Production-ready voice API

Reliable voice AI for products that speak.

Generate speech that is operationally reliable and easy to integrate, with transparent request cost and explicit generation states for developers before they build.

Signup gives $1.00 in credits. No card required.

Live proof
API request → generated output
Ready
Endpoint: POST /v1/tts/generate
Request
POST /v1/tts/generate
Authorization: Bearer lv_live_YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "text": "Reliable voice AI for products that speak. This output is tuned for docs, onboarding, and customer-facing messaging.",
  "model": "pro",
  "voice": "narrator_warm_male",
  "language": "en"
}
Response
State Ready
Voice narrator_warm_male
Latency ~210ms
Estimated cost $0.0059
Audio URL /demos/hero-narration.mp3
Waveform preview Ready
0:00 0:00
$0.005 / 1K chars
Starting request price (Pro tier)
99.9%
API availability target
~200ms
Standard median latency
23
Supported languages

SDK quickstart

Use one of the SDK entry points below to move from request → response in minutes.

curl quickstart
# Install: no SDK required
curl -X POST https://api.leanvox.com/v1/tts/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lv_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Reliable voice AI for products that speak.",
    "model": "pro",
    "voice": "narrator_warm_male",
    "language": "en"
  }'

Voice capability

Choose the model class that matches your reliability and quality target.

Standard

Standard

Low-latency production baseline with practical costs.

$0.0024 / 1K chars

Latency: Sub-200ms

Voices: 54+

Languages: 10

  • Fastest path for high-volume notifications
  • Clustering and retries for API stability
  • Streaming response support
Pro

Pro

Production-grade quality with emotional control and cloning support.

$0.0059 / 1K chars

Latency: 180-260ms

Voices: 12+ curated

Languages: 23

  • Voice cloning from 10 seconds of audio
  • Paralinguistic tags for expression
  • High fidelity streaming chunks
Max

Max

Text-guided voice creation for product-specific brand timbre.

Custom voice requests

Latency: 400ms+

Voices: Unlimited (designed + remix)

Languages: 23

  • Prompt-based custom voices
  • Per-request design controls
  • Used for branded narration and characters

Pricing clarity

Transparent credit usage with predictable pricing before generation.

Signup bonus: $1.00

$5
No bonus
about 850k chars standard
Buy credits
$20
+10%
about 1.85M chars standard
Buy credits
$50
+15%
about 5.2M chars standard
Buy credits
$100
+20%
about 10.5M chars standard
Buy credits
Pricing calculator

Estimate before you generate

Characters
42
Estimated cost
$0.0024
Recommended credit pack: $1

Calculator rounds up to 1K-character billing blocks and excludes promotional bonuses.

Voice preview library

Listen to curated samples from Standard, Pro, and Max routes.

Warm narration
Narration preview from pro voice model
Pro
Duration~0:08
Modelpro
Voice IDnarrator_warm_male
Podcast pair
Podcast style with natural pacing
Pro
Duration~0:09
Modelpro
Voice IDpodcast_conversational_female
Character
Character-style output for scripted content
Max
Duration~0:07
Modelmax
Voice IDchar_hero_m
Max podcast host
Prompt-built host tone (Max design route)
Max
Duration~0:07
Modelmax
Voice IDinstructional: bright, energetic host

Operational trust

Compact proof points for teams evaluating production use.

Uptime target
99.9%

Service objective for production API availability.

Status page
Public status

Use docs/status links for incident and maintenance visibility.

Latency methodology
Measured per request

Responses surface request timing so teams can track real app latency.

Data retention
Documented policy

Retention and deletion controls live in privacy/docs, not hidden sales copy.

Training privacy
No broad claim without policy

Privacy messaging stays explicit and conservative until contract terms say more.

Rate limits / SLA
Plan-based

Higher limits and formal SLA notes belong in enterprise discussions.

Reliability and comparison

Infrastructure and API behavior first, not marketing claims.

MetricLeanVoxCompetitor averageWhy we track it
Per-1K character pricing$0.0024 – $0.01Higher or tier-restrictedTransparent usage-first pricing.
API delivery modeStreaming + request metadataInconsistent response contractsGenerated state and cost in response path.
Language coverage23VariesMeasured multilingual support in production.
Operational reliability99.9% target uptimePublished per usage onlySimple status + latency indicators everywhere.

Start with proven workflow output

Generate in the API first, then ship to products with full visibility into cost and latency.