# Speech 2.6 (MiniMax) — API pricing and providers

> Text to speech. Model id `minimax/speech-2.6`. Audio model by MiniMax.

- Page: https://infro.io/models/minimax/speech-2.6
- Vendor: MiniMax (https://infro.io/models/minimax)
- Modality: Audio
- Endpoint through INFRO: `POST /v1/audio/speech` at https://api.infro.io/v1
- List rate: $35 per 1M characters
- Rates checked: 2026-10-05

Rates are MiniMax's published list price: what the customer's own provider account bills, not an INFRO charge. INFRO is a BYOK control plane; it charges a software subscription and adds 0% to model spend.

## Providers that serve it

None of the provider kinds INFRO connects serves it in production today.

## Questions

### How much does the Speech 2.6 API cost?

MiniMax's published list rate for Speech 2.6 is $35 per 1M characters (checked 2026-10-05). The provider account you connect bills you at the rate on that account, so a negotiated rate replaces the list rate. INFRO adds 0% to model spend.

### Which providers serve Speech 2.6?

None of the provider kinds INFRO connects serves Speech 2.6 in production today.

### What is the Speech 2.6 model ID?

Request it from INFRO as "minimax/speech-2.6".

### How do I call Speech 2.6 through an OpenAI-compatible API?

Point an OpenAI SDK, or any HTTP client, at https://api.infro.io/v1 with an INFRO gateway key and send model "minimax/speech-2.6" to POST /v1/audio/speech. INFRO runs the request on a provider account you connected and returns the provider's response with an estimated cost.

### Does INFRO mark up Speech 2.6 usage?

No. MiniMax or the provider you connect bills model usage to your own account. INFRO charges a software subscription for routing, failover, observability, budgets and policy, and takes 0% of model spend.