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

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)

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.