fal-aiReleased Feb 14, 2026

MiniMax Speech 2.8 [HD]

Use timed pause tags, a custom pronunciation dictionary, and separate pitch, energy and timbre controls for narration.

Source description

Generate speech from text prompts and different voices using the MiniMax Speech-2.8 HD model, which leverages advanced AI techniques to create high-quality text-to-speech.

Provider endpoints2
Benchmark results1
Measured performance

Benchmark results

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AA Provider Voice TTS Arena ↗Unversioned · provider native voices
1,173.34

Provider native voices · all categories · US + UK accents · 8 listed voices

95% CI 1,162.34–1,184.34 · n=4,989

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Input
$100.00
Output
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USD / 1M tokens
Price source ↗Checked Oct 18, 2026
Endpoint IDminimax/speech-2.8-hd
Rate
$0.10
USD / 1K characters
Price source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDfal-ai/minimax/speech-2.8-hd

Model specifications

Developer
fal-ai
Modality
Audio
Context
Not reported
Maximum output
Not reported
Weights
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Released
Feb 14, 2026
Provider listed
Feb 4, 2026
First discovered
Oct 16, 2026

Exact identities

  • openrouterminimax/speech-2.8-hd
  • falfal-ai/minimax/speech-2.8-hd
  • aa-tts1a91c803-1508-4c8e-9327-e05d09b0cfc8

Sources

Updated Oct 18, 2026

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