> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.summerengine.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo > MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo on the Summer API: $0.06 per 1,000 characters, about 5 s, MP3 saved to your Summer library. Model id voice/minimax-speech-2.8-turbo. The fast MiniMax Speech 2.8 at a lower price. | | | | - | - | | Model id | `voice/minimax-speech-2.8-turbo` | | Price | \$0.06 per 1,000 characters | | Typical time | about 5 s | | Does | [Text to speech](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models.md#text-to-speech) | | Output | MP3 | | Made by | MiniMax | | Try it | [Examples and playground on summerengine.com](https://www.summerengine.com/models/minimax-speech-2-8-turbo) | | Commercial use | Yes | ## Best for * Many NPC barks with emotion control. * Placeholder dialogue while writing. * Trying delivery before a final HD take. ## Price **\$0.06 per 1,000 characters**, counted from `text`. Exact list price: `0.06 USD`. No markup: this is the provider's list price, checked 2026-10-24. A failed job costs nothing. Get the exact price of one request, free and without a key, from [`POST /v1/estimate`](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/jobs#know-the-price-first). ## Example call Sign in once with `summer login`; over HTTP, send `Authorization: Bearer $SUMMER_TOKEN` after `export SUMMER_TOKEN=$(summer token)` ([sign-in](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/sign-in.md)). This job comes back done in the same call, with the file ready to download. ```bash CLI theme={null} npx -y summer-engine@latest api run voice/minimax-speech-2.8-turbo \ --input '{"text":"The gate is open. Go, before the guards come back."}' \ --download . ``` ```bash curl theme={null} curl https://www.summerengine.com/v1/jobs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SUMMER_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \ -H "Prefer: wait=60" \ -d '{"model":"voice/minimax-speech-2.8-turbo","input":{"text":"The gate is open. Go, before the guards come back."}}' ``` ```ts TypeScript theme={null} const res = await fetch("https://www.summerengine.com/v1/jobs", { method: "POST", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SUMMER_TOKEN}`, "Content-Type": "application/json", "Idempotency-Key": crypto.randomUUID(), Prefer: "wait=60", }, body: JSON.stringify({ "model": "voice/minimax-speech-2.8-turbo", "input": { "text": "The gate is open. Go, before the guards come back." } }), }); const { job } = await res.json(); console.log(job.state, job.id); ``` ```python Python theme={null} import os, uuid, requests res = requests.post( "https://www.summerengine.com/v1/jobs", headers={ "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SUMMER_TOKEN']}", "Idempotency-Key": str(uuid.uuid4()), "Prefer": "wait=60", }, json={"model": "voice/minimax-speech-2.8-turbo", "input": {"text": "The gate is open. Go, before the guards come back."}}, ) job = res.json()["job"] print(job["state"], job["id"]) ``` ```js MCP theme={null} // Summer's MCP server: npx -y summer-engine@latest setup --yes summer_api_run({ model: "voice/minimax-speech-2.8-turbo", input: { text: "The gate is open. Go, before the guards come back." }, out: "assets", }) ``` The finished job has `state` `"done"` and `result.assets`: one entry per file, each with `assetId`, `fileUrl` (a Summer URL) and `thumbnailUrl`. Download the file into your project, or import it in Summer Engine by its asset id. ## Input Send these fields in `input`. The full JSON Schema is `inputSchema` in [`GET /v1/models/voice/minimax-speech-2.8-turbo`](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/reference/get-models-model). | Field | Type | About | | - | - | - | | `text` (required) | string | The words to speak, at most 5000 characters. up to 5000 characters | | `voiceId` | string | Speech: a voice of the game cast. up to 100 characters | | `voiceSettings` | object | Speech: voice tuning. | ## Voices `voiceId` is optional: without it the model uses its default voice. These are Summer's curated voices; the live list is `voices` in `GET /v1/models/voice/minimax-speech-2.8-turbo`. For more, search the public voice library by words, language, gender, age or accent, each with a sample: `GET /v1/voices?model=voice/minimax-speech-2.8-turbo&search=old+wizard` (signed in). > **All 17 voices** > > | Name | voiceId | > | - | - | > | Wise woman | `Wise_Woman` | > | Calm woman | `Calm_Woman` | > | Lively girl | `Lively_Girl` | > | Lovely girl | `Lovely_Girl` | > | Sweet girl 2 | `Sweet_Girl_2` | > | Exuberant girl | `Exuberant_Girl` | > | Inspirational girl | `Inspirational_girl` | > | Abbess | `Abbess` | > | Friendly person | `Friendly_Person` | > | Young knight | `Young_Knight` | > | Imposing manner | `Imposing_Manner` | > | Elegant man | `Elegant_Man` | > | Deep voice man | `Deep_Voice_Man` | > | Casual guy | `Casual_Guy` | > | Patient man | `Patient_Man` | > | Determined man | `Determined_Man` | > | Decent boy | `Decent_Boy` | ## Related models > **[Expressive v3](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models/voice/expressive-v3.md)** > > `voice/expressive-v3`: \$0.08 per 1,000 characters (default) > **[Multilingual v2](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models/voice/multilingual-v2.md)** > > `voice/multilingual-v2`: \$0.08 per 1,000 characters > **[HeyGen Voice Turbo](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models/voice/heygen-voice-turbo.md)** > > `voice/heygen-voice-turbo`: \$0.002 per 1,000 characters > **[Inworld TTS-1.5 Max](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models/voice/inworld-tts-1-5-max.md)** > > `voice/inworld-tts-1.5-max`: \$0.01 per 1,000 characters ## For agents This page as Markdown: [https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models/voice/minimax-speech-2-8-turbo.md](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models/voice/minimax-speech-2-8-turbo.md). The live record with the JSON Schema: `GET https://www.summerengine.com/v1/models/voice/minimax-speech-2.8-turbo`, public, no sign-in. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.