# MiniMax Audio — 40 languages, 300+ system voices and 10-second voice cloning, in one studio and the matching API.

> Source: Dubsheet — https://dubsheet.com/minimax-audio (structured, researched, re-verified)

MiniMax Audio is the vendor's browser studio for turning a script into speech with its Speech 2.8 models, voice cloning, voice design and music generation. The same speech models are sold separately through MiniMax's developer API.

**Best for:** Creators and developers wanting many languages and cloned voices at low cost

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.minimax.io/audio |
| Category | Text to speech and AI voice-over, Ads and marketing, Cheapest for 2 hours a month, Free text to speech |
| API | Yes |
| Open source | No |
| Price | Free |
| Price checked | 28 October 2026 |

Screenshot of MiniMax Audio: https://dubsheet.com/img/1920/screenshots/minimax-audio.webp, captured 29 October 2026

**What we checked**

- Pages last read: 28 October 2026
- Price on its site: Free plan (From its pricing page)

## MiniMax Audio price and terms

**Terms**

- Free plan: Yes — 10,000 credits a month as a monthly gift, about twelve minutes of the HD model, three voice slots, standard generation speed and limited long text support; personal use only, with credit to the vendor.
- Sign up without sales: Yes

## For AI agents

- API: Yes

Pricing page as we captured it: https://dubsheet.com/img/1920/screenshots/minimax-audio/pricing.webp, captured 29 October 2026

Read on https://www.minimax.io/audio/subscribe, 28 October 2026.

## What we checked on MiniMax Audio

### What an hour of speech costs

**Cost for 2 hours a month** · Yes — $5.12 a month on Starter for 2 hours of 60 minutes. credits counted per character or per word are converted at the standard hour: 52,000 characters, 9,300 words

> Starter $5 /month $5 Billed monthly
> — https://www.minimax.io/audio/subscribe · Plan cards, Monthly billing tab selected, Starter column, checked 28 October 2026

**Cost for 10 hours a month (heavy use)** · Yes — $17.60 a month on Starter for 10 hours of 60 minutes. credits counted per character or per word are converted at the standard hour: 52,000 characters, 9,300 words

> Starter $5 /month $5 Billed monthly
> — https://www.minimax.io/audio/subscribe · Plan cards, Monthly billing tab selected, Starter column, checked 28 October 2026

**Promotion and regular price** · Yes — yearly shown monthly: the plan page opens on the Yearly tab, where Starter reads $4.5 a month billed yearly, while the Monthly tab shows the regular $5 a month.

> $5 10% OFF $4.5 /month $54 Billed yearly
> — https://www.minimax.io/audio/subscribe · Plan cards, Yearly billing tab selected, Starter column, checked 28 October 2026

**What the price counts** · Yes — Everything is counted in credits, and the vendor states one English letter equals one credit, so plans run from 10,000 credits free to 3 million on Pro.

> In most cases, one English letter equals one credit, while one Chinese or Japanese character equals two credits.
> — https://www.minimax.io/audio/subscribe · Frequently Asked Questions, 'What is the conversion relationship between text and credits?', checked 28 October 2026

**Voices that use more** · Yes — The two speech model families cost different amounts: the vendor calls Turbo 40% more cost-effective than HD, and its own API rates are $60 against $100 per million characters.

> HD is our highest quality model, ideal for professional content. Turbo is 40% more cost-effective and supports longer texts, perfect for drafting or quick generation.
> — https://www.minimax.io/audio/subscribe · Frequently Asked Questions, 'How do I choose between HD and Turbo models?', checked 28 October 2026

**Past your allowance** · Yes — Past the monthly allowance you buy credits as a top-up at a published rate, with a $5 minimum purchase and a two-month validity on what you buy.

> Top-up Service: Priced at $30 per one million credits, this service offers one-time purchase of credits. A minimum purchase or recharge amount of $5 is necessary.
> — https://www.minimax.io/audio/doc/paid-service-terms.html · Section 2, Subscription Plans and Fees, Top-up Service bullet, checked 28 October 2026

**Unused credits** · No — Monthly plan credits are lost at the end of each calendar month, and separately bought top-up credits last only two months from purchase.

> All monthly credits expire at the end of each calendar month.
> — https://www.minimax.io/audio/doc/paid-service-terms.html · Section 2, Subscription Plans and Fees, opening sentence, checked 28 October 2026

**Commercial use** · Yes — Publishing the audio in monetized or business content starts on the $5 Starter plan; the free plan is restricted to personal use with credit to the vendor.

> For commercial use (such as monetized content or business purposes), please subscribe to our starter plan and above.
> — https://www.minimax.io/audio/subscribe · Frequently Asked Questions, 'Can I use the generated audio in my projects or post it on social media?', checked 28 October 2026

### The voices

**Stock voices** · Yes — The vendor states more than 300 system voices share its speech models, and the studio groups them in a browsable voice library with language and style labels.

> The speech models provide speech synthesis, voice cloning, and voice design, supporting 40 languages and 300+ system voices, with synchronous or asynchronous generation.
> — https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/api-overview.md · Speech Model section, introductory paragraph, checked 28 October 2026

**Languages** · Yes — A numbered list of 40 languages is published, from Chinese and Cantonese through Tamil and Afrikaans, and every paid plan shows the same 40+ languages and accents.

> 40 supported languages | 1. Chinese | 15. Turkish | 28. Malay | 2. Cantonese | 16. Dutch | 29. Persian | 3. English | 17. Ukrainian | 30. Slovak |
> — https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/api-overview.md · Speech Model section, '40 supported languages' table, checked 28 October 2026

**Re-voice your recording** · No — The vendor enumerates four speech capabilities and re-voicing an existing recording is not among them; the studio offers a voice isolator, not a voice converter.

> Four capabilities share the models above: 1. Synchronous speech synthesis (T2A) ... 2. Asynchronous long-text synthesis ... 3. Voice cloning ... 4. Voice design
> — https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/api-overview.md · Speech Model section, API Overview list, checked 28 October 2026

**Emotion, pace and emphasis** · Yes — Speed, volume and pitch are adjustable, emotion can be set per passage, and pauses are written inline as markers measured in seconds.

> Pause control: You can customize speech pauses by adding markers in the form `<#x#>`, where `x` is the pause duration in seconds. Valid range: [0.01, 99.99]
> — https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/speech-t2a-http.md · T2aV2Req schema, text parameter description, checked 28 October 2026

**Pronunciation fixes** · Yes — A pronunciation dictionary is sent with the request, and single words can also be overridden inline with phonetic symbols, but the vendor documents no project-wide saved glossary.

> Inline pronunciation: Wrap Mandarin Pinyin (with tone number 1-5) or IPA symbols or Cantonese Jyutping (with tone number 1-6) in half-width parentheses to override pronunciation
> — https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/speech-t2a-http.md · T2aV2Req schema, text parameter description, checked 28 October 2026

**Long scripts and chapters** · Partly — The plan table caps long text support on the free plan and makes it unlimited from Starter up, while the asynchronous interface takes up to a million characters in one go.

> Asynchronous long-text synthesis: up to 1 million characters per request, ideal for entire books; supports sentence-level timestamps (subtitles).
> — https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/api-overview.md · Speech Model section, API Overview item 2, checked 28 October 2026

**Audio you get** · Yes — Downloads come as MP3, WAV, FLAC or raw PCM, with sample rates up to 44.1 kHz and MP3 bitrates up to 256 kbps.

> Specifies the format of the generated audio. Supported values: [`mp3`, `pcm`, `flac`, `wav`, `pcmu_raw`, `pcmu_wav`, `opus`].
> — https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/speech-t2a-http.md · T2AAudioSetting schema, format parameter, checked 28 October 2026

### Cloning a voice

**Instant cloning** · Yes — Ten seconds of recording is enough to clone a voice, and even the free plan carries three voice slots for cloned or designed voices.

> Experience instant voice magic with just 10 seconds of audio input!
> — https://www.minimax.io/audio · Audio Tools section, Clone Your Voice card, checked 28 October 2026

**Professional cloning** · No — The published voice management rate card lists exactly two ways to make a voice, rapid cloning and voice design, with no longer-recording high-fidelity training tier.

> Rapid Voice Cloning | LLM-powered voice cloning that produces a high-fidelity replica in seconds, without long high-quality reference audio. | $1.5 per voice
> — https://platform.minimax.io/docs/pricing/overview.md · Audio section, Voice Management table, checked 28 October 2026

**Consent of the voice’s owner** · Partly — The vendor requires identity verification before a voice can be cloned, but states no rule that the voice's owner must agree, beyond a general ban on impersonation.

> Voice cloning: upload the audio to clone to get a file_id (optionally upload sample audio to improve quality), then call the cloning API to produce a custom voice_id. Individual or enterprise verification is required.
> — https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/api-overview.md · Speech Model section, API Overview item 3, checked 28 October 2026

### Dubbing and translation

**Video dubbing** · No — The product makes speech from text and clones voices; the vendor's own list of speech capabilities contains no video upload or translated re-voicing step.

> Four capabilities share the models above: 1. Synchronous speech synthesis (T2A) ... 2. Asynchronous long-text synthesis ... 3. Voice cloning ... 4. Voice design
> — https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/api-overview.md · Speech Model section, API Overview list, checked 28 October 2026

**Captions and subtitles** · Partly — Speech can be returned with sentence-level or word-level timestamps as a subtitle file, and the separate transcription service exports SRT and VTT, but translated subtitles are not offered.

> Controls whether subtitles are enabled. Default is false. Available for models: `speech-2.8-hd`, `speech-2.8-turbo`, `speech-2.6-hd`, `speech-2.6-turbo`
> — https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/speech-t2a-http.md · T2aV2Req schema, subtitle_enable parameter, checked 28 October 2026

### Working with it

**API** · Yes — The same speech models are sold through a developer platform with HTTP and WebSocket synthesis, cloning and voice design, on its own pay-as-you-go balance.

> Synchronous speech synthesis (T2A): real-time text-to-speech, up to 10,000 characters per request; 300+ system and cloned voices, adjustable volume / pitch / speed
> — https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/api-overview.md · Speech Model section, API Overview item 1, checked 28 October 2026

**API price** · Yes — The developer rate card is public: $100 per million characters for the HD model and $60 for Turbo, with cloned and designed voices charged once each.

> T2A (Sync) | speech-2.8-hd | Real-time synthesis with volume/pitch/speed/mixing controls and bitrate/sample-rate options. | $100 / M characters
> — https://platform.minimax.io/docs/pricing/overview.md · Audio section, Text-to-Speech table, checked 28 October 2026

**Platforms** · Yes — web: the studio runs in the browser at minimax.io/audio, and the terms it is sold under cover websites and software applications without naming a desktop or phone app for it.

> The following terms and conditions ("Terms of Use") apply to your access to and use of our websites and software applications, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through https://chat.minimax.io, https://www.minimax.io/audio
> — https://www.minimax.io/audio/doc/terms-of-service.html · Acceptance of the Terms of Use, first paragraph, checked 28 October 2026

**Works inside** · Yes — Official Model Context Protocol servers put speech synthesis and voice cloning inside AI coding and agent tools, though no plug-in for Canva, Adobe or WordPress is documented.

> MiniMax provides official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementations ... Both support speech synthesis, voice cloning, video generation, and music generation.
> — https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/api-overview.md · Tools section, Official MCP, checked 28 October 2026

### Labelling and rights

**Who owns the audio** · Yes — The vendor disclaims ownership of what you generate, but you also grant it a perpetual worldwide license over that content which survives termination.

> We do not claim ownership of User Contributions or User Generated Content.
> — https://www.minimax.io/audio/doc/terms-of-service.html · User Contributions and User Generated Content section, checked 28 October 2026

### Trying it, starting and getting help

**Free plan or trial** · Yes — A standing free plan gives 10,000 credits a month as a gift, roughly twelve minutes of the HD model and three voice slots, with slower generation.

> Free $0 /month 10k Credits Monthly Gift ~12 mins of HD model ~33 Songs generated 3 Voice Slots
> — https://www.minimax.io/audio/subscribe · Plan cards, Free column, checked 28 October 2026

**What the free plan leaves on your audio** · Partly — The free plan's audio carries no watermark the vendor describes, but it is personal use only and you are asked to credit the vendor when you post it.

> For personal use (like social media posts or non-profit presentations), you're welcome to use the audio freely - just remember to include our logo or credit us as the source.
> — https://www.minimax.io/audio/subscribe · Frequently Asked Questions, 'Can I use the generated audio in my projects or post it on social media?', checked 28 October 2026

**Still sold** · Yes — live: plans are on sale today with the new Speech 2.8 and Music 3.0 models headlined on the studio and the plan page.

> Create Lifelike Audio with a Great Plan! Choose your plan, Top Up Credits, or Use Code
> — https://www.minimax.io/audio/subscribe · Subscription page header, checked 28 October 2026

**Sign up without a sales call** · Yes — Every published plan is bought online by card through the vendor's payment processor, with tax handled at checkout and no sales call.

> The name, address, and VAT or Tax ID displayed on your invoice are based on the details in your Stripe payment information.
> — https://www.minimax.io/audio/doc/paid-service-terms.html · Section 9, Updating Your Invoice Information, checked 28 October 2026

**Contract and cancelling** · Yes — Subscriptions are monthly or yearly and can be canceled at any point in the cycle online, but fees already paid are not refunded.

> You may cancel a recurring subscription at any time, but if you cancel before the end of a subscription period, we will not refund any subscription fees already paid to us.
> — https://www.minimax.io/audio/subscribe · Frequently Asked Questions, 'What is your refund policy?', checked 28 October 2026

**Support** · Partly — Support is by email only for the studio, with a separate address and a Discord for the developer platform; no hours or chat are published.

> If you have any questions regarding your bill, please contact us at contact.audio@minimax.io
> — https://www.minimax.io/audio/subscribe · Frequently Asked Questions, 'What is your refund policy?', checked 28 October 2026

## MiniMax Audio alternatives

- [Fish Audio](https://dubsheet.com/fish-audio) · Free plan, then $15 a month: Expressive text-to-speech, voice cloning and long-form studio with a credit-metered API.
- [Narakeet](https://dubsheet.com/narakeet) · Free plan, then $6 per 30 minutes: Duration-priced browser voice-over and narrated-video maker with non-expiring capacity.
- [Voicemaker](https://dubsheet.com/voicemaker) · Free plan, then $5 a month: Credit-metered AI text-to-speech studio with 2,000+ voices, voice cloning, speech-to-speech and SRT export.
- [Amazon Polly](https://dubsheet.com/amazon-polly) · Free plan, then $4 per 1m characters: Pay-per-character cloud text to speech from AWS, with four voice engines and a browser console.
- [Murf AI](https://dubsheet.com/murf) · From $29 a month: Voice-over Studio with timeline video syncing, downloadable audio, dubbing, and a public API.
- [HeyGen](https://dubsheet.com/heygen) · Free plan, then $29 a month: AI avatar video, voice cloning and video translation into 175+ languages with lip sync.
- [Akool](https://dubsheet.com/akool) · Free plan, then $12 a seat a month: AI video suite with video translation, lip sync, text to speech, voice cloning and a voice changer.
- [TopMediai](https://dubsheet.com/topmediai) · From $35.99 a month: AI studio for text to speech, voice cloning and video dubbing on one shared credit balance.
- [Typecast](https://dubsheet.com/typecast) · Free plan, then $5 a month: Expressive AI voice generator with emotion controls, voice cloning and a developer speech API.

All 9 publish a price.

[All 9 alternatives](https://dubsheet.com/minimax-audio/alternatives/)

## Sources and changes

Last changed 28 October 2026

**Sources** (7)

- https://www.minimax.io/audio/subscribe, read 28 October 2026
- https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/api-overview.md, read 28 October 2026
- https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/speech-t2a-http.md, read 28 October 2026
- https://www.minimax.io/audio/doc/paid-service-terms.html, read 28 October 2026
- https://www.minimax.io/audio/doc/terms-of-service.html, read 28 October 2026
- https://platform.minimax.io/docs/pricing/overview.md, read 28 October 2026
- https://www.minimax.io/audio, read 28 October 2026

**Updates** (1)

- 28 October 2026: Dubbing features, Free tier, License terms, Plan limits, Plans

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