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Pricing leaderboard

AI Audio Model Pricing Leaderboard

Compare text-to-speech and speech-to-text price rankings without mixing their billing units or treating price as a capability benchmark.

Data as of 2026-08-17

On this page

  • TTS price per 1M characters
  • Speech-to-text price per minute
  • Overview
  • Value
  • Top one million input characters
  • Top input audio minute
  • How to read

TTS price per 1M characters Ranking

This pricing leaderboard orders listings in USD per one million input characters. Tiers remain separate rows when a provider publishes more than one option.

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Model
TTS price per 1M characters
Provider
Tier
Updated
Price rank01ModelELEleven FlashEleven Flash v2.5 · ElevenLabsTTS price per 1M characters$5ProviderElevenlabsTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank02ModelELTurboTurbo V2 · ElevenLabsTTS price per 1M characters$5ProviderElevenlabsTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank03ModelINInworld TTS 1Inworld TTS-1 · InworldTTS price per 1M characters$5ProviderInworldTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank04ModelMISpeech 02 TurboMiniMaxTTS price per 1M characters$7.5ProviderMiniMax (minimax.io)TierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank05ModelCASonic 3CartesiaTTS price per 1M characters$10ProviderCartesiaTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank06ModelCASonic EnglishCartesiaTTS price per 1M characters$10ProviderCartesiaTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank07ModelELEleven TurboEleven Turbo v2.5 · ElevenLabsTTS price per 1M characters$10ProviderElevenlabsTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank08ModelINInworld TTS 1 MaxInworld TTS-1-Max · InworldTTS price per 1M characters$10ProviderInworldTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank09ModelMISpeech 2.5 TurboSpeech 2.5 Turbo Preview · MiniMaxTTS price per 1M characters$10ProviderMiniMax (minimax.io)TierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank10ModelCASonic MultilingualCartesiaTTS price per 1M characters$15ProviderCartesiaTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank11ModelDEAura AsteriaDeepgramTTS price per 1M characters$15ProviderDeepgramTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank12ModelDEAura LunaDeepgramTTS price per 1M characters$15ProviderDeepgramTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank13ModelDEAura StellaDeepgramTTS price per 1M characters$15ProviderDeepgramTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank14ModelELMultilingualMultilingual V2 · ElevenLabsTTS price per 1M characters$15ProviderElevenlabsTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank15ModelMISpeech 02 HDMiniMaxTTS price per 1M characters$15ProviderMiniMax (minimax.io)TierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank16ModelOPTTS 1TTS-1 · OpenAITTS price per 1M characters$15ProviderOpenAITierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank17ModelMISpeech 2.5 HDSpeech 2.5 HD Preview · MiniMaxTTS price per 1M characters$20ProviderMiniMax (minimax.io)TierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank18ModelELElevenEleven v3 · ElevenLabsTTS price per 1M characters$30ProviderElevenlabsTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank19ModelOPTTS 1 HDTTS-1 HD · OpenAITTS price per 1M characters$30ProviderOpenAITierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank20ModelRIArcanaArcana V2 · RimeTTS price per 1M characters$40ProviderRimeTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank21ModelPLPlayAI DialogPlayAI Dialog v1.0 · PlayAITTS price per 1M characters$50ProviderGroqTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026

Speech-to-text price per minute Ranking

This pricing leaderboard orders listings in USD per input audio minute. Tiers remain separate rows when a provider publishes more than one option.

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Price rank01ModelFAWhisper V3 TurboFireworks AISpeech-to-text price per minute$0.0007ProviderFireworksTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank02ModelOPWhisper Large V3 TurboOpenAISpeech-to-text price per minute$0.0007ProviderGroqTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank03ModelFAWhisper V3 LargeFireworks AISpeech-to-text price per minute$0.0018ProviderFireworksTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank04ModelOPWhisper LargeWhisper Large V3 · OpenAISpeech-to-text price per minute$0.0018ProviderGroqTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank05ModelCAInk WhisperInk-Whisper · CartesiaSpeech-to-text price per minute$0.0022ProviderCartesiaTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank06ModelDENova 2DeepgramSpeech-to-text price per minute$0.007ProviderDeepgramTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank07ModelDENova 2 MedicalDeepgramSpeech-to-text price per minute$0.007ProviderDeepgramTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank08ModelDENova 3DeepgramSpeech-to-text price per minute$0.007ProviderDeepgramTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank09ModelASBestAssemblyAISpeech-to-text price per minute$0.009ProviderAssemblyaiTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank10ModelASNanoAssemblyAISpeech-to-text price per minute$0.009ProviderAssemblyaiTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank11ModelASUniversal StreamingAssemblyAISpeech-to-text price per minute$0.009ProviderAssemblyaiTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Price rank12ModelMAVoxtral MiniMistral AISpeech-to-text price per minute$0.067ProviderMistralTierStandardUpdatedAug 17, 2026

Pricing Leaderboard Overview

The lowest current listing in each native billing unit. This leaderboard ranking keeps capability and benchmark evidence separate from price.

Priced models33
Price listings33
Providers11
Billing units2
Lowest price per one million input charactersEleven Flash$5 / 1M characters via ElevenlabsLowest price per input audio minuteWhisper V3 Turbo$0.0007 / minute via Fireworks

Capability vs. Price

Models farther up and to the left combine a higher independent capability rating with a lower listed price. The benchmark or Arena signal does not change the price leaderboard order.

Comparable capability data is not available yet

Current audio price listings do not map to a shared TTS or speech-to-text capability benchmark, so this page does not calculate a synthetic value score.

The Top AI Models for Text-to-Speech Pricing

A data-backed guide to the lowest current per one million input characters listings in this pricing leaderboard.

Ranking basisThis text-to-speech pricing AI model leaderboard uses ascending per one million input characters price in USD. The leaderboard ranking keeps matched price and speed data separate from benchmark evidence.

  1. 01
    EL
    Eleven FlashElevenLabs
    TTS price per 1M characters
    $5 / 1M characters
    Price
    $5 / 1M characters via Elevenlabs

    Strengths

    • Ranks #1 by the lowest current per one million input characters listing
    • Standard native billing unit is preserved

    Considerations

    • Native price rank does not measure generation quality
    • Token output speed does not apply to this media price ranking
  2. 02
    EL
    TurboElevenLabs
    TTS price per 1M characters
    $5 / 1M characters
    Price
    $5 / 1M characters via Elevenlabs

    Strengths

    • Ranks #2 by the lowest current per one million input characters listing
    • Standard native billing unit is preserved

    Considerations

    • Native price rank does not measure generation quality
    • Token output speed does not apply to this media price ranking
  3. 03
    IN
    Inworld TTS 1Inworld
    TTS price per 1M characters
    $5 / 1M characters
    Price
    $5 / 1M characters via Inworld

    Strengths

    • Ranks #3 by the lowest current per one million input characters listing
    • Standard native billing unit is preserved

    Considerations

    • Native price rank does not measure generation quality
    • Token output speed does not apply to this media price ranking
  4. 04
    MI
    Speech 02 TurboMiniMax
    TTS price per 1M characters
    $7.5 / 1M characters
    Price
    $7.5 / 1M characters via MiniMax (minimax.io)

    Strengths

    • Ranks #4 by the lowest current per one million input characters listing
    • Standard native billing unit is preserved

    Considerations

    • Native price rank does not measure generation quality
    • Token output speed does not apply to this media price ranking
  5. 05
    CA
    Sonic 3Cartesia
    TTS price per 1M characters
    $10 / 1M characters
    Price
    $10 / 1M characters via Cartesia

    Strengths

    • Ranks #5 by the lowest current per one million input characters listing
    • Standard native billing unit is preserved

    Considerations

    • Native price rank does not measure generation quality
    • Token output speed does not apply to this media price ranking

Selection summary

Best AI Models for Text-to-Speech Pricing

Eleven Flash currently has the lowest listed per one million input characters price at $5 / 1M characters. This price result does not by itself identify the highest-quality model.

Use this leaderboard with the supporting benchmark results and coverage details above. A leaderboard position summarizes the selected ranking signal; it does not replace workload-specific testing.

Price rank #1Eleven Flash$5 / 1M characters via ElevenlabsPrice rank #2Turbo$5 / 1M characters via ElevenlabsPrice rank #3Inworld TTS 1$5 / 1M characters via Inworld

The Top AI Models for Speech-to-Text Pricing

A data-backed guide to the lowest current per input audio minute listings in this pricing leaderboard.

Ranking basisThis speech-to-text pricing AI model leaderboard uses ascending per input audio minute price in USD. The leaderboard ranking keeps matched price and speed data separate from benchmark evidence.

  1. 01
    FA
    Whisper V3 TurboFireworks AI
    Speech-to-text price per minute
    $0.0007 / minute
    Price
    $0.0007 / minute via Fireworks

    Strengths

    • Ranks #1 by the lowest current per input audio minute listing
    • Standard native billing unit is preserved

    Considerations

    • Native price rank does not measure generation quality
    • Token output speed does not apply to this media price ranking
  2. 02
    OP
    Whisper Large V3 TurboOpenAI
    Speech-to-text price per minute
    $0.0007 / minute
    Price
    $0.0007 / minute via Groq

    Strengths

    • Ranks #2 by the lowest current per input audio minute listing
    • Standard native billing unit is preserved

    Considerations

    • Native price rank does not measure generation quality
    • Token output speed does not apply to this media price ranking
  3. 03
    FA
    Whisper V3 LargeFireworks AI
    Speech-to-text price per minute
    $0.0018 / minute
    Price
    $0.0018 / minute via Fireworks

    Strengths

    • Ranks #3 by the lowest current per input audio minute listing
    • Standard native billing unit is preserved

    Considerations

    • Native price rank does not measure generation quality
    • Token output speed does not apply to this media price ranking
  4. 04
    OP
    Whisper LargeOpenAI
    Speech-to-text price per minute
    $0.0018 / minute
    Price
    $0.0018 / minute via Groq

    Strengths

    • Ranks #4 by the lowest current per input audio minute listing
    • Standard native billing unit is preserved

    Considerations

    • Native price rank does not measure generation quality
    • Token output speed does not apply to this media price ranking
  5. 05
    CA
    Ink WhisperCartesia
    Speech-to-text price per minute
    $0.0022 / minute
    Price
    $0.0022 / minute via Cartesia

    Strengths

    • Ranks #5 by the lowest current per input audio minute listing
    • Standard native billing unit is preserved

    Considerations

    • Native price rank does not measure generation quality
    • Token output speed does not apply to this media price ranking

Selection summary

Best AI Models for Speech-to-Text Pricing

Whisper V3 Turbo currently has the lowest listed per input audio minute price at $0.0007 / minute. This price result does not by itself identify the highest-quality model.

Use this leaderboard with the supporting benchmark results and coverage details above. A leaderboard position summarizes the selected ranking signal; it does not replace workload-specific testing.

Price rank #1Whisper V3 Turbo$0.0007 / minute via FireworksPrice rank #2Whisper Large V3 Turbo$0.0007 / minute via GroqPrice rank #3Whisper V3 Large$0.0018 / minute via Fireworks

How to Read This Pricing Leaderboard

A lower leaderboard position by price does not imply lower capability.

Image, video, text-to-speech and speech-to-text products use different native billing units. This ranking keeps those units separate, does not calculate a combined price rank, and does not substitute price for a quality benchmark.