credits (headline rate) |
| 7 | Suno Sounds V5.5 | Suno | 2 credits | 2 credits |
| 8 | Inworld TTS | Inworld | 3 credits (headline rate) | 3 credits (headline rate) |
| 9 | Qwen 3 TTS Voice Design | Qwen | 3 credits (headline rate) | 3 credits (headline rate) |
| 10 | Grok TTS | Grok | 4 credits (headline rate) | 4 credits (headline rate) |
| 11 | Seed Audio 1.0 | ByteDance | 4 credits (headline rate) | 4 credits (headline rate) |
The top 5, explained
#1 — Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS (Google) costs 4 credits (headline rate) and sits at #3 in text to audio on Versely's live model rankings. Credits: 4 credits (headline rate).
#2 — Cartesia Sonic 3.5 (Cartesia) costs 5 credits (headline rate) and sits at #5 in text to audio on Versely's live model rankings. Credits: 5 credits (headline rate).
#3 — Inworld TTS 1.5 Max (Inworld) costs 4 credits (headline rate) and sits at #7 in text to audio on Versely's live model rankings. Credits: 4 credits (headline rate).
#4 — Inworld TTS 2 (Inworld) costs 5 credits (headline rate) and sits at #9 in text to audio on Versely's live model rankings. Credits: 5 credits (headline rate).
#5 — ElevenLabs Multilingual (KIE) costs 6 credits (headline rate) and sits at #11 in text to audio on Versely's live model rankings. Credits: 6 credits (headline rate).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best AI text-to-speech model?+
Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS by Google tops this ranking. Filtered to models with the text-to-audio category, sorted by best leaderboard position (unranked models after, by headline credit figure). Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS costs 4 credits (headline rate) and sits at #3 in text to audio on Versely's live model rankings.
How is this ranking calculated?+
Filtered to models with the text-to-audio category, sorted by best leaderboard position (unranked models after, by headline credit figure).
How many models qualify for this ranking?+
11 models with a page on Versely meet the criteria for "Best AI text-to-speech model", across 8 providers.
What's the cheapest option in this ranking?+
Qwen 3 TTS 0.6B is the cheapest at 2 credits (headline rate), against 4 credits (headline rate) for Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS, the top-ranked entry.
Do all of these models hold a Versely leaderboard position?+
6 of the 11 models here hold a position on at least one Versely leaderboard; the remaining 5 are unranked and listed afterward, cheapest complete job first.
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