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MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo

minimax/speech/2.8/turbo

MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo by MiniMax converts text into expressive speech in 40+ languages with low latency, system or cloned voices, and emotion control.

Base price
$0.06USD / run
Execution
async
Model type
audio
Input fields
12
Production route

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Input
Text to convert to speech. Use <#x#> between words to control pause duration (0.01-99.99s).
Voice ID for speech synthesis. Use a predefined system voice or a custom cloned voice ID.
0.52
Speech speed. Range: 0.5-2.0, where 1.0 is normal speed. Range: 0.5 to 2.
0.110
Speech volume. Range: 0.1-10.0, where 1.0 is normal volume. Range: 0.1 to 10.
-1212
Speech pitch. Range: -12 to 12, where 0 is normal pitch. Range: -12 to 12.
The emotion of the generated speech. Allowed values: happy, sad, angry, fearful, disgusted, surprised, neutral.
Improves performance in number-reading scenarios.
Sample rate of generated sound. Allowed values: 8000, 16000, 22050, 24000, 32000, 44100.
Bitrate of generated sound. Allowed values: 32000, 64000, 128000, 256000.
The number of channels. 1: mono, 2: stereo. Allowed values: 1, 2.
Format of generated sound. Allowed values: mp3, pcm, flac.
Enhance the ability to recognize specified languages and dialects. Allowed values: 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, Slovak, Swedish, Croatian, Hungarian, Norwegian, Slovenian, Catalan, Nynorsk, Afrikaans, auto.
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Complete the inputs, then click Run.

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Specifications

Pricing

Base price
$0.06 / run

Context & modalities

Input
Schema-defined
Output
audio

Capabilities

Chat
Not supported
Vision
Not supported
Reasoning
Not supported
Structured output
Not supported
Function calling
Not supported
Audio input
Not supported

Access

Provider
MiniMax
Model ID
minimax/speech/2.8/turbo
Execution
async
Base URL
https://api.sandbase.ai
API
Unified Run API
Endpoint
/v1/run

API README

MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo

MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo: low-latency speech in 40+ languages with system or cloned voices, emotion control, and pitch, speed, and volume adjustment.

Fields

FieldTypeDefaultNotes
textstring, requiredHello, welcome to SandbaseText to speak.
voice_idstring, requiredWise_WomanSystem voice or a cloned voice ID from minimax/voice-clone.
speednumber 0.5–210.5–2× speaking rate.
volumenumber 0.1–101Loudness multiplier.
pitchinteger -12–120Semitones, −12 to 12.
emotionhappy / sad / angry / fearful / disgusted / surprised / neutralhappyDelivery emotion.
english_normalizationbooleanfalseImproves performance in number-reading scenarios.
sample_rate8000 / 16000 / 22050 / 24000 / 32000 / 44100—Sample rate of generated sound.
bitrate32000 / 64000 / 128000 / 256000—Bitrate of generated sound.
channel1 / 2—The number of channels.
formatmp3 / pcm / flac—Format of generated sound.
language_boostChinese / 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 / Slovak / Swedish / Croatian / Hungarian / Norwegian / Slovenian / Catalan / Nynorsk / Afrikaans / auto—Improve pronunciation for a specific language.

Billing

$0.06 per 1,000 characters, billed per character.

TextPrice
200 characters$0.012
1,000 characters$0.06
5,000 characters$0.30

Failed runs are not charged.

Prompting

  • Use punctuation for pauses; MiniMax also reads pause tags such as <#0.5#>.

Also on SandBase

Related: minimax/speech/2.8/hd, minimax/speech/2.6/hd, minimax/speech/2.6/turbo, minimax/voice-clone, minimax/voice-design.

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OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.

Production API
Unified Run API endpoint
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run
Model ID
minimax/speech/2.8/turbo
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
  -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
  "model": "minimax/speech/2.8/turbo",
  "text": "Hello, welcome to Sandbase",
  "pitch": 0,
  "speed": 1,
  "volume": 1,
  "emotion": "happy",
  "voice_id": "Wise_Woman",
  "english_normalization": false
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .id)
for attempt in $(seq 1 120); do
  status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
  case "$status" in completed|failed|timeout) break ;; esac
  sleep 2
  result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
    "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/$run_id")
done
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
[ "$status" = completed ] || { echo "Generation ended: $status" >&2; exit 1; }
printf '%s\n' "$result"

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Questions

FAQ

How do I call MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo through SandBase?

Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "minimax/speech/2.8/turbo" to Unified Run API (/v1/run) at https://api.sandbase.ai. The request examples on this page show the exact payload.

Do I need a separate MiniMax account?

No. One SandBase API key and balance gives you access to MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with MiniMax separately.