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AI model rankingsSpeechOctave TTS

Octave TTS

Hume AI

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#73 of 100 for text to speech Updated Oct 30, 2026, 04:30 PM UTC

At a glance

How Octave TTS compares with the other 99 text to speech models.

  • Behind the leaders. Ranked #73 of 100, 296 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 27% of models.

  • Close race with 21 models. Its score range overlaps with Maya 2 Flash, Chirp 3: HD, Kokoro 82M v1.0 and 18 more, so you may not notice a difference.

  • Usually loses. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 44% of blind votes.

Model details

Made by
Hume AI
Category
Speech
Released
–
Best Hume AI model
Octave 2
Win rate vs all
43%
Companies ranked
43

Rank

#73

of 100 models

Elo rating

1,040

296 behind #1

typical 1,086

± range

±11

how certain the score is

Votes

–

blind comparisons

Where it ranks

This model next to its closest competitors. Click another bar to open that model.

Head-to-head chances

How often people would pick this model over another in a blind vote, based on the Elo scores.

  • vs Eleven v4 Turbo · #1 overall15%
  • vs Gemini 2.5 Pro · The model just above (#72)50%
  • vs Higgs Audio V3 TTS · The model just below (#74)50%
  • vs Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite TTS · A typical model (the median)44%

Nearby in the ranking

  • OpenAudio S1 Mini

    Fish Audio

    1,044

    Elo

    #71

    rank

  • Gemini 2.5 Pro

    GoogleDec 2025

    1,042

    Elo

    #72

    rank

  • Octave TTS

    Hume AI

    1,040

    Elo

    #73

    rank

  • Higgs Audio V3 TTS

    Boson AI

    1,039

    Elo

    #74

    rank

  • Bland Speech v3

    Bland AI

    1,035

    Elo

    #75

    rank

More from Hume AI

  • Octave 2

    Hume AI

    1,060

    Elo

    #63

    rank

Questions people ask

Is Octave TTS the best text to speech model?
Not quite: it's #73 of 100. The leader is Eleven v4 Turbo by ElevenLabs, 296 Elo points ahead. People would still pick Octave TTS over it in about 15% of blind votes.
How is this ranking made?
People are shown two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the one they like more. The votes are turned into an Elo score, the same system used to rank chess players.
Who makes Octave TTS?
Hume AI (hume.ai). They have 2 models in this ranking.
What are alternatives to Octave TTS?
OpenAudio S1 Mini (Fish Audio), Gemini 2.5 Pro (Google), Higgs Audio V3 TTS (Boson AI), Bland Speech v3 (Bland AI) are ranked closest to it. The best model from another company is Eleven v4 Turbo by ElevenLabs.

People see two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the better one. Gaps under about 20 Elo points are hard to notice in practice.

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis, an independent benchmarking company. Rankings refresh every few hours.