Cartesia's Sonic-3.5 Takes #1 on Artificial Analysis Speech Leaderboard
Cartesia's Sonic 3.5 has achieved the top position on the Text to Speech Arena leaderboard with an Elo score of 1218. The rankings are determined by user votes in blind comparisons of speech samples. Other notable models include Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS and Realtime TTS 1.5 Max, which follow closely behind in the rankings.
- ▪Sonic 3.5 currently leads the Text to Speech Arena with an Elo score of 1218.
- ▪The top Text to Speech models by Elo rating include Sonic 3.5, Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS, and Realtime TTS 1.5 Max.
- ▪Models are ranked using an Elo rating system based on user votes in blind comparisons.
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Artificial AnalysisArtificial AnalysisModelsCoding AgentsSpeech, Image, VideoHardwareLeaderboardsAboutAI TrendsArenasKText to SpeechSpeech ArenaLeaderboardExplore VoicesVoice PlaygroundRegisterCompare ModelsCompare ProvidersSpeech Arena LeaderboardArtificial AnalysisCategory: AllAccent: AllAllOpen weightsGlobal LeaderboardPersonal LeaderboardAll modelsTop models by creatorFrequently Asked QuestionsWhich is the best Text to Speech AI model?Sonic 3.5 currently leads the Text to Speech Arena with an Elo score of 1218.What are the top Text to Speech models?The top Text to Speech models by Elo rating are: 1. Sonic 3.5 (Elo 1218), 2. Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS (Elo 1209), 3. Realtime TTS 1.5 Max (Elo 1194), 4. StepAudio 2.5 TTS (Elo 1187), 5. Eleven v3 (Elo 1184).
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