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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.mp3High-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.flacFact ledger β every claim on this page traces here
| source | URL | retrieved | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | openai.com β | 2026-06-09 | verified |
| Pricing | openai.com/api/pricing β | 2026-06-09 | verified |
| Max input length | platform.openai.com β | 2026-06-09 | verified |
| Supported voices | platform.openai.com β | 2026-06-09 | verified |
| Output formats | platform.openai.com β | 2026-06-09 | verified |
| Speed control | platform.openai.com β | 2026-06-09 | verified |
| Latency vs TTS-1 | platform.openai.com β | 2026-06-09 | verified |
| Instruction-following (voice style) | platform.openai.com β | 2026-06-09 | verified |
| Rate limits (Tier 1) | platform.openai.com β | 2026-06-09 | verified |
| Training cutoff | β | β | unknown |
| License | openai.com/policies β | 2026-06-09 | verified |
| Relative audio quality vs TTS-1 | platform.openai.com β | 2026-06-09 | verified |
| OpenAI launches gpt-4o-mini-tts with instruction-following for voice agents | openai.com β | 2026-06-09 | verified |
| OpenAI TTS voices arrive on Azure OpenAI Service | techcommunity.microsoft.com β | 2026-06-09 | verified |
| OpenAI DevDay: TTS-1 and TTS-1 HD launched | openai.com β | 2026-06-09 | verified |
| What is the difference between TTS-1 HD and TTS-1? | platform.openai.com β | 2026-06-09 | to verify |
| Should I use TTS-1 HD or gpt-4o-mini-tts for new projects? | platform.openai.com β | 2026-06-09 | to verify |
| How do I use TTS-1 HD via TheRouter? | platform.openai.com β | 2026-06-09 | to verify |
| Which output format should I use with TTS-1 HD? | platform.openai.com β | 2026-06-09 | to verify |