MiniMax Speech 2.8: fast, natural narration

MiniMax Speech 2.8 reads scripts in natural voices and comes back in seconds. We use it for the narration on our own how-to videos.

MiniMax Speech 2.825 credits a script

Real results

Made in solorender with these models. Nothing retouched.

MiniMax Speech 2.8. Reads: "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.

MiniMax Speech 2.8. Reads: "Forty years I told that story... How did you...?" Compare the same line on our ElevenLabs and Gemini 3.8 pages.

Best for

✓Narration for explainers and tutorials
✓Speed: our first run came back in under 4 seconds

Where it struggles

—Stage directions like (laughs) come out as a breath, not a laugh
—A script can be up to 1000 characters

Prompts that work

Each one opens the studio with the prompt already in the box. They are also one click away inside the app, under the prompt field.

Podcast opener

Try it →

I told him the cake was gluten free. It was not. Anyway, welcome back to the show.

Tutorial narration

Try it →

Step one: make your character. Open the Studio and describe him in one sentence.

Questions

How is MiniMax Speech 2.8 priced?

One flat price per script, up to 1000 characters. The price is at the top of this page.

Run these for real

Every model in this guide is live in solorender. Credits never expire.

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