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AI model rankingsSpeechWaveNet

WaveNet

Google

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#91 of 100 for text to speech Updated Oct 31, 2026, 06:59 PM UTC

At a glance

How WaveNet compares with the other 99 text to speech models.

  • Behind the leaders. Ranked #91 of 100, 417 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 9% of models.

  • Close race with 7 models. Its score range overlaps with Neuphonic TTS, Qwen3 TTS Flash, Qwen3 TTS and 4 more, so you may not notice a difference.

  • Usually loses. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 28% of blind votes.

Model details

Made by
Google
Category
Speech
Released
–
Best Google model
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS
Win rate vs all
28%
Companies ranked
43

Rank

#91

of 100 models

Elo rating

919

417 behind #1

typical 1,086

± range

±12

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 overall8%
  • Kvs Kugel 3 · The model just above (#90)49%
  • vs XTTS v2 · The model just below (#92)51%
  • vs Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite TTS · A typical model (the median)28%

Nearby in the ranking

  • Qwen3 TTS

    Alibaba

    929

    Elo

    #89

    rank

  • K

    Kugel 3

    KugelAudio

    925

    Elo

    #90

    rank

  • WaveNet

    Google

    919

    Elo

    #91

    rank

  • XTTS v2

    Coqui

    915

    Elo

    #92

    rank

  • Mist V2

    Rime

    903

    Elo

    #93

    rank

More from Google

  • Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS

    Google

    1,283

    Elo

    #5

    rank

  • Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS

    Google

    1,259

    Elo

    #10

    rank

  • Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS

    Google

    1,212

    Elo

    #19

    rank

  • Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite TTS

    Google

    1,085

    Elo

    #51

    rank

  • Journey

    Google

    1,074

    Elo

    #53

    rank

  • Studio

    Google

    1,073

    Elo

    #55

    rank

Questions people ask

Is WaveNet the best text to speech model?
Not quite: it's #91 of 100. The leader is Eleven v4 Turbo by ElevenLabs, 417 Elo points ahead. People would still pick WaveNet over it in about 8% 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 WaveNet?
Google (google.com). They have 7 models in this ranking.
What are alternatives to WaveNet?
Qwen3 TTS (Alibaba), Kugel 3 (KugelAudio), XTTS v2 (Coqui), Mist V2 (Rime) 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.