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Description

Sonic is an advanced text-to-speech model designed specifically for real-time voice agents, featuring a natural delivery system with a response time of less than 90 milliseconds and supporting over 40 languages seamlessly. Its primary aim is to facilitate effortless voice interactions, characterized by a tone that adapts to various contexts, a steady pacing, and speech that aligns with the natural flow of conversation. Sonic automatically interprets the emotional nuances within transcripts, adjusting its delivery accordingly, and allows for the direct insertion of non-verbal cues like laughter into the spoken text. Faithful to the original transcripts, the model generates clear audio across different languages and voice options while effortlessly managing alphanumeric data, including order and phone numbers, email addresses, and IDs, without requiring any prior processing. Its context-aware pronunciation ensures that heteronyms are articulated correctly based on surrounding terms, and customizable pronunciation dictionaries empower teams to dictate how specific proper nouns and industry-related terminology should be pronounced. This comprehensive approach not only enhances the quality of interactions but also tailors the user experience to meet diverse communication needs.

Description

MAI-Voice-2.1 is a text-to-speech solution provided by Microsoft, designed specifically for developers working on voice-driven applications. This model produces articulate and expressive speech from written text, supports a diverse range of 23 languages, and includes features for controlling emotion and style. Additionally, it ensures consistency for long-form speech and provides gated matches to approved reference voices. Developers can utilize it via the Microsoft Foundry and the Azure Speech APIs and SDKs, making it suitable for various uses, including narration, audiobooks, voice assistant integration, and enhancing customer service interactions. Furthermore, its versatility allows for a wide range of applications in modern technology.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

Azure AI Speech No 

Integrations

Azure AI Speech Yes 

Pricing Details

$5 per month
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version Yes 

Pricing Details

$22/1M characters
Usage-based at $22 per 1 million characters of generated speech.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs No 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Cartesia

Founded

2023

Country

United States

Website

www.cartesia.ai/sonic

Vendor Details

Company Name

Microsoft

Founded

1975

Country

United States

Website

microsoft.ai/models/mai-voice-2-1/

Product Features

Text to Speech

API No 
Adjust Speaking Rate / Pitch No 
Audio Optimization No 
Custom Lexicons No 
Different Voice Choices No 
Multi-Language Support No 
Synchronize Speech No 

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