Data read October 27, 2026
Open weights TTS APIs in 2026: 12 models
12 models have Open weights access. 2 of the 12 are in the multilingual speed ranking; the others are not tagged multilingual by Coval or are not measured by it.
The access type comes from Coval and Artificial Analysis.
How the rows are ordered. Ranked models first, in ranking order (speed tier, then P95, ties by median); the 10 models without a rank follow alphabetically.
| Rank | Model | Provider | Speed tier From the Coval P95 | P95 (ms) 1 turn in 20 is slower | Listener Elo Artificial Analysis, with 95% interval | Price per 1M characters List price; a range when sources differ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 = |  Alibaba Qwen3 TTS Fast | Alibaba (Qwen) | Headroom | 98.8 | n/a | $10 |
| 4 |  Alibaba Qwen3 TTS 1.7b | Alibaba (Qwen) | Fast enough | 136.6 | n/a | n/a |
| not ranked |  Boson AI Higgs Audio V3 TTS | Boson AI | n/a | n/a | 1,045 ±13 | $15 |
| not ranked |  BreezeBlue Breeze TTS 2 | BreezeBlue | n/a | n/a | 1,227 ±13 | $34 |
| not ranked |  Coqui XTTS v2 | Coqui | n/a | n/a | 913 ±15 | $40.40 |
| not ranked |  Fish Audio Drama 3 Preview | Fish Audio | Fast enough | 209.3 | 1,245 ±14 | $15 |
| not ranked |  Fish Audio OpenAudio S1 Mini | Fish Audio | n/a | n/a | 1,043 ±20 | $15 |
| not ranked |  Fish Audio S2 Pro | Fish Audio | n/a | n/a | 1,108 ±12 | $15 |
| not ranked | Guava Daytona TTS | Guava | Visible delay | 584.8 | n/a | n/a |
| not ranked |  Maya Research Maya1 | Maya Research | n/a | n/a | 1,048 ±12 | n/a |
| not ranked | | Mistral | n/a | n/a | 1,088 ±12 | $16 |
| not ranked |  Nari Qwen3-TTS | Alibaba (Qwen) | n/a | n/a | n/a | $5 |
Frequently asked questions
- Which TTS APIs have Open weights access?
- Starting with the best-ranked, Alibaba Qwen3 TTS Fast, Alibaba Qwen3 TTS 1.7b, Boson AI Higgs Audio V3 TTS, and BreezeBlue Breeze TTS 2; 12 in total.
- How many are ranked?
- 2 of the 12 are in the multilingual speed ranking; the others are not tagged multilingual by Coval or are not measured by it.