Voice model by MiniMax
MiniMax Voice Design
MiniMax's voice creation model that generates reusable synthetic voices from natural language descriptions. Design a voice once, narrate many scripts with it.
- Makes
- Text to audio
- Starts at
- $0.267 per 1,000 characters
- Plans
- Every plan, including Free
MiniMax Voice Design is a model that generates custom synthetic voices from text descriptions. Instead of cloning an existing voice, you write a brief character description and the model creates a unique voice you can use across multiple scripts and projects.
Why creators choose MiniMax Voice Design
Voice Design separates voice creation from narration. Design a voice once, narrate a hundred scripts with it. That's useful when you have a brand voice, character voices for a series, or a signature sound you want to maintain across a whole project.
Create voices without reference audio
No need to record or find a sample voice. Describe the voice in text (age, accent, tone, personality) and the model generates it. "A playful 12-year-old with a British accent" or "A deep, authoritative baritone" both work.
Reusable voice profiles
Design a voice and save it. Use it to narrate multiple scripts, episodes, or products without paying to recreate the voice. Your brand voice stays consistent.
Consistent character voices across projects
Build a cast of character voices for a game, animation, or series. Design them once, update them as you iterate, and use them across all episodes or chapters.
Fine-tune after creation
If the first version isn't quite right, adjust the description and regenerate. Tweak the personality, age, or accent without starting from scratch.
How to use MiniMax Voice Design in Craze
- Describe the voice you want. Be specific: age range, accent, emotional tone, energy level, personality traits. Example: "A gentle grandmother, warm and patient, slight Irish accent, calm delivery."
- Name MiniMax Voice Design in chat or select it in the Models panel.
- Craze generates the voice and saves it to your library.
- Use the voice to narrate scripts with MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD or other compatible narration tools.
- Narrate with a separate text-to-speech generation, billed according to its own rate.
MiniMax Voice Design pricing
You pay $0.267 per 1,000 characters for the supplied preview text. Once created, you can narrate unlimited scripts with that voice. The calculator on this page estimates the cost for your preview text.
Who MiniMax Voice Design is for
Animated series and episodic content
Design a cast of character voices. Animate 20 episodes with the same characters and consistent voices.
Game development and interactive content
Design voices for your player character, NPCs, and antagonists. Use them across the entire game with consistency.
Branded content and corporate narratives
Design a brand voice that's recognizable across all video content. Marketing videos, internal training, and product demos all carry the same voice.
Podcast and serialized audio
Create a signature voice for your host or main character. Use it consistently across hundreds of episodes.
MiniMax Voice Design vs Other Models
MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD is a text-to-speech model that generates speech from scripts using an existing voice ID. Voice Design creates custom voice profiles. Design a voice first, then use a compatible TTS route to narrate scripts with its ID.
For narration from audio voice references, Seed Audio 1.0 accepts audio samples. For expressive English narration with detailed pacing, Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS uses inline directorial tags.
Voice Description and Characterization
MiniMax Voice Design accepts natural language descriptions like "Warm woman in her fifties, slight Southern accent, confident and encouraging tone" or "Gruff, middle-aged man with a Boston accent, world-weary but friendly." You can be specific about age, gender, accent, emotional baseline, energy level, speech pace, and personality traits. The model uses all of these to construct a voice profile.
Examples work well. Write: "Like Morgan Freeman but younger and more upbeat" or "A young boy, excited and energetic, speaks quickly." Personality descriptors help too: "sarcastic," "contemplative," "boisterous," "whimsical." You can refine the voice by describing what to change: "Make her slightly less nasal, more warmth in the low end." Iterating on the description and regenerating is part of the design process.
On Craze, you can save multiple voice designs and organize them by project. Label them clearly: "Hero Character," "Villain," "Narrator," "Commercial Voice." This library becomes your cast of characters that you reuse across episodes, projects, or products without redesigning each time.
Voice Profile Consistency and Reuse
Once you design a voice, you can use its voice ID for subsequent narration. Generations may still vary in delivery, so review each take for consistency.
Narrating with a designed voice is billed separately by the text-to-speech model. Design a voice once, pay for the design request, then pay for each narration using that voice ID.
Keep the generated voice ID for narration with compatible text-to-speech tools. Check that the chosen route accepts that voice before relying on it for another project.
Voice Refinement and Iteration
After designing a voice, if the result doesn't match your vision, adjust the description and regenerate. "Make her sound less robotic, more conversational" or "Add more authority and assertiveness" are valid refinements. The model uses your new description to adjust the voice profile. You can iterate until the voice matches your creative direction.
On Craze, each iteration costs the design fee. If you're unsure about a voice, test it by narrating a short script with MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD before committing to hundreds of hours of narration with it. Hear it in context (dialogue, narration, singing) before locking it in.
Multi-Voice Casting
For projects with multiple characters, design a voice per character. A game with a hero, sidekick, and villain means three voice designs. Generate each character's dialogue separately with its voice ID, then assemble the scene in the editor.
Build a voice library for your world. A sci-fi game might have robots with synthetic voices, aliens with unusual cadences, and humans with regional accents. Design them all upfront, then narrate every scene using your cast. As your story evolves, you have a consistent, recognizable set of voices.
Design Limitations
MiniMax Voice Design generates synthetic voices, so extremely specific requests (trying to clone a famous actor by description) may not match perfectly. The model interprets your description, so if you're aiming for a very specific sound, you might need multiple iterations. Voices are synthetic and infinitely reusable, making them ideal for games, animations, branded content, and episodic video.
MiniMax Voice Design specs on Craze
| Task | Inputs | Resolution | Aspect ratios | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice design | Text prompt | Follows the source | Follows the input | None |
Frequently asked questions
MiniMax Voice Design is a model that creates custom synthetic voices from text descriptions. You describe the voice you want (age, accent, personality, energy level) and the model generates a reusable voice profile.
You pay $0.267 per 1,000 characters. The cost calculator on this page shows the total before you create the voice.
every Craze plan, including Free.
Yes. Once you design a voice, you can narrate multiple scripts with it without paying again. Store the voice in your Craze library and apply it to new projects.
Use natural language. Describe age, accent, emotional tone, energy level, and personality. Example: 'Warm woman in her 50s with a slight Southern accent, confident and encouraging tone.'
Voice cloning copies an existing voice from audio. Voice Design creates a new voice from a text description. You don't need reference audio. Just describe the voice you want.
Yes. Design as many custom voices as you need. Create a set of character voices for a game or animation, save them, and use them across multiple projects.
