OpenAI TTS-1 API

$0.252/min on Varosity credits ($0.240/min with your own key).

Try OpenAI TTS-1 Get an API key

no openai account needed · no subscription · failed renders never billed

Best for

fast
6 voices
low latency

Trade-offs

slightly lower quality than TTS-1 HD

Call it from your code

One Varosity key works for every model.

curl -X POST https://varosity.ai/api/v1/tts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VAROSITY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Welcome to the launch. Here's what's new this week.",
    "voiceModel": "openai-tts-1"
  }'

Or ask your agent

Connect Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client to https://varosity.ai/api/mcp with your key, then say:

"Use Varosity with openai-tts-1 to read this script aloud: …"

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