OpenAIMicrosoftAudio matchupSpeech output
GPT-4o Mini TTSvs.MAI-Voice-2
Which model is better?
GPT-4o Mini TTS and MAI-Voice-2 perform about the same in independent tests.
Independent testsDesignArena
GPT-4o Mini TTS0 of 1
MAI-Voice-20 of 1
Popularityout of 100
GPT-4o Mini TTSahead36
MAI-Voice-20
Weights and access
GPT-4o Mini TTSproprietary
MAI-Voice-2proprietary
Priceverbatim from the provider
GPT-4o Mini TTS$0.60 per 1M text tokens
MAI-Voice-2n/a
Pick GPT-4o Mini TTS for
more popular
Pick MAI-Voice-2 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
levelDesignArena TTS Arena Elo
GPT-4o Mini TTS1,186
MAI-Voice-21,160
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 | MAI-Voice-2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Task | Speech output | Speech output |
| Developer | OpenAI | Microsoft |
| Status | Deprecated | Active |
| Released | n/a | June 2, 2026 |
| Weights | proprietary | proprietary |
| Runs locally | no | no |
| Price | $0.60 per 1M text tokens | n/a |
| Popularity (out of 100) | 36 | 0 |