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TTS-1 HD

openaiopenai/tts-1-hd

Media Generation Capabilities

tts
output_formats
  • mp3
  • opus
  • aac
  • flac
voices
  • alloy
  • echo
  • fable
  • onyx
  • nova
  • shimmer
defaults
voice
alloy

API guide

Speech generation (v1/audio/speech)

cURL
curl https://api.therouter.ai/v1/audio/speech \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $THEROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "openai/tts-1-hd",
    "input": "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.",
    "voice": "nova"
  }' \
  --output speech-hd.mp3

High-quality output formats (FLAC / WAV)

cURL
# FLAC β€” lossless, recommended for archival or further audio processing
curl https://api.therouter.ai/v1/audio/speech \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $THEROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "openai/tts-1-hd",
    "input": "Welcome to the AI era. Your voice assistant is ready.",
    "voice": "shimmer",
    "response_format": "flac"
  }' \
  --output narration.flac
Fact ledger β€” every claim on this page traces here
sourceURLretrieved
Release dateopenai.com β†—2026-06-09verified
Pricingopenai.com/api/pricing β†—2026-06-09verified
Max input lengthplatform.openai.com β†—2026-06-09verified
Supported voicesplatform.openai.com β†—2026-06-09verified
Output formatsplatform.openai.com β†—2026-06-09verified
Speed controlplatform.openai.com β†—2026-06-09verified
Latency vs TTS-1platform.openai.com β†—2026-06-09verified
Instruction-following (voice style)platform.openai.com β†—2026-06-09verified
Rate limits (Tier 1)platform.openai.com β†—2026-06-09verified
Training cutoffβ€”β€”unknown
Licenseopenai.com/policies β†—2026-06-09verified
Relative audio quality vs TTS-1platform.openai.com β†—2026-06-09verified
OpenAI launches gpt-4o-mini-tts with instruction-following for voice agentsopenai.com β†—2026-06-09verified
OpenAI TTS voices arrive on Azure OpenAI Servicetechcommunity.microsoft.com β†—2026-06-09verified
OpenAI DevDay: TTS-1 and TTS-1 HD launchedopenai.com β†—2026-06-09verified
What is the difference between TTS-1 HD and TTS-1?platform.openai.com β†—2026-06-09to verify
Should I use TTS-1 HD or gpt-4o-mini-tts for new projects?platform.openai.com β†—2026-06-09to verify
How do I use TTS-1 HD via TheRouter?platform.openai.com β†—2026-06-09to verify
Which output format should I use with TTS-1 HD?platform.openai.com β†—2026-06-09to verify
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