How many voices are available?

Dozens across the providers, searchable by language, gender, and style in the voice catalog; every text model's replies can also be played aloud with your chosen voice.

Can I transcribe as well as synthesize?

Yes: fast, accurate transcription works in every chat, so voice notes and recordings become searchable text in your workspace.

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Voices you can ship.

TTS picks across realism, languages, and price, with dozens of voices searchable by style in one catalog.

Last reviewed July 16, 2026

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Modern TTS crossed the threshold where narration is pleasant to listen to at length. The picks below cover the jobs that matter: long-form narration, expressive character reads, multilingual output, and cheap bulk audio, with per-character prices from the live catalog.

How we pickedPicks are judged on extended listening (prosody drift, breathing, emphasis), language coverage, and price, using identical scripts across models. The voice catalog lists every voice searchable by language, gender, and style; audio outputs land in Drive for direct A-B comparison.

The picks

1Gemini 3.1 Flash TTSThe natural-prosody leader.

$0.034 per 1k characters

Steerable, natural delivery with strong multilingual coverage; the current default for narration that has to sound human.

Best for: Long-form narration and multilingual output.

2MiniMax Speech 2.8 HDThe expressive character engine.

$0.1 per 1k characters

Emotionally expressive reads with a wide voice library; strong for dialogue and character work.

Best for: Character voices and expressive dialogue.

3GPT-4o Mini TTSThe instructable voice.

$0.017 per 1k characters

Takes natural-language delivery directions ('slower, warmer, like a documentary') and applies them reliably, at a low price.

Best for: Directed reads without audio engineering.

4Grok TTSThe fast conversational voice.

$0.0042 per 1k characters

Low-latency synthesis tuned for interactive use; what makes spoken replies in voice mode feel immediate.

Best for: Real-time voice interfaces.

Frequently asked

Run them in one workspace

Audio Generation

Dozens of voices for text to speech, plus fast accurate transcription: in every chat.

Voice Mode

Voice in, voice out. Claude, GPT, Gemini, whichever you pin.

Keep comparing

Text to moving picture, compared.The image models that earn their prompts.Narration that lasts a whole book.

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