MiniMax · speech model

Speech 2.8 HD

Speech 2.8 HD is a speech model on the Overblast AI Gateway. Call it as minimax/speech-2.8-hd with one Overblast API key, paid from your AI credits.

Prices are in AI credits, in US dollars. A picture, clip or track shows an estimate and is charged its actual cost once it is made. As of 2 October 2026, from the live catalogue.

Price

Speech 2.8 HD: price
Price$0.20 / 1,000 characters
Least a call costs$0.01

What it does

Speech 2.8 HD: what it does
DoesSpeaks text aloud
Voices17: Wise_Woman, Friendly_Person, Inspirational_girl, Deep_Voice_Man, Calm_Woman, Casual_Guy, Lively_Girl, Patient_Man, Young_Knight, Determined_Man, Lovely_Girl, Decent_Boy, Imposing_Manner, Elegant_Man, Abbess, Sweet_Girl_2, Exuberant_Girl
Default voiceWise_Woman
Audio formatsmp3
LanguageMUL
Longest input4,096 characters

Where it runs

Speech 2.8 HD: where it runs
RegionsRuns globally; it cannot be pinned to the EU or the US yet
Zero data retentionNot applicable: speech calls cannot carry the requirement
EndpointPOST /v1/audio/speech

Call it

curl https://ai.overblast.app/v1/audio/speech \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OVERBLAST_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "minimax/speech-2.8-hd",
    "input": "Hello from Overblast.",
    "voice": "Wise_Woman",
    "response_format": "mp3"
  }' \
  --output speech.mp3

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