Which should you pick?
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS costs 2 credits (headline rate) and MiniMax Speech costs 1 credit (headline rate). One of the two does not publish what a full job costs, only a headline rate, so these two figures are not a like-for-like price comparison.
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS holds the stronger leaderboard position (#5 in text to audio against #22 in text to audio). Those are two different leaderboards unless the category matches — Versely ranks each capability separately.
What a job costs
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS
2 credits (headline rate)
It bills per 1,000 characters of input text.
- per 1,000 characters2 credits
MiniMax Speech
1 credit (headline rate)
It bills per 1,000 characters of input text.
- per 1,000 characters1 credit
All figures are Versely credits. Your plan's credit allowance is on the pricing page.
Spec comparison
| Spec | Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS | MiniMax Speech |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | |
| Cost per job | 2 credits (headline rate) | 1 credit (headline rate) |
| Billing | per 1,000 characters of input text | per 1,000 characters of input text |
| Max resolution | — | — |
| Aspect ratios | — | — |
| Durations | — | 5s, 10s, 30s, 60s |
| Frame rates | — | — |
| Qualities | — | — |
| Requires starting image | No | No |
| Accepts video input | No | No |
| Reference images | — | — |
| Leaderboard | #5 in text to audio | #22 in text to audio |
| Released | Sep 23, 2026 | Apr 2, 2025 |
What each one does that the other doesn't
Only Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS
expressive, style direction, audio tags, multilingual, multi speaker, 30 voices
Only MiniMax Speech
natural, clear
Both list: text to audio, text to speech.
Leaderboard positions
Versely ranks each capability on its own leaderboard, so a position is only comparable between two models within the same row.
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS
- Text to audio#5
MiniMax Speech
- Text to audio#22
Full Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS spec sheet →
Google Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS - Google's most expressive voice model: 30 voices, 130 languages, natural-language style direction, inline audio tags ([sigh], [laughs]) and two-speaker dialogue.
Full MiniMax Speech spec sheet →
MiniMax's text-to-speech engine — clear multilingual delivery backed by one of the largest named-voice rosters in the catalog, so you can cast a specific voice rather than settle for a generic one.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS or MiniMax Speech?+
They are not directly comparable on price: Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS costs 2 credits (headline rate) and MiniMax Speech costs 1 credit (headline rate), and one of those is a headline rate rather than the cost of a complete job.
What can Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS do that MiniMax Speech can't, or vice versa?+
Only Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS lists expressive, style direction, audio tags, multilingual, multi speaker, 30 voices. Only MiniMax Speech lists natural, clear. Both list text to audio, text to speech.
How do Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and MiniMax Speech bill?+
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS bills per 1,000 characters of input text. MiniMax Speech bills per 1,000 characters of input text. Both are charged in Versely credits.
Which ranks higher, Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS or MiniMax Speech?+
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS sits at #5 in text to audio and MiniMax Speech at #22 in text to audio on Versely's live model rankings. Versely ranks each capability on its own leaderboard, so those positions are only a direct comparison when the category is the same.
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