HiVox TTS
Model Information
Display Name: HiVox TTS
API Model ID: hinow/hivox-tts
Category: Text To Audio
Description: HiVox TTS turns text into speech and starts talking before the sentence finishes generating. Built for voice agents, where waiting for a full audio file is the difference between a conversation and an awkward pause. **Key Features:** - Real-time streaming: first audio in under a second - Brazilian Portuguese voices, plus English, Spanish, French and German - Voice cloning: bring your own voice - Automatic failover between upstream engines - Billed by minute of generated audio, not by character **Capabilities:** - Live voice agents and phone-style conversations - Narration and audio replies inside chat flows **Best For:** - Voice agents in Portuguese - Any flow where time-to-first-audio is what the user feels **Technical Specs:** - Formats: pcm (default, lowest latency), wav, opus, mp3 - Sample rate: 48 kHz mono - Billed by measured audio duration
How to Use This Model
To use HiVox TTS via the HInow.ai API, use the model ID: hinow/hivox-tts
API Request Example (Chat/Text)
POST https://api.hinow.ai/v1/chat/completions
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
{
"model": "hinow/hivox-tts",
"messages": [
{"role": "user", "content": "Your message here"}
]
}
Pricing
- per_minute: $0.05
Available Parameters
- voice: Voice name. Bianca and Mateus speak Brazilian Portuguese. (Options: Bianca, Mateus, Harper, Sterling, Vera, Mateo, Solene, Marius, Lorena, Mats)
- voice_id: Your own cloned voice id. Takes precedence over voice.
- language: Language. Picks the default voice for it when none is given. (Options: pt, en, es, fr, de)
- response_format: pcm has the lowest latency: raw samples, nothing to decode. (Options: pcm, wav, opus, mp3)
- speed: Speech speed multiplier.
Quick Reference
To use this model, set: "model": "hinow/hivox-tts"
Featured: Yes
Documentation: https://hinow.ai/models/hinow/hivox-tts
API Endpoint: https://api.hinow.ai/v1


