MiniMax Speech

Natural AI voiceovers in 32 languages with emotion control

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What is MiniMax Speech?

MiniMax Speech turns text into natural sounding audio using 300+ voices across 32 languages, with inline emotion tags, pause markers and sound tags for fine control over delivery. A browser based generator for voiceovers, narration and multilingual content.

MiniMax Speech is a browser based text to speech studio built around the company's own speech models, currently at version 2.8. You paste or type a script into a box capped at 5,000 characters, pick a voice from a library of more than 300 options spread across 32 languages, and generate audio. The interface includes a language detection toggle for scripts where you would rather not specify the language manually. The feature that separates it from plain TTS utilities is the inline control system. Preset sound tags, emotion markers and pause markers can be inserted directly into the text, either from shortcuts in the bottom left of the editor or by typing them. Highlighting a passage lets you attach an emotion to just that span, so a single render can shift from neutral narration to something warmer or more tense without switching voices. Recent releases have pushed this further with flexible emotion control and sound tags aimed at making output sound less flat. Practically, this suits creators producing voiceovers, audiobook-style narration, explainer audio and multilingual content where hiring a voice actor per language is unrealistic. The workflow is single pass: draft, tag, generate, listen. There is no mention of a timeline editor, so it is not a replacement for a full audio editing suite; it is the voice source you feed into one. The market here is crowded. ElevenLabs leads on voice cloning and API depth, Google and Amazon offer cheap commodity synthesis, and Murf and Play.ht bundle studio tooling. MiniMax competes on voice count, language breadth and granular emotion tagging, with a credit system that gives logged in users points to start. Buyers should test their own language and script style before committing, since voice library size says little about how any single voice handles a long paragraph.

How do you use MiniMax Speech?

  1. 1Open the text to speech page
    Load the MiniMax Audio text to speech page in a browser. The editor and voice library are usable from the web app, and logging in is what credits you free points.
  2. 2Create an account for free credits
    Log in so the platform can add points to your balance for free. The page notes that logging in is how you receive them.
  3. 3Write or paste your script
    Type into the editor or paste existing copy. Watch the character counter, which stops at 5,000 per generation, and split longer scripts into chunks.
  4. 4Add emotion, pauses and sound tags
    Use the bottom left shortcuts or type the tags directly to insert emotions, pauses and preset sounds. Highlight any span of text to attach an emotion to that passage only.
  5. 5Choose a voice and language
    Browse the voice library and preview options such as Calm Woman, checking the language label under each voice. Use Detect Language if the script language should be inferred automatically.
  6. 6Generate and review the audio
    Check the credit usage shown for the job, then generate. Listen back for timing and emotion placement and re-render with adjusted tags if the delivery misses.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Over 300 voices spanning 32 languages in one libraryAI
  • Inline emotion tags, pause markers and sound tags give sentence level controlAI
  • Speech 2.8 model adds flexible emotion handling and sound tagsAI
  • Automatic language detection removes a setup step for mixed scriptsAI
  • Logged in users receive free points to test the generatorAI

Cons

  • 5,000 character cap per generation means long scripts must be splitAI
  • No public documentation of API access or third party integrationsAI
  • Voice cloning and custom voice training are not describedAI
  • Emotion tagging requires manual markup, adding a learning curve for beginnersAI
  • Credit consumption per generation is not explained up front on the pageAI

How much does MiniMax Speech cost?

Free trial

Logging in awards free points that can be spent on generations, giving a working free allowance without a separate trial signup.

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Pricing

Pricing details are not published on the homepage. Generation runs on a credit system, and the page states that logging in gives you points for free, so a limited free allowance is available before any paid tier is considered.

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Features

Text to speech with 300+ voices across 32 languages, a 5,000 character input limit per generation, automatic language detection, and inline emotion, pause and sound tags that can be applied to selected spans of text. The Speech 2.8 model adds flexible emotion control and preset sound tags.

Frequently asked questions about MiniMax Speech

  • How much does MiniMax Speech cost?
    Pricing details are not published on the homepage. Generation runs on a credit system, and the page states that logging in gives you points for free, so a limited free allowance is available before any paid tier is considered.
  • Does MiniMax Speech offer a free trial?
    Logging in awards free points that can be spent on generations, giving a working free allowance without a separate trial signup.
  • How do you use MiniMax Speech?
    The walkthrough on this page covers 6 steps: 1. Open the text to speech page 2. Create an account for free credits 3. Write or paste your script 4. Add emotion, pauses and sound tags 5. Choose a voice and language 6. Generate and review the audio.
  • What platforms does MiniMax Speech support?
    MiniMax Speech is available on Web App.
  • What are the limitations of MiniMax Speech?
    5,000 character cap per generation means long scripts must be split. No public documentation of API access or third party integrations. Voice cloning and custom voice training are not described.