Speech 2.8 Turbo

This documentation is valid for the following list of our models:

• minimax/speech-2.8-turbo

Try in Playground

The model generates speech from text prompts and multiple voices, optimized for fast, low-latency synthesis.

Setup your API Key

If you don’t have an API key for the AI/ML API yet, feel free to use our Quickstart guide.

API Schema

post

Body

modelstring · enumRequiredPossible values:

textstring · min: 1 · max: 5000Required

The text content to be converted to speech.

language_booststring · enumOptional

Language recognition enhancement option.

Possible values:

subtitle_enablebooleanOptional

Enable subtitle generation service. Only available for non-streaming requests. Generates timing information for the synthesized speech.

Default: false

streamboolean · enumOptionalDefault: falsePossible values:

Responses

200Success

audiostring · uriRequired

post/v1/tts

curl -L \
  --request POST \
  --url 'https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/tts' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
      "model": "minimax/speech-2.8-turbo",
      "text": "Cities of the future promise to radically transform how people live, work, and move. Instead of sprawling layouts, we will see vertical structures that integrate residential, work, and public spaces into single, self-sustaining ecosystems. Architecture will adapt to climate conditions, and buildings will be energy-efficient—generating power through solar panels, wind turbines, and even foot traffic."
    }'

200Success

{
  "audio": "https://example.com",
  "meta": {
    "usage": {
      "credits_used": 120000,
      "usd_spent": 0.06
    }
  }
}

Code Example

Python

import requests
import json  # for getting a structured output with indentation

def main():
    url = "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/tts"
    headers = {
        # Insert your AIML API Key instead of <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>:
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>",
    }
    payload = {
        "model": "minimax/speech-2.6-turbo",
        "text": "Hi! What are you doing today?",
        "voice_setting": {
          "voice_id": "Wise_Woman"
        }
    }

    response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload, stream=True)
    data = response.json()
    print(json.dumps(data, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False))

main()

JavaScript

async function main() {
  const url = "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/tts";

  const payload = {
    model: "minimax/speech-2.6-turbo",
    text: "Hi! What are you doing today?",
    voice_setting: {
      voice_id: "Wise_Woman"
    }
  };

  const response = await fetch(url, {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>",
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    body: JSON.stringify(payload)
  });

  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
}

main().catch(console.error);

Response

{
  "audio": {
    "url": "https://cdn.aimlapi.com/moose/audio%2Ftts-20260417164254-aCnjyyakIzQJdXcd.mp3?Expires=1776501775&OSSAccessKeyId=LTAI5tCpJNKCf5EkQHSuL9xg&Signature=e2Q40UIW6iy6Ye%2BSmxkVQ1Y3Q8w%3D"
  },
  "meta": {
    "usage": {
      "credits_used": 4524,
      "usd_spent": 0.002262
    }
  }
}

Listen to the audio sample we generated (~ 2.2 s):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MCCM7XmkBTXyLLsX5X9bYPYybdR-jxoF/view?usp=sharingdrive.google.com