Provider · read on October 27, 2026
Alibaba (Qwen) text-to-speech models, ranked by speed
8 of the 96 text-to-speech (TTS) models in this index are filed under Alibaba (Qwen) , led by Alibaba Qwen3 TTS Fast, Alibaba Qwen3 TTS 1.7b and Alibaba Qwen3 TTS Flash Realtime. Same order and same measures as the full ranking.
| Rank | Model | Speed tier | P95 | Speed (shorter is faster) | Median | Listener Elo | Price per 1M chars | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Alibaba Qwen3 TTS FastAlibaba (Qwen) | Headroom | 98.8 ms | 62.9 ms | Not rated | $10 | Voice agents | |
| 5 |  Alibaba Qwen3 TTS 1.7bAlibaba (Qwen) | Fast enough | 136.6 ms | 103.6 ms | Not rated | Not collected | Voice agents | |
| 28 |  Alibaba Qwen3 TTS Flash RealtimeAlibaba (Qwen) | Visible delay | 785.8 ms | 726.8 ms | Not rated | $13 | Not rated | |
| 32 (tie) |  Alibaba Qwen-Audio-3.1-TTS-PlusAlibaba (Qwen) | No tier | Not timed | Not timed | Not timed | 1,306 | $19.3 | Customer service, Assistants, Entertainment, Knowledge sharing |
| 34 (tie) |  Alibaba Qwen-Audio-3.0-TTS-PlusAlibaba (Qwen) | No tier | Not timed | Not timed | Not timed | 1,269 | $19.3 | Customer service, Assistants, Entertainment, Knowledge sharing |
| 79 (tie) |  Alibaba Qwen3 TTS FlashAlibaba (Qwen) | No tier | Not timed | Not timed | Not timed | 939 | $10 to $11 | Customer service, Assistants, Entertainment, Knowledge sharing |
| 79 (tie) |  Alibaba Qwen3 TTSAlibaba (Qwen) | No tier | Not timed | Not timed | Not timed | 929 | $13.8 | Customer service, Assistants, Entertainment, Knowledge sharing |
| Unranked |  Nari Qwen3-TTSAlibaba (Qwen) | No tier | Not timed | Not timed | Not timed | Not rated | $5 | Not rated |
Frequently asked questions
- Which Alibaba (Qwen) TTS model is the fastest?
- Alibaba Qwen3 TTS Fast, with a P95 time to first audio of 98.8 ms in Coval's 30-day window. Of the 8 models on this page, 3 are timed.
- How are these models ordered?
- As in the full ranking: speed tier, then P95 time to first audio, with ties within 10 ms ordered by median time to first audio. Models Coval does not time follow, ordered by listener Elo; models with neither measure come last, in alphabetical order.