Best Models
Realtime TTS 1.5 Max is currently the highest-ranked model for Text-to-Speech in the available data.
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Artificial Analysis Elo ratings for text-to-speech model quality.
| Rank | Model | Provider | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Realtime TTS 1.5 Max | Inworld | 1,208 Elo |
| #2 | Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS | 1,203 Elo | |
| #3 | Eleven v3 | ElevenLabs | 1,177 Elo |
| #4 | Inworld TTS 1 Max | Inworld | 1,166 Elo |
| #5 | Speech 2.8 HD | MiniMax | 1,164 Elo |
This ranking uses the current Elo results from the matching Artificial Analysis media leaderboard.
Source: Artificial Analysis Text-to-Speech leaderboard. Updated: May 4, 2026.
| #6 | Realtime TTS 1.5 Mini | Inworld | 1,159 Elo |
| #7 | Step TTS 2 (Mar 2026) | StepFun | 1,149 Elo |
| #8 | Speech 2.8 Turbo | MiniMax | 1,146 Elo |
| #9 | Speech 2.6 HD | MiniMax | 1,133 Elo |
| #10 | Speech 2.6 Turbo | MiniMax | 1,128 Elo |
| #11 | Fish Audio S2 Pro | Fish Audio | 1,124 Elo |
| #12 | Azure HD 2.5 | Microsoft | 1,122 Elo |
| #13 | Speech-02-HD | MiniMax | 1,117 Elo |
| #14 | Inworld TTS 1 | Inworld | 1,114 Elo |
| #15 | Multilingual v2 | ElevenLabs | 1,106 Elo |
| #16 | Step Audio EditX (Mar 2026) | StepFun | 1,101 Elo |
| #17 | TTS-1 | OpenAI | 1,100 Elo |
| #18 | Speech-02-Turbo | MiniMax | 1,098 Elo |
| #19 | Turbo v2.5 | ElevenLabs | 1,097 Elo |
| #20 | TTS-1 HD | OpenAI | 1,097 Elo |
