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name: wavespeed-minimax-speech-26 description: Convert text to speech using MiniMax Speech 2.6 Turbo via WaveSpeed AI. Features ultra-human voice cloning, sub-250ms latency, 40+ languages, emotion control, and 200+ voice presets. Use when the user wants to generate speech audio from text. metadata: author: wavespeedai version: "1.0"

WaveSpeedAI MiniMax Speech 2.6 Turbo

Convert text to speech using MiniMax Speech 2.6 Turbo via the WaveSpeed AI platform. Features ultra-human voice cloning, sub-250ms latency, 40+ language support, and emotion control.

Authentication

export WAVESPEED_API_KEY="your-api-key"

Get your API key at wavespeed.ai/accesskey.

Quick Start

import wavespeed from 'wavespeed';

const output_url = (await wavespeed.run(
  "minimax/speech-2.6-turbo",
  {
    text: "Hello, welcome to WaveSpeed AI!",
    voice_id: "English_CalmWoman"
  }
))["outputs"][0];

API Endpoint

Model ID: minimax/speech-2.6-turbo

Convert text to speech with configurable voice, emotion, speed, pitch, and audio format.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
text	string	Yes	--	Text to convert to speech. Max 10,000 characters. Use <#x#> between words to insert pauses (0.01-99.99 seconds).
voice_id	string	Yes	--	Voice preset ID. See Voice IDs below.
speed	number	No	1	Speech speed. Range: 0.50-2.00
volume	number	No	1	Speech volume. Range: 0.10-10.00
pitch	number	No	0	Speech pitch. Range: -12 to 12
emotion	string	No	happy	Emotional tone. One of: happy, sad, angry, fearful, disgusted, surprised, neutral
english_normalization	boolean	No	false	Improve English number reading normalization
sample_rate	integer	No	--	Sample rate in Hz. One of: 8000, 16000, 22050, 24000, 32000, 44100
bitrate	integer	No	--	Bitrate in bps. One of: 32000, 64000, 128000, 256000
channel	string	No	--	Audio channels. 1 (mono) or 2 (stereo)
format	string	No	--	Output format. One of: mp3, wav, pcm, flac
language_boost	string	No	--	Enhance recognition for a specific language. See Supported Languages.

Example

import wavespeed from 'wavespeed';

const output_url = (await wavespeed.run(
  "minimax/speech-2.6-turbo",
  {
    text: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.",
    voice_id: "English_expressive_narrator",
    speed: 1.0,
    pitch: 0,
    emotion: "neutral",
    format: "mp3",
    sample_rate: 24000,
    bitrate: 128000
  }
))["outputs"][0];

Pause Control

Insert pauses in speech using <#x#> syntax where x is seconds (0.01-99.99):

const output_url = (await wavespeed.run(
  "minimax/speech-2.6-turbo",
  {
    text: "And the winner is <#2.0#> WaveSpeed AI!",
    voice_id: "English_CaptivatingStoryteller"
  }
))["outputs"][0];

Advanced Usage

Sync Mode

const output_url = (await wavespeed.run(
  "minimax/speech-2.6-turbo",
  {
    text: "Hello world!",
    voice_id: "English_CalmWoman"
  },
  { enableSyncMode: true }
))["outputs"][0];

Custom Client with Retry Configuration

import { Client } from 'wavespeed';

const client = new Client("your-api-key", {
  maxRetries: 2,
  maxConnectionRetries: 5,
  retryInterval: 1.0,
});

const output_url = (await client.run(
  "minimax/speech-2.6-turbo",
  {
    text: "Welcome to our platform.",
    voice_id: "English_Trustworth_Man"
  }
))["outputs"][0];

Error Handling with runNoThrow

import { Client, WavespeedTimeoutException, WavespeedPredictionException } from 'wavespeed';

const client = new Client();
const result = await client.runNoThrow(
  "minimax/speech-2.6-turbo",
  {
    text: "Testing speech generation.",
    voice_id: "English_CalmWoman"
  }
);

if (result.outputs) {
  console.log("Audio URL:", result.outputs[0]);
  console.log("Task ID:", result.detail.taskId);
} else {
  console.log("Failed:", result.detail.error.message);
  if (result.detail.error instanceof WavespeedTimeoutException) {
    console.log("Request timed out - try increasing timeout");
  } else if (result.detail.error instanceof WavespeedPredictionException) {
    console.log("Prediction failed");
  }
}

Voice IDs

English Voices (Popular)

Voice ID	Description
English_CalmWoman	Calm female voice
English_Trustworth_Man	Trustworthy male voice
English_expressive_narrator	Expressive narrator
English_radiant_girl	Radiant girl voice
English_magnetic_voiced_man	Magnetic male voice
English_CaptivatingStoryteller	Storyteller voice
English_Upbeat_Woman	Upbeat female voice
English_GentleTeacher	Gentle teacher voice
English_PlayfulGirl	Playful girl voice
English_ManWithDeepVoice	Deep male voice
English_ConfidentWoman	Confident female voice
English_Comedian	Comedic voice
English_SereneWoman	Serene female voice
English_WiseScholar	Scholarly voice
English_Cute_Girl	Cute girl voice
English_Sharp_Commentator	Sharp commentator
English_Lucky_Robot	Robot voice

General Voices

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

Special Voices

whisper_man, whisper_woman_1, angry_pirate_1, massive_kind_troll, movie_trailer_deep, peace_and_ease

Other Languages

Voices are available for: Chinese (Mandarin), Cantonese, Arabic, Russian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Turkish, Dutch, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Japanese, Italian, Korean, Thai, Polish, Romanian, Greek, Czech, Finnish, Hindi, Bulgarian, Danish, Hebrew, Malay, Persian, Slovak, Swedish, Croatian, Filipino, Hungarian, Norwegian, Slovenian, Catalan, Nynorsk, Tamil, Afrikaans.

Voice IDs follow the pattern {Language}_{VoiceName} (e.g., Japanese_KindLady, Korean_SweetGirl, French_CasualMan).

Supported Languages

For language_boost: Chinese, Chinese,Yue, English, Arabic, Russian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Turkish, Dutch, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Japanese, Italian, Korean, Thai, Polish, Romanian, Greek, Czech, Finnish, Hindi, Bulgarian, Danish, Hebrew, Malay, Persian, Slovak, Swedish, Croatian, Filipino, Hungarian, Norwegian, Slovenian, Catalan, Nynorsk, Tamil, Afrikaans

Pricing

$0.06 per 1,000 characters.

Security Constraints

• API key security: Store your WAVESPEED_API_KEY securely. Do not hardcode it in source files or commit it to version control. Use environment variables or secret management systems.
• Input validation: Only pass parameters documented above. Validate text content before sending requests.