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Gemini 3.8 Flash TTSvs.Eleven v4 Turbo

Which model is better?

Eleven v4 Turbo does better in independent tests.

Independent tests
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS0 of 3
Eleven v4 Turboahead1 of 3
Artificial Analysis, DesignArena, Speko
Popularity
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS0
Eleven v4 Turbo0
out of 100
Weights and access
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTSn/a
Eleven v4 Turbon/a
Price
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS$0.50 per 1M text tokens through December 31, 2026, then $1 per 1M text tokens from January 1, 2027
Eleven v4 Turbon/a
verbatim from the provider

Pick Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS for

leaning DesignArena

Pick Eleven v4 Turbo for

Artificial Analysis

Shared tests

Independent evaluators and leaderboards only, the newest shared snapshot per evaluator. With 95 % ranges a lead counts when they do not overlap; for hit rates, when it holds in a 95 % test. Without any uncertainty figure at most “slightly ahead”.

Artificial Analysis

Eleven v4 Turbo ahead

Eleven v4 Turbo is clearly ahead in 2 of 2 subtests, Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS in none.

Artificial Analysis Controlled Voice Arena Elo

Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS1,051
Eleven v4 Turbo1,153

95 % ranges 1,039 to 1,063 and 1,141 to 1,165, as of November 3, 2026

Artificial Analysis Provider Voice Arena preference

Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS1,282
Eleven v4 Turbo1,331

95 % ranges 1,269 to 1,295 and 1,315 to 1,347, as of November 3, 2026

Source · latest November 3, 2026

DesignArena

Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS slightly ahead

Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS is clearly ahead in 0 of 2 subtests and slightly in 2, Eleven v4 Turbo in none.

DesignArena Audio Realism Elo

Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS1,080
Eleven v4 Turbo998

as of October 28, 2026

DesignArena TTS Arena Elo

Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS1,455
Eleven v4 Turbo1,359

as of October 28, 2026

Source · latest October 28, 2026

Speko

level

Speko multilingual TTS blind preference Elo (Lithuanian / lt)

Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS1,727
Eleven v4 Turbo1,735

95 % ranges 1,669 to 1,812 and 1,658 to 1,843, as of October 17, 2026

Source · latest October 17, 2026

All data side by side

Prices are verbatim from the provider, because audio models bill per minute, character or token.

Gemini 3.8 Flash TTSEleven v4 Turbo
TaskSpeech outputSpeech output
DeveloperGoogleElevenLabs
StatusActiveActive
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2026September 28, 2026
Runs locallynono
Price$0.50 per 1M text tokens through December 31, 2026, then $1 per 1M text tokens from January 1, 2027n/a
Popularity (out of 100)00