MiniMax API model

MiniMax: speech-2.8-hd

MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD — high-fidelity speech synthesis with natural emotional delivery, language enhancement, voice controls, and production audio formats.

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Specs

Pricing and API details.

Transparent USD pricing. No mainland-China account or phone required. The displayed media rate may include a service margin covering provider input/output billing, payment processing, chargeback exposure, and operations. Any margin is included in the displayed rate and is not added separately.

Type

Speech synthesis (TTS)

Modalities

Text input, audio output

Capabilities

Audio, Text-to-Speech, High Fidelity, Emotion, Multilingual

Billing

$0.4861 per 10k characters

Endpoint

/v1/audio/speech

About speech-2.8-hd

MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD — high-fidelity speech synthesis with natural emotional delivery, language enhancement, voice controls, and production audio formats.

Pricing

Transparent USD pricing.

speech-2.8-hd

$0.4861 per 10k characters. Paid in USD. The displayed media rate may include a service margin covering provider input/output billing, payment processing, chargeback exposure, and operations. Any margin is included in the displayed rate and is not added separately. View live pricing

Quickstart

Copy-paste API request.

curl -X POST https://api.chinaapi-ru.com/v1/audio/speech \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "speech-2.8-hd",
    "voice": "Chinese (Mandarin)_Warm_Bestie",
    "input": "（轻声）Welcome to ChinaAPI. 今天我们来测试自然语音。",
    "response_format": "mp3"
  }' \
  --output speech.mp3

Internal links

Related model pages and guides.

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How do I use speech-2.8-hd?

Use speech-2.8-hd through ChinaAPI with an API key and the OpenAI-compatible endpoint shown above.

How much does speech-2.8-hd cost?

speech-2.8-hd is $0.4861 per 10k characters, paid in USD. The live pricing page is authoritative. The displayed media rate may include a service margin covering provider input/output billing, payment processing, chargeback exposure, and operations. Any margin is included in the displayed rate and is not added separately.

Does speech-2.8-hd need a Chinese account?

No. ChinaAPI provides access without a mainland-China account or phone number and includes a $2 free trial. Check live pricing for the displayed USD rate.