AI voice models: OpenAI vs Google Gemini TTS
OpenAI is retiring its TTS models for realtime voice; Google doubled down on cheap TTS. GPT-Live 1, Realtime 2.1 and Gemini 3.8 TTS on twelve questions.
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AI voice models: ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs' Eleven v4 and v4 Turbo hold the top two arena spots. Cloning, languages, latency, prices, the new Realtime v1 and what users say.
Wildness 2/5 · Mostly tamedMistral's Voxtral 3 bundles new speech models with a voice agent SDK
Voxtral 3 pairs new Mistral transcription and speech models with a LiveKit-based voice agent SDK, on Mistral's API or self-deployed.
Wildness 2/5 · Mostly tamedFish Audio releases Drama 3 weights under a revenue-capped license
Fish Audio released Drama 3 weights for scripted multi-speaker speech. Commercial use is free under a $500,000 revenue cap. It is not an OSI license.
Wildness 3/5 · Partly tamedA Synthesis Output Format Includes More Than a File Extension
Azure Speech lets applications choose encoded audio characteristics. Match the codec, sample rate, channels, and header format to the browser or phone pipeline before naming or forwarding the bytes.
Wildness 1/5 · TamedAn SSML Prosody Setting Depends on the Synthesizer
SSML can request a slower, softer or higher voice, but the synthesizer decides how to render it. Design voice prompts around audible outcomes and a usable fallback.
Wildness 1/5 · TamedElevenLabs Eleven v4: emotive TTS + low-latency v4 Turbo
ElevenLabs launched Eleven v4 and Eleven v4 Turbo (published Sep 28, 2026; page updated Oct 1)—emotive text-to-speech for agents and creative work, available now in ElevenAgents, ElevenCreative, and ElevenAPI.
Wildness 3/5 · Partly tamedOpen speech models: choosing local transcription and text-to-speech
A practical guide to Whisper, Parakeet, Canary, Kokoro, and Piper, with a clear way to compare word error rate and check model licenses.
Wildness 4/5 · Still wildHow a voice agent turns speech into a spoken answer
A practical map of speech recognition, language models, speech synthesis, direct speech-to-speech models, streaming, and the latency measurements that matter.
Wildness 3/5 · Partly tamedGemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS: generative voice design + promo API rates
Google launched Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS on 2026-09-23 — promptable voice design, 2,000+ voices, and consent-gated replication. Pricing from ai.google.dev: Flash $0.50/$9 and Lite $0.50/$6 through 2026-12-31.
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