Controlled Voice Arena LeaderboardArtificial Analysis
Compare Text to Speech (TTS) models using the same 8 cloned voices (4 US, 4 UK).
Range | Model | Elo | Samples | Released | API Pricing 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-2 | Qwen-Audio-3.1-TTS-Plus | 1184±1695% interval 1168 to 1200 | 1,588 | Sept 2026 | $19.3 /1M chars |
| 2 | 1-3 | Eleven v4 Turbo | 1169±1595% interval 1154 to 1184 | 1,836 | Sept 2026 | $40.0 /1M chars |
| 3 | 2-3 | Eleven v4 | 1159±1595% interval 1144 to 1174 | 1,786 | Sept 2026 | $80.0 /1M chars |
| 4 | 4-5 | Realtime TTS-2 | 1143±1595% interval 1128 to 1158 | 2,444 | Aug 2026 | $20.8 /1M chars |
| 5 | 4-6 | Sonic 3.6 | 1138±1595% interval 1123 to 1153 | 2,466 | Aug 2026 | $49.0 /1M chars |
| 6 | 5-7 | Qwen-Audio-3.0-TTS-Plus | 1126±1595% interval 1111 to 1141 | 2,211 | Sept 2026 | $19.3 /1M chars |
| 7 | 6-7 | Sonic 3.5 | 1115±1395% interval 1102 to 1128 | 4,439 | May 2026 | $49.0 /1M chars |
| 8 | 8-10 | StepAudio 2.5 TTS | 1071±1495% interval 1057 to 1085 | 3,124 | Apr 2026 | $85.0 /1M chars |
| 9 | 8-10 | Eleven v3 | 1071±1395% interval 1058 to 1084 | 3,779 | Feb 2026 | $100.0 /1M chars |
| 10 | 8-13 | Realtime TTS-2 Flash | 1067±1495% interval 1053 to 1081 | 2,567 | Aug 2026 | $10.4 /1M chars |
| 11 | 9-14 | Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS | 1057±1495% interval 1043 to 1071 | 2,519 | Sept 2026 | $11.0 /1M chars |
| 12 | 10-14 | v3 Conversational | 1056±1495% interval 1042 to 1070 | 2,214 | Aug 2026 | $50.0 /1M chars |
| 13 | 10-14 | SpaceXAI TTS | 1054±1495% interval 1040 to 1068 | 2,847 | Mar 2026 | $15.0 /1M chars |
| 14 | 11-15 | Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS | 1048±1495% interval 1034 to 1062 | 2,478 | Sept 2026 | $16.5 /1M chars |
| 15 | 14-15 | Simba 3.0 | 1035±1495% interval 1021 to 1049 | 2,710 | Feb 2026 | $6.6 /1M chars |
| 16 | 16-21 | 1019±1595% interval 1004 to 1034 | 2,194 | Aug 2026 | $34.0 /1M chars | |
| 17 | 16-21 | Speech 2.8 HD | 1018±1395% interval 1005 to 1031 | 3,336 | Feb 2026 | $100.0 /1M chars |
| 18 | 16-23 | Gradium TTS (Aug 2026) | 1016±1595% interval 1001 to 1031 | 2,213 | Aug 2026 | $47.2 /1M chars |
| 19 | 16-22 | Speech 2.8 Turbo | 1015±1395% interval 1002 to 1028 | 3,548 | Feb 2026 | $60.0 /1M chars |
| 20 | 16-25 | Fish Audio S2.1 Pro | 1012±1495% interval 998 to 1026 | 2,597 | Jun 2026 | $15.0 /1M chars |
| 21 | 16-25 | 1009±1495% interval 995 to 1023 | 2,608 | Jun 2025 | $15.0 /1M chars | |
| 22 | 18-25 | 1003±1395% interval 990 to 1016 | 4,008 | Mar 2026 | $15.0 /1M chars | |
| 23 | 20-26 | 1001±1495% interval 987 to 1015 | 2,593 | Mar 2026 | $16.0 /1M chars | |
| 24 | 24 | OpenAudio S1 | 1000AnchorFixed at 1000 as the reference point for this board's Elo scale. | 5,621 | Jun 2025 | $15.0 /1M chars |
| 25 | 20-27 | Multilingual v2 | 999±1495% interval 985 to 1013 | 3,401 | Aug 2023 | $100.0 /1M chars |
| 26 | 23-27 | Fish Audio S1 | 988±1495% interval 974 to 1002 | 3,427 | Oct 2025 | $15.0 /1M chars |
| 27 | 24-27 | Flash v2.5 | 987±1495% interval 973 to 1001 | 3,392 | Dec 2024 | $50.0 /1M chars |
| 28 | 28-29 | Turbo v2.5 | 972±1495% interval 958 to 986 | 2,658 | Jul 2024 | $50.0 /1M chars |
| 29 | 28-30 | Kugel 3 | 971±1495% interval 957 to 985 | 3,912 | Jun 2026 | N/A |
| 30 | 28-32 | 958±1595% interval 943 to 973 | 2,310 | Jun 2026 | $15.0 /1M chars | |
| 31 | 30-34 | Sonic 3 | 946±1595% interval 931 to 961 | 2,692 | Oct 2025 | $49.0 /1M chars |
| 32 | 30-35 | Soniox TTS Real-Time v2 | 944±1595% interval 929 to 959 | 2,146 | Aug 2026 | $14.2 /1M chars |
| 33 | 31-36 | 937±1795% interval 920 to 954 | 1,051 | Jul 2026 | N/A | |
| 34 | 31-36 | Raon SpeechLM | 932±1595% interval 917 to 947 | 2,153 | Apr 2026 | N/A |
| 35 | 32-36 | 931±1595% interval 916 to 946 | 2,664 | May 2025 | $25.0 /1M chars | |
| 36 | 34-36 | Noiz TTS | 921±1595% interval 906 to 936 | 2,214 | Nov 2025 | N/A |
| 37 | 37 | Lightning v3.1 | 887±1695% interval 871 to 903 | 2,296 | Mar 2026 | $25.0 /1M chars |
| 38 | 38 | 836±1795% interval 819 to 853 | 2,460 | Nov 2023 | $40.4 /1M chars | |
| 39 | 39 | 806±1895% interval 788 to 824 | 2,169 | Apr 2024 | $8.3 /1M chars |
1 API Pricing reflects the cost to generate 1M characters on the model creator's API with the model's default settings
2 Open Weights includes models that can be self-hosted using downloadable model weights or a provider-supplied inference runtime. Open Weights Commercial includes models whose published license permits commercial use, including use subject to license conditions (e.g. an NVIDIA AI Enterprise subscription), and excludes models that require a separately negotiated commercial agreement.