All 15 Versely text-to-audio models, from 10 providers, ranked by the best position each holds on a Versely leaderboard. 11 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 | Eleven v4 | ElevenLabs | 7 credits (headline rate) | 7 credits (headline rate) |
| 2 | Cartesia Sonic 3.6 | Cartesia | 4 credits (headline rate) | 4 credits (headline rate) |
| 3 | Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS | 2 credits (headline rate) | 2 credits (headline rate) | |
| 4 | Inworld TTS 2 | Inworld | 2 credits (headline rate) | 2 credits (headline rate) |
| 5 | Inworld TTS 2 Flash | Inworld | 2 credits (headline rate) | 2 credits (headline rate) |
| 6 | Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS | 12 credits (headline rate) | 12 credits (headline rate) | |
| 7 | Cartesia Sonic 3.5 | Cartesia | 4 credits (headline rate) | 4 credits (headline rate) |
| 8 | MiniMax Speech | MiniMax | 2 credits (headline rate) | 2 credits (headline rate) (was 3 headline) |
| 9 | Grok TTS | Grok | 4 credits (headline rate) | 4 credits (headline rate) |
| 10 | Chatterbox TTS | Chatterbox | 2 credits (headline rate) | 2 credits (headline rate) |
| 11 | ElevenLabs Speech Turbo | KIE | 4 credits (headline rate) | 4 credits (headline rate) |
| 12 | Inworld Voice Clone | Inworld | 2 credits (headline rate) | 2 credits (headline rate) |
| 13 | Suno Sounds V6 | Suno | 2 credits | 2 credits |
| 14 | MiniMax Music 3 | MiniMax | 3 credits (headline rate) | 3 credits (headline rate) |
| 15 | Seed Audio 1.0 | ByteDance | 17 credits (headline rate) | 17 credits (headline rate) |
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. Credits: 7 credits (headline rate).
#2 — Cartesia Sonic 3.6 (Cartesia) costs 4 credits (headline rate) and sits at #4 in text to audio on Versely's live model rankings. Credits: 4 credits (headline rate).
#3 — 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. Credits: 2 credits (headline rate).
#4 — Inworld TTS 2 (Inworld) costs 2 credits (headline rate) and sits at #9 in text to audio on Versely's live model rankings. Credits: 2 credits (headline rate).
#5 — Inworld TTS 2 Flash (Inworld) costs 2 credits (headline rate) and sits at #16 in text to audio on Versely's live model rankings. Credits: 2 credits (headline rate).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best AI text-to-speech model?+
Eleven v4 by ElevenLabs tops this ranking. Filtered to models with the text-to-audio category, sorted by best leaderboard position (unranked models after, by headline credit figure). 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 the text-to-audio category, sorted by best leaderboard position (unranked models after, by headline credit figure).
How many models qualify for this ranking?+
15 models with a page on Versely meet the criteria for "Best AI text-to-speech model", across 10 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?+
11 of the 15 models here hold a position on at least one Versely leaderboard; the remaining 4 are unranked and listed afterward, cheapest complete job first.
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