Text to speech API · MiniMax

MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo API pricing per 1,000 characters

Turn text into speech with MiniMax's MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo through the Cut.Pro API. You see the price before you generate and pay only for what you use.

  • Pay as you go, no subscription
  • 15 free credits on a new account
  • Free quote before every call
From$0.11per 1,000 charactersR$0.37 · 7 credits10,000 characters: $1.09Updated November 07, 2026

Pricing

MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo pricing by mode and resolution

ModePrice per 1,000 charactersIn reaisCredits
Text only$0.11R$0.377 credits

Updated November 07, 2026. Prices use the cheapest credit pack: 1 credit costs $0.0179 (R$0.0599).

Limits

What MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo accepts in each request

Modes
Text only
Billing
by the characters read

Code

How to call MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo free quote, generation and result

VOICE=$(curl -s "https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/models?endpoint=generations&kind=speech" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" | jq -r '.models[] | select(.id == "minimax/speech-2.8-turbo") | .voices[0].id')

BODY=$(jq -cn --arg voice "$VOICE" '{"model":"minimax/speech-2.8-turbo","prompt":"Hi! This audio was generated with the Cut.Pro API.","voice":$voice}')

CREDITS=$(curl -s -X POST https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations/quote \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "$BODY" | jq .credits)

curl -X POST "https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations?wait=60" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d "$(jq -c --argjson credits "$CREDITS" '. + {credits: $credits}' <<< "$BODY")"
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Questions

API questions before your first call

Each 1,000 characters cost $0.11, so 10,000 characters come to $1.09 (R$3.65, 61 credits).
Create an account, make a key and send the request to the quote, which charges nothing. The 15 free credits cover 2,400 characters with MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo.
No. Buy a credit pack by card, or in reais with Pix from Brazil, and spend it on MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo and every other model with the same key.
No. The Cut.Pro key calls MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo without a MiniMax account, with one balance for every model in the catalog.
Yes. With a CPF or CNPJ and full address in your billing details, the nota fiscal is issued after each payment is confirmed.

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