Self-hosting and data control
Choose Voxtral TTS
Voxtral TTS has open weights, so you can run it on your own servers; Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS is only available through its provider.
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS vs Voxtral TTS: price, context and capabilities
Choose Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS for the latest release. Choose Voxtral TTS for self-hosting and data control.
In short
- A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
- Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS is the newer model (September 2026, against March 2026).
Which should you choose?
Each answer below comes straight from the published prices, specifications and independent benchmark results.
Latest release
Choose Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS is the newer release (September 2026, against March 2026 for Voxtral TTS).
Specifications side by side
| Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS | Voxtral TTS | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Category | Text to speech | Text to speech |
| Status | Generally available | Legacy |
| Headline price | $9.00 / 1M audio tokens | No data |
| Context window | 8k | No data |
| Max output | 16k | No data |
| Released | September 2026 | March 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| Licence | Proprietary | Open weights |
| Capabilities | No data | No data |
| API model id | gemini-3.8-flash-tts |
Frequently asked questions
Should I choose Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS or Voxtral TTS?
Choose Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS for the latest release. Choose Voxtral TTS for self-hosting and data control.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS or Voxtral TTS?
A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
What is the difference between Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Voxtral TTS?
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS is made by Google and Voxtral TTS by Mistral AI. A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price. Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS is the newer model (September 2026, against March 2026).
Which is newer, Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS or Voxtral TTS?
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS was released on September 2026 and Voxtral TTS on March 2026.