Speech 2.8 Turbo

Name: Speech 2.8 Turbo
Author: MiniMax

by MiniMax

MiniMax's fastest next-generation voice model.

Speech 2.8 Turbo pairs the 2.8 generation's natural prosody with low-latency synthesis, making it ideal for interactive and real-time experiences where responsiveness matters. Supports emotion control and the full multilingual voice catalog.

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Speech 2.8 Turbo by MiniMax is a fast-speed AI text-to-speech model. Speech 2.8 Turbo pairs the 2.8 generation's natural prosody with low-latency synthesis, making it ideal for interactive and real-time experiences where responsiveness matters. Supports emotion control and the full multilingual voice catalog. Key capabilities include 278 voices across 12 languages, emotion control, up to 10,000 characters per request.

Speech 2.8 Turbo is priced at $0.08 per 1,000 characters of input text. You can generate speech with Speech 2.8 Turbo on idapt.app alongside 200+ AI models in one workspace.

Voices

30 · 7 languages

Any of these voices can be paired with Speech 2.8 Turbo. Pick a model for quality and speed, a voice for character and language.

Wise Woman

English · Female

Graceful Lady

English · Female

Trustworthy Man

English · Male

Aussie Bloke

English · Male

Professional Woman

English · Female

Friendly Person

English · Neutral

Deep Voice Man

English · Male

Lively Girl

English · Female

Narrator

English · Neutral

Male Narrator

English · Male

Female Narrator

English · Female

Calm Woman

English · Female

Qingse (Male)

Chinese · Male

Shaonv (Female)

Chinese · Female

Yujie (Female)

Chinese · Female

Jingying (Male)

Chinese · Male

Tianmei (Female)

Chinese · Female

Presenter (Male)

Chinese · Male

Multilingual Narrator

Multilingual · Neutral

Bookworm

Multilingual · Neutral

Sweet Girl

Multilingual · Female

Podcast Girl

Multilingual · Female

Audiobook Male

Multilingual · Male

Calm Woman (Korean)

Korean · Female

Professional Man (Korean)

Korean · Male

Calm Woman (Japanese)

Japanese · Female

Friendly Man (Japanese)

Japanese · Male

Calm Woman (Spanish)

Spanish · Female

Calm Woman (Portuguese)

Portuguese · Female

Friendly Man (Portuguese)

Portuguese · Male

Pricing

Cost per 1,000 characters

$0.08

Typical paragraph (~500 chars)

$0.04

Billed on input text length

Capabilities

Speed

Fast: Low-latency, real-time ready

Emotion Control

Steer happy / sad / angry / neutral delivery

Max Input

10,000 characters per request

Voices

30 voices · 7 languages

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who created Speech 2.8 Turbo?

Speech 2.8 Turbo was created by MiniMax.

How much does Speech 2.8 Turbo cost?

Speech 2.8 Turbo costs $0.08 per 1,000 characters of input text. A short paragraph of roughly 500 characters costs about $0.04.

How fast is Speech 2.8 Turbo?

Speech 2.8 Turbo is classified as a "fast" speed model. It is tuned for low-latency synthesis, making it well suited to interactive and real-time use.

What voices and languages does Speech 2.8 Turbo support?

Speech 2.8 Turbo supports 278 curated voices spanning 12 languages, including English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese. Every voice in the catalog can be used with this model.

Does Speech 2.8 Turbo support emotion control?

Yes, Speech 2.8 Turbo supports emotion control. You can steer the delivery toward tones such as happy, sad, angry, or neutral for more expressive speech.

How much text can Speech 2.8 Turbo synthesize at once?

Speech 2.8 Turbo accepts up to 10,000 characters of input text per request. Longer documents are split automatically across multiple requests.

How does Speech 2.8 Turbo compare to other TTS models?

Speech 2.8 Turbo is one of several text-to-speech models available on idapt. Compare it with Seed Audio 1.0, GPT-4o Mini TTS, Grok Voice TTS and more on the audio models directory.

Where can I use Speech 2.8 Turbo?

You can generate speech with Speech 2.8 Turbo on idapt.app — in chat via the media tools, in hands-free voice mode, or through the public API. No separate API key required: idapt provides Speech 2.8 Turbo alongside 200+ AI models in one professional workspace.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who created Speech 2.8 Turbo?

Speech 2.8 Turbo was created by MiniMax.

How much does Speech 2.8 Turbo cost?

Speech 2.8 Turbo costs $0.08 per 1,000 characters of input text. A short paragraph of roughly 500 characters costs about $0.04.

How fast is Speech 2.8 Turbo?

Speech 2.8 Turbo is classified as a "fast" speed model. It is tuned for low-latency synthesis, making it well suited to interactive and real-time use.

What voices and languages does Speech 2.8 Turbo support?

Speech 2.8 Turbo supports 278 curated voices spanning 12 languages, including English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese. Every voice in the catalog can be used with this model.

Does Speech 2.8 Turbo support emotion control?

Yes, Speech 2.8 Turbo supports emotion control. You can steer the delivery toward tones such as happy, sad, angry, or neutral for more expressive speech.

How much text can Speech 2.8 Turbo synthesize at once?

Speech 2.8 Turbo accepts up to 10,000 characters of input text per request. Longer documents are split automatically across multiple requests.

How does Speech 2.8 Turbo compare to other TTS models?

Speech 2.8 Turbo is one of several text-to-speech models available on idapt. Compare it with Seed Audio 1.0, GPT-4o Mini TTS, Grok Voice TTS and more on the audio models directory.

Where can I use Speech 2.8 Turbo?