# MiniMax Voice Clone

> Clone a voice from a 10s-5min reference recording. Returns a voice_id usable in /v1/audio/speech with any MiniMax HD/Turbo SKU. Flat one-time charge per cloned voice.

Human version: https://kymaapi.com/models/minimax-voice-clone
Live JSON: `GET https://kymaapi.com/v1/models` (no auth required)

## Facts

- **Model ID**: `minimax-voice-clone` — pass this as `model` in the request body
- **Creator**: MiniMax
- **Released**: 2025-04-02
- **Price**: $2.10 / generation

## Call it

```bash
curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/audio/speech \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KYMA_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "minimax-voice-clone", "prompt": "..."}'
```

## Positioning

MiniMax Voice Clone generates a reusable voice profile from a 10-second to 5-minute audio sample. It is designed for developers building applications that require consistent, custom narrator or character voices across multiple speech synthesis calls.

## About

This model takes an audio input and returns a voice_id that can be passed to the /v1/audio/speech endpoint with MiniMax HD or Turbo models. The cloning process is billed as a single flat call, after which the generated ID is used for subsequent text-to-speech generation.

Requests route through an OpenAI-compatible base URL using a single platform API key. Every call receives automatic failover if a serving path degrades, and the response includes the exact cost in usage.cost alongside an X-Kyma-Model header identifying the executed model.

The model does not support reasoning, vision, or structured outputs, and it operates strictly as an audio-to-audio utility. It has a medium speed tier and is classified in the premium cost tier. It is intended solely for voice profile creation, not for direct text-to-speech conversion.

## Use cases

- **Brand Voice Profiles** — Generate a consistent audio identity for corporate announcements or marketing content.
- **Custom Character Voices** — Create distinct vocal profiles for interactive fiction or game NPCs.
- **Narrator Audio Setup** — Build reusable voice IDs for long-form audiobook or podcast narration pipelines.
- **Personalized Audio Agents** — Clone a specific speaker's voice for conversational AI applications.

## Not ideal for

Do not use this model for direct text-to-speech generation, as it only produces a reusable voice identifier rather than spoken audio.

## Pick something else when

- You need direct text-to-speech audio output → `minimax-speech-hd`, `minimax-speech-turbo`
- You require multilingual voice synthesis → `eleven-multilingual-v2`, `eleven-v3`
- You want fast, low-latency speech generation → `eleven-turbo-v2-5`, `eleven-flash-v2-5`
- You need to generate background music or sound effects → `elevenlabs-music`, `elevenlabs-sfx`

## See also

- All models: https://kymaapi.com/models.md
- Pricing: https://kymaapi.com/pricing.md
- Other models by MiniMax: https://kymaapi.com/models?q=MiniMax