OpenAIElevenLabsAudio matchupSpeech output
GPT-4o Mini TTSvs.Eleven v4 Turbo
Which model is better?
GPT-4o Mini TTS and Eleven v4 Turbo each lead in different tests.
Independent testsDesignArena
GPT-4o Mini TTS0 of 1
Eleven v4 Turbo0 of 1
Popularityout of 100
GPT-4o Mini TTSahead36
Eleven v4 Turbo0
Weights and access
GPT-4o Mini TTSproprietary
Eleven v4 Turbon/a
Priceverbatim from the provider
GPT-4o Mini TTS$0.60 per 1M text tokens
Eleven v4 Turbon/a
Pick GPT-4o Mini TTS for
more popular
Pick Eleven v4 Turbo for
No clear edge
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”.
DesignArena
depends on the subtestGPT-4o Mini TTS is clearly ahead in 0 of 2 subtests and slightly in 1, Eleven v4 Turbo in 0 clearly and slightly in 1.
DesignArena TTS Arena Elo
GPT-4o Mini TTS1,186
Eleven v4 Turbo1,359
as of October 28, 2026
DesignArena Audio Realism Elo
GPT-4o Mini TTS1,029
Eleven v4 Turbo998
as of October 28, 2026
Source · latest October 28, 2026
All data side by side
Prices are verbatim from the provider, because audio models bill per minute, character or token.
| GPT-4o Mini TTS | Eleven v4 Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Task | Speech output | Speech output |
| Developer | OpenAI | ElevenLabs |
| Status | Deprecated | Active |
| Released | n/a | September 28, 2026 |
| Weights | proprietary | n/a |
| Runs locally | no | no |
| Price | $0.60 per 1M text tokens | n/a |
| Popularity (out of 100) | 36 | 0 |