# MiniMax Speech 2.5 Turbo Preview — Text To Audio

> Integrate the Speech 2.5 API for real-time, emotional audio. MiniMax's turbo model offers low-latency speech-to-speech with 48kHz high-fidelity output.

## Overview

- **Endpoint**: `POST https://gptproto.com/api/v3/minimax/speech-2.5-turbo-preview/text-to-audio`
- **Result URL**: `GET https://gptproto.com/api/v3/predictions/{result_id}/result` — the submit response also returns the authoritative URL in `data.urls.get`
- **Model ID**: `speech-2.5-turbo-preview`
- **Vendor**: MiniMax
- **Scene**: `text-to-audio`
- **Category**: text-to-audio
- **Modalities**: input text → output audio
- **Playground**: https://gptproto.com/model/minimax/speech-2.5-turbo-preview
- **API documentation**: https://docs.gptproto.com

## Authentication

Every request needs a GPTProto API key in the `Authorization` header. Create one at https://gptproto.com/dashboard/api-key, then export it:

```bash
export GPTPROTO_API_KEY="your-api-key"
```

Header: `Authorization: Bearer $GPTPROTO_API_KEY` (plus `Content-Type: application/json` on POST).

## Pricing

Platform price by tier (USD, already includes the GPTProto discount):

- **Output** — $0.036 per 1K tokens

Price range: $0 – $0 per generation.

Prices may change. The model page always shows the live price: https://gptproto.com/model/minimax/speech-2.5-turbo-preview

## API Information

The API is asynchronous: POST the endpoint to create a prediction, then poll its result URL until `status` is `completed` or `failed`.

### Input Schema

The endpoint accepts the following JSON body parameters:

- **`text`** (`string`, _required_):
  Text to convert to speech. Every character is 1 token. Maximum 10000 characters. Use <#x#> between words to control pause duration (0.01-9999s).

- **`voice_id`** (`enum`, _required_):
  Select the voice style for TTS.
  - Default: `Wise_Woman`
  - Options: 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

- **`speed`** (`range`, _optional_):
  Speech speed. Range: 0.5~2.0, where 1.0 is normal speed.
  - Default: `1`
  - Range: 0.5–2

- **`volume`** (`range`, _optional_):
  Speech volume. Range: 0.1~10.0, where 1.0 is normal volume.
  - Default: `1`
  - Range: 0.1–10

- **`pitch`** (`range`, _optional_):
  Speech pitch. Range: -12~12, where 0 is normal pitch.
  - Default: `0`
  - Range: -12–12

- **`emotion`** (`enum`, _optional_):
  The emotion of the generated speech.
  - Default: `happy`
  - Options: happy, sad, angry, fearful, disgusted, surprised, neutral

- **`english_normalization`** (`boolean`, _optional_):
  This parameter supports English text normalization, which improves performance in number-reading scenarios.
  - Options: true, false

- **`sample_rate`** (`enum`, _optional_):
  Sample rate of generated sound.
  - Default: `8000`
  - Options: 8000, 16000, 22050, 24000, 32000, 44100

- **`bitrate`** (`enum`, _optional_):
  Bitrate of generated sound.
  - Default: `32000`
  - Options: 32000, 64000, 128000, 256000

- **`channel`** (`enum`, _optional_):
  The number of channels of the generated audio. 1: mono; 2: stereo.
  - Default: `1`
  - Options: 1, 2

- **`format`** (`enum`, _optional_):
  Format of generated sound.
  - Default: `mp3`
  - Options: mp3, wav, pcm, flac

- **`language_boost`** (`enum`, _optional_):
  Enhance the ability to recognize specified languages and dialects.
  - Options: Chinese, ChineseYue, 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, auto

- **`enable_sync_mode`** (`boolean`, _optional_):
  If set to true, the function will wait for the result to be generated and uploaded before returning the response. It allows you to get the result directly in the response. This property is only available through the API.
  - Options: true, false

**Required Parameters Example**:

```json
{
  "text": "A tiny origami fox sailing a teacup across a moonlit puddle",
  "voice_id": "Wise_Woman"
}
```

**Full Example**:

```json
{
  "text": "A tiny origami fox sailing a teacup across a moonlit puddle",
  "voice_id": "Wise_Woman",
  "speed": 1,
  "volume": 1,
  "pitch": "0",
  "emotion": "happy",
  "english_normalization": false,
  "sample_rate": 8000,
  "bitrate": 32000,
  "channel": 1,
  "format": "mp3",
  "language_boost": "",
  "enable_sync_mode": false
}
```

### Output Schema

Both submit and poll return the same envelope:

- **`data.id`** (`string`): Prediction id. Use it as `result_id` when polling for the result.
- **`data.status`** (`string`): One of `created`, `running`, `completed`, `failed`. See Status Values below.
- **`data.outputs`** (`array of string`): Generated files. Empty until `status` is `completed`; then it holds the output URLs (or base64 strings when the model exposes a base64 option).
- **`data.urls.get`** (`string`): Authoritative result URL for this prediction. Prefer it over building the poll URL yourself.
- **`data.error`** (`string | null`): Failure reason when `status` is `failed`, otherwise `null`.
- **`data.executionTime`** (`integer`): Total processing time in milliseconds.
- **`data.timings.inference`** (`integer`): Model inference time in milliseconds.
- **`data.hasNsfwContents`** (`array of boolean`): Per-output moderation flags.
- **`message`** (`string`): `success` on a normal response, otherwise the error message.
- **`code`** (`integer`): Business status code. `200` means the request was accepted.

**Example Response — submit (task accepted)**:

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "pred_example_01",
    "model": "speech-2.5-turbo-preview",
    "outputs": [],
    "urls": {
      "get": "https://gptproto.com/api/v3/predictions/pred_example_01/result"
    },
    "hasNsfwContents": [],
    "status": "created",
    "createdAt": "2026-01-01T12:00:00Z",
    "executionTime": 0,
    "timings": {
      "inference": 0
    }
  },
  "message": "success",
  "code": 200
}
```

**Example Response — poll (completed)**:

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "pred_example_01",
    "model": "speech-2.5-turbo-preview",
    "outputs": [
      "https://oss-us.gptproto.com/example/output.mp3"
    ],
    "urls": {
      "get": "https://gptproto.com/api/v3/predictions/pred_example_01/result"
    },
    "status": "completed",
    "error": null,
    "executionTime": 12345,
    "timings": {
      "inference": 12000
    },
    "has_nsfw_contents": [],
    "created_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00Z"
  },
  "message": "success",
  "code": 200
}
```

### Status Values

- `created` — Task accepted. Use `data.id` as `result_id` for polling.
- `running` — Generation is in progress. Keep polling.
- `completed` — Finished successfully. Generated files are in `data.outputs`.
- `failed` — Generation failed. Read `data.error` for the reason.

## Usage Examples

### 1. Submit a request

```bash
curl --request POST "https://gptproto.com/api/v3/minimax/speech-2.5-turbo-preview/text-to-audio" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $GPTPROTO_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
    "text": "A tiny origami fox sailing a teacup across a moonlit puddle",
    "voice_id": "Wise_Woman",
    "speed": 1,
    "volume": 1,
    "pitch": "0",
    "emotion": "happy",
    "english_normalization": false,
    "sample_rate": 8000,
    "bitrate": 32000,
    "channel": 1,
    "format": "mp3",
    "language_boost": "",
    "enable_sync_mode": false
  }'
```

```python
import os
import requests

url = "https://gptproto.com/api/v3/minimax/speech-2.5-turbo-preview/text-to-audio"
headers = {
  "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['GPTPROTO_API_KEY']}",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
payload = {
  "text": "A tiny origami fox sailing a teacup across a moonlit puddle",
  "voice_id": "Wise_Woman",
  "speed": 1,
  "volume": 1,
  "pitch": "0",
  "emotion": "happy",
  "english_normalization": False,
  "sample_rate": 8000,
  "bitrate": 32000,
  "channel": 1,
  "format": "mp3",
  "language_boost": "",
  "enable_sync_mode": False
}

response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, json=payload)
print(response.json())
```

```typescript
const response = await fetch("https://gptproto.com/api/v3/minimax/speech-2.5-turbo-preview/text-to-audio", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.GPTPROTO_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    text: "A tiny origami fox sailing a teacup across a moonlit puddle",
    voice_id: "Wise_Woman",
    speed: 1,
    volume: 1,
    pitch: "0",
    emotion: "happy",
    english_normalization: false,
    sample_rate: 8000,
    bitrate: 32000,
    channel: 1,
    format: "mp3",
    language_boost: "",
    enable_sync_mode: false,
  }),
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
```

### 2. Poll until the task finishes

Replace `YOUR_RESULT_ID` with `data.id` from the submit response (or call `data.urls.get` directly), and keep polling every 1–3 seconds while `status` is `created` or `running`.

```bash
result_id="YOUR_RESULT_ID"

curl --request GET "https://gptproto.com/api/v3/predictions/$result_id/result" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $GPTPROTO_API_KEY"
```

```python
import os
import requests

result_id = "YOUR_RESULT_ID"
url = f"https://gptproto.com/api/v3/predictions/{result_id}/result"
headers = {
  "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['GPTPROTO_API_KEY']}"
}
response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)
print(response.json())
```

```typescript
const result_id = "YOUR_RESULT_ID";
const response = await fetch(`https://gptproto.com/api/v3/predictions/${result_id}/result`, {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.GPTPROTO_API_KEY}`,
  },
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
```

## Example Prompts

- On the distant moon lived a little prince. He had a kite made of stars and a mushroom friend that whispered secrets. The prince was never lonely, for he believed every person on Earth who looked up at the night sky was his friend. One day, his kite string broke, and it drifted to…
- My grandma handed me a faded photo album. In one picture, she and grandpa were young, laughing by the sea. "We had nothing back then," she said, "but having each other felt like having the whole world." That photo wasn't just a memory; it was an era, a timeless story of love and…
- Hi there! Minimax speech 2.5 now live on GPTproto! Let's try it!

## HTTP Status Codes

- `400` — malformed body, a parameter or value this model does not accept, or input blocked by the provider's content moderation
- `401` — missing or invalid API key
- `403` — insufficient credits
- `413` — request body too large
- `429` — rate limited; retry with backoff
- `500` — An internal server error occurred
- `502` — An internal server error occurred
- `504` — Gateway timeout — upstream service did not respond in time; retry later

## Additional Resources

- [Model playground](https://gptproto.com/model/minimax/speech-2.5-turbo-preview)
- [API documentation](https://docs.gptproto.com)
- [All models](https://gptproto.com/model)
- [API keys](https://gptproto.com/dashboard/api-key)
- [Platform overview for LLMs](https://gptproto.com/llm-full.txt)
- Any other model: `https://gptproto.com/model/{vendor}/{model}/{scene}/llms.txt`