Which TTS APIs support Tamil?

5 models were tested in Tamil. Starting with the best-ranked, Cartesia Sonic 3.5, Google Chirp 3: HD, ElevenLabs Eleven v3 Conversational, and Google Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS. Being tested in a language is evidence of support, not a quality score.

Is TTS latency measured in Tamil?

No. Coval measures latency in English from the US East, so the latency columns show how fast each model starts in general, not in Tamil.

Which Tamil TTS API is fastest?

Among models tested in Tamil that are also ranked, Cartesia Sonic 3.5 is first, with a P95 of 390.5 ms.

Data read October 27, 2026

Tamil TTS APIs in 2026: 5 models tested in Tamil

5 models were tested in Tamil by Artificial Analysis or Speko. 2 of the 5 are in the multilingual speed ranking; the others are not tagged multilingual by Coval or are not measured by it. The fastest ranked model tested in Tamil is Cartesia Sonic 3.5.

No public source publishes naturalness or accuracy for Tamil on its own, and all latency is measured in English from the US East. The page therefore says who was tested in Tamil, and how fast each model is in general.

How the rows are ordered. Ranked models first, in ranking order (speed tier, then P95, ties by median); the 3 models without a rank follow alphabetically.

Tamil TTS APIs in 2026: 5 models tested in Tamil
Rank	Model	Speed tier From the Coval P95	P95 (ms) 1 turn in 20 is slower	Languages tested	Listener Elo Artificial Analysis, with 95% interval	Price per 1M characters List price; a range when sources differ
15	Cartesia Sonic 3.5	Visible delay	390.5	15	1,190 ±11	$39.20 to $50
22	Google Chirp 3: HD	Visible delay	917.2	5	1,061 ±12	$30
not ranked	ElevenLabs Eleven v3 Conversational	n/a	n/a	13	1,213 ±12	$50
not ranked	Google Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS	n/a	n/a	9	1,212 ±11	$18.30 to $33.30
not ranked	Maya 2 Native	n/a	n/a	3	n/a	$4

Frequently asked questions

Which TTS APIs support Tamil?: 5 models were tested in Tamil. Starting with the best-ranked, Cartesia Sonic 3.5, Google Chirp 3: HD, ElevenLabs Eleven v3 Conversational, and Google Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS. Being tested in a language is evidence of support, not a quality score.
Is TTS latency measured in Tamil?: No. Coval measures latency in English from the US East, so the latency columns show how fast each model starts in general, not in Tamil.
Which Tamil TTS API is fastest?: Among models tested in Tamil that are also ranked, Cartesia Sonic 3.5 is first, with a P95 of 390.5 ms.
How many of the 5 models are ranked?: 2 of the 5 are in the multilingual speed ranking; the others are not tagged multilingual by Coval or are not measured by it.