Scripts and the reads they produced
Speech has no thumbnail. Each entry is the text that was pasted and the waveform of what came back.
- Prompt
“Every generation you run lands in your library, tagged and searchable, from the moment it finishes.”
0:08 - Prompt
“I didn't think it would work. It worked.”
0:04 - Prompt
“Take your time with this one. There is no rush, and nothing here is going anywhere.”
0:07 - Prompt
“Cada generación aparece en tu biblioteca, etiquetada y lista para buscar.”
0:06
A script, a voice, and the delivery
Paste your script
Up to 5000 characters in one run, enforced as you type. These models read punctuation as direction: a comma is a breath and a full stop is a beat — write the pauses in rather than asking for them.
Pick a model, then a voice
Nine models across four families. ElevenLabs brings twenty named voices, Minimax seventeen and Qwen nine; Cartesia offers exactly one voice and no picker, because there is nothing to choose between.
Tune the read and generate
Speed on every family, plus stability, similarity and style on ElevenLabs or pitch and emotion on Minimax. The audio lands in your workspace library, and failed runs are refunded.
What Text to Speech takes, and what it returns
What Text to Speech needs from you
- Script
- Text, up to 5000 characters per run, enforced as you type
- Voice
- One of 46 named voices — 20 on ElevenLabs, 17 on Minimax, 9 on Qwen, and one fixed voice on Cartesia
- Price
- Charged per 1000-character block, with a one-block floor — a short line costs a full block
- Languages
- Qwen3 TTS covers eleven with automatic detection; ElevenLabs Multilingual v2 holds one voice across thirty
Export specifications
- Per run
- Up to 5000 characters of script
- Models
- Nine, across ElevenLabs, Minimax, Qwen and Cartesia
- Voices
- 46 named voices, plus Cartesia's single fixed voice
- Price
- Per 1000-character block, at the rate of the model you chose, with a one-block floor
- Failed runs
- Refunded
- Delivery
- Rendered audio file in your workspace library
Not just which voice — how it reads the line
The controls differ by model, because they are the model's own parameters rather than a common wrapper. Speed is the one every family offers.
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Script
5000 characters per run
Enforced as you type, and priced per 1000-character block with a one-block floor. Longer scripts split into runs — break at a paragraph so the phrasing does not fall apart at the seam.
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ElevenLabs voices
20 named voices, Aria the default
Aria, Roger, Sarah, Laura, Charlie, George, Callum, River, Liam, Charlotte, Alice, Matilda, Will, Jessica, Eric, Chris, Brian, Daniel, Lily and Bill.
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Minimax voices
17 named voices, Wise Woman the default
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 and Exuberant Girl.
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Qwen voices
9 named voices, Vivian the default
Vivian, Serena, Uncle Fu, Dylan, Eric, Ryan, Aiden, Ono Anna and Sohee. Cartesia is the exception: it offers exactly one voice and no picker.
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Speed
0.7–1.2 on ElevenLabs, Qwen and Cartesia; 0.5–2 on Minimax
The one control every family offers. The narrow band is narrow on purpose — pushed further, the read stops sounding like a person. Minimax gives the wider range, for anything from a slow read to a compressed disclaimer.
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Stability
0–1, default 0.5
ElevenLabs only. Low is expressive and varies between takes; high is consistent and flatter.
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Similarity
0–1, default 0.75
ElevenLabs only. How closely the render holds to the reference voice.
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Style
0–1, default 0
ElevenLabs only. Pushes the delivery away from neutral. Zero is the default for a reason.
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Pitch
−12 to +12, default 0
Minimax only. Semitone shift on the voice, without changing the pace.
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Emotion
Neutral, happy, sad, angry, fearful, disgusted, surprised
Minimax only. Seven named settings, chosen rather than coaxed out of the punctuation.
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Language
Eleven on Qwen3 TTS, with automatic detection
Auto, English, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Russian.
Engine choice
Pick the one that matches your source.
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ElevenLabs v3
ExpressiveThe most expressive. Reads emotion out of the writing.
Narration that has to carry feeling
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ElevenLabs Multilingual v2
MultilingualThirty languages, one voice across all of them.
Scripts that switch language
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ElevenLabs Turbo v2.5
CheaperHalf the price and most of the quality. Good for drafts.
Drafts and volume
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Minimax Speech 2.8 Turbo
ControlsEmotion, pitch and volume as real controls rather than hints.
Directed performance, quickly
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Minimax Speech 2.8 HD
FidelityThe same voices, rendered at higher fidelity.
A finished directed read
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Qwen3 TTS 1.7B
LanguagesEleven languages with automatic detection.
Non-English scripts
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Qwen3 TTS 0.6B
FastThe smaller, faster one. Same voices.
Iterating on a non-English script
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Cartesia Sonic 3.5
InstantFinishes while you wait — nothing to come back for.
A read you need now
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Minimax Voice Clone
CloningReads your script in a voice from a recording you supply.
A voice of your own
Built for anyone who needs a script read aloud
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Video creators
Narrate a cut without booking a booth, and re-render the line when the script changes.
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Course and training teams
Keep one named voice across dozens of modules, including the ones written months apart.
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Product teams
Voice a demo or an in-app walkthrough, in more than one language, from the same script.
Built for Growth at Every Stage
Every plan includes every model and every feature. Plans only change how many credits you get and how many generations run at once.
- Credits refresh monthly
- Top-up additional credits anytime
- Unused credits don't roll over
Not ready for the commitment?
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about Text to Speech on BeHooked.
Which voices can I choose from?
Forty-six named voices across three families. ElevenLabs has twenty: Aria, which is the default, plus Roger, Sarah, Laura, Charlie, George, Callum, River, Liam, Charlotte, Alice, Matilda, Will, Jessica, Eric, Chris, Brian, Daniel, Lily and Bill. Minimax has seventeen: Wise Woman, the default, plus 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 and Exuberant Girl. Qwen has nine: Vivian, the default, plus Serena, Uncle Fu, Dylan, Eric, Ryan, Aiden, Ono Anna and Sohee. Cartesia offers exactly one voice and no picker.
How many models are there, and which should I pick?
Nine. ElevenLabs v3 is the most expressive and reads emotion out of the writing; Multilingual v2 holds one voice across thirty languages; Turbo v2.5 is half the price and most of the quality, which makes it the draft option. Minimax Speech 2.8 Turbo gives you emotion, pitch and volume as real controls rather than hints, and 2.8 HD is the same voices at higher fidelity. Qwen3 TTS 1.7B covers eleven languages with automatic detection and 0.6B is the smaller, faster one with the same voices. Cartesia Sonic 3.5 finishes while you wait. Minimax Voice Clone reads your script in a voice from a recording you supply.
How is it priced?
Per 1000-character block, at the rate of the model you choose, with a one-block floor — a single short line still costs one block, so it is worth batching short lines into one run where the script allows. ElevenLabs Turbo v2.5 is the cheapest of the ElevenLabs three at about half the price. Failed runs are refunded.
Can I change the pace?
Yes, on every family. Speed runs from 0.7 to 1.2 on ElevenLabs, Qwen and Cartesia, and from 0.5 to 2 on Minimax. The narrow band is narrow deliberately: pushed further, the read stops sounding like a person. Before reaching for it, note that these models read punctuation as direction — a comma is a breath and a full stop is a beat, so write the pauses in rather than asking for them.
What does stability actually do?
It is an ElevenLabs control running from 0 to 1, defaulting to 0.5. Low values give a more expressive read that varies between takes; high values give a consistent, flatter one. Similarity, at 0.75 by default, is the separate control for how closely the render holds to the reference voice, and style, at 0 by default, pushes the delivery away from neutral. None of the three appears on the other families.
Can I make it sound happy, or angry?
On Minimax, yes — it takes one of seven named emotions: neutral, happy, sad, angry, fearful, disgusted or surprised, alongside a pitch shift of −12 to +12 semitones. Both are Minimax-only. On ElevenLabs the equivalent handle is the style control, from 0 to 1.
How long a script can I run at once?
Up to 5000 characters, enforced as you type. Longer scripts need splitting into runs — break at a paragraph rather than mid-sentence so the phrasing holds across the seam.
What languages does it cover?
Qwen3 TTS covers eleven with automatic detection: Auto, English, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Russian. ElevenLabs Multilingual v2 is the other multilingual option, holding one voice across thirty languages.