5 AI voice generators compared: listen to each one
ElevenLabs, Kokoro, MiniMax Speech 2.6 and 2.8, and Gemini 3.8 Voice, each reading a short script. Listen to all five and see what each costs.
A voice model reads your script out loud. The difference between them is how human they sound, how much feeling they put in, and the price.
Each script below ran once, and the track is the one it returned. We listened to all five, and every word matches its script.
Five voices, five short scripts
Each voice read its own short script, shown on its card.
Gemini 3.8 Voice
12 credits a scriptReads: "She's coming back tonight. Thirty years I've kept this light burning, and tonight, she's finally coming home." One of our two favorites.
Try Gemini 3.8 Voice →MiniMax Speech 2.6
25 credits a scriptReads: "Every night for thirty years, the light has burned on this rock. Tonight, someone is finally coming home." Our other favorite.
Try MiniMax Speech 2.6 →MiniMax Speech 2.8
25 credits a scriptReads: "I told him the cake was gluten free. (laughs) It was not. Anyway, welcome back to the show." Where the script says (laughs), you hear a breath rather than a laugh.
Try MiniMax Speech 2.8 →ElevenLabs Voice
25 credits a scriptReads: "Welcome to solorender. This is OmniHuman making a still photo speak from a typed script." This is the voice in our OmniHuman talking photo.
Try ElevenLabs Voice →Kokoro
5 credits a scriptReads: "Hey everyone, welcome back. Let's get into today's episode." The cheapest voice model here.
Try Kokoro →What this test shows
All five were good enough to use, and every word came out as written. Gemini 3.8 Voice and MiniMax Speech 2.6 were our favorites. Kokoro is the budget pick for quick voiceovers.
Questions
Which AI voice generator sounds the most human?
Gemini 3.8 Voice and MiniMax Speech 2.6 were our favorites. All five were good enough to use.
Which AI voice is cheapest?
Kokoro. The price of each voice is on its card, read live from our price list. Each run reads up to 1,000 characters.
Can AI voices laugh or breathe?
MiniMax Speech 2.8 reads tags like (laughs). In our test it made a breath rather than a clear laugh, so listen before you use it.
Can I make a photo say my voiceover?
Yes. Make the voice here, then give it and a photo to a talking photo tool. See our talking photo comparison.
Run these yourself
Every model on this page is live in solorender, on one set of credits that never expire.
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