Speech 2.5 Turbo Preview API

minimax/speech-2.5-turbo-preview
The brand new Turbo model.
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Released
Jan 5, 2026

How to use Speech 2.5 Turbo Preview API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to minimax/speech-2.5-turbo-preview.
import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/tts",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
    json={
      "model": "minimax/speech-2.5-turbo-preview",
      "text": "Hello from AI/ML API"
    },
)
print(r.json()["audio"])  # URL to the generated audio
const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/tts", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "minimax/speech-2.5-turbo-preview",
    "text": "Hello from AI/ML API"
  }),
});
const { audio } = await r.json();
console.log(audio); // URL to the generated audio
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/tts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"minimax/speech-2.5-turbo-preview","text":"Hello from AI/ML API"}'

# the JSON response contains "audio" — a URL to the generated speech

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

Speech 2.5 Turbo Preview API Pricing

TypePrice
Input
$78 / 1M characters
Output

Speech 2.5 Turbo Preview vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
$78 / 1M characters
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$130 / 1M characters
$130 / 1M
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$130 / 1M characters
$0.13 / 1M tokens
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$78 / 1M characters
$0.078 / 1M tokens
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$13 / 1M characters
$0.013 / 1M tokens
Speech synthesis

Frequently asked questions

Speech 2.5 Turbo Preview takes text as input and returns audio.

Speech 2.5 Turbo Preview became available on January 5, 2026.

Speech 2.5 Turbo Preview is priced at input $78 / 1M characters.

Speech 2.5 Turbo Preview was built by MiniMax.

Send a request to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/tts with minimax/speech-2.5-turbo-preview as the model id.

Yes. Speech 2.5 Turbo Preview is served through AI/ML API, so the same key and endpoint format used for other models applies.

It supports 40 languages for text-to-speech generation.

It offers over 100 existing voices for audio generation.

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