Maya1 measured on 2 of 3 Text to speech benchmarks2
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal1
Other1
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native billing onlyprice
1,047arena Elo
Jun 2025released
Ranking?
Full ranking →···
67Maya 2 Global1,04868Maya11,04769OpenAudio S1 Mini1,044Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
KBetterKokoro 82M v1.0Openwins 53%—$0.99Memory (4-bit): not verified
OpenFish Audio S2 Prowins 59%—$15Memory (4-bit): 1.9 GB → 2.7 GBSBetterSimba 3.2wins 76%—$6.60SBetterSimba 3.0wins 60%—$6.60
BetterGemini 2.5 Flash Lite TTSwins 56%—$9.20ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
KKokoro 82M v1.0Openwins 53%—$0.99Memory (4-bit): not verifiedSSimba 3.2wins 76%—$6.60SSimba 3.0wins 60%—$6.60Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite TTSwins 56%—$9.20Gemini 2.5 Flash TTS (Dec 2025)wins 52%—$9.20ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Fish Audio S2 ProOpenwins 59%—$15Memory (4-bit): 1.9 GB → 2.7 GB
Step Audio EditX (Mar 2026)Openwins 57%——Memory (4-bit): 1.9 GB → 2.1 GBZZonos v0.1Openwins 43%—$20
VibeVoice 1.5BOpenwins 37%——ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MMaya 2 Flashwins 53%——MMaya 2 Globalsame——All Maya Research models →Run it yourself
estimateFits on✓ 8 GB (phone, laptop) · full quality✓ 16 GB · full quality✓ 24 GB GPU · full quality✓ 48 GB GPU · full quality✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
FAQ
How much does Maya1 cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: native billing only.
Is Maya1 free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Maya1, and what is it best at?›
#67 of 96 in Text to speech.
Is Maya1 better than Maya 2 Global?›
On AA TTS provider voice, Maya1 scores 1,047 vs 1,048 — about the same.
When was Maya1 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-06-25. It is the current version in its line.
Is Maya1 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Maya1 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Maya1?›
Maya1 is an open-weights speech & voice model from Maya Research, released Jun 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Maya1?›
Kokoro 82M v1.0 (better), Fish Audio S2 Pro (open weights).