Ming-3.0-tts tops open-weights TTS in Controlled Voice Arena with Elo 1,069
ArtificialAnlys · x · 2026-10-20
In the Controlled Voice Arena, where all models are compared on the same 8 cloned voices, Ming-3.0-tts is the #1 open-weights TTS model with an Elo of 1,069, ahead of Drama 3 Preview (1,059), Breeze TTS 2 (1,019) and Voxtral TTS (1,005). It also leads open-weights models in both US English (1,087) and UK English (1,047). A sample prompt showcasing a natural restaurant-reservation confirmation illustrates its conversational output quality.
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