{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "minimax-voice-cloning", "name": "MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design", "vendor": "MiniMax", "vendorUrl": "https://www.minimax.io", "kind": "model", "category": "voice-cloning", "summary": "MiniMax's API clones a voice from a 10 second to 5 minute audio sample and designs voices from a text description. The resulting voice IDs work with its speech-2.8 text-to-speech models.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-voice-cloning", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-voice-cloning.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-voice-cloning.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/minimax-voice-cloning.json", "repo": "https://github.com/MiniMax-AI/MiniMax-MCP", "license": "Proprietary API under MiniMax's platform terms. The two official MCP servers are MIT", "transports": [ "http", "stdio" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.minimax.io", "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "minimax-mcp" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "minimax-mcp-js" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "Bearer API key created in the platform console under Account, API Keys. No scopes were found in the docs. Voice cloning also needs individual or enterprise verification of the account, and an unverified account gets error 2038. Mainland China accounts use `https://api.minimaxi.com`.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "Pay as you go from a prepaid balance. Rapid voice cloning $1.50 a voice and voice design $3 a voice, each charged when the voice is first used for synthesis. Speech from the voice is $100 per million characters on speech-2.8-hd and $60 on speech-2.8-turbo. Previews are billed per character. Audio subscriptions from $5 a month include 10 to 800 voice slots. No free allowance for cloning is published (https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/pricing-paygo, checked 2026-10-08).", "priceSummary": "$1.50 / tx", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs index, the pricing pages or the voice OpenAPI files. Prepaid balance top-up (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 8, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 377, "pypiWeekly": 1532, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/speech-voice-clone", "llmsTxt": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/speech/voice-cloning/api/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "voice.clone", "voice.design", "speech.tts" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "usage-priced", "prepaid", "openapi", "llms-txt", "mcp", "python", "typescript", "status-page" ], "lastRelease": "2026-08-21", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 53.1, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 640, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 842, "categoryRank": 7, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 56, "maintenance": 38, "payments": 20, "reliability": 70, "schema": 78, "security": 39, "transparency": 53 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Typed OpenAPI files, published prices of $1.50 a cloned voice and $3 a designed voice, and optional transcript and watermark checks. Cloning needs individual or enterprise account verification, the terms and privacy policy could not be read without a browser, and no statement on training with uploaded voice audio was found in the docs.", "bestFor": "Teams already using MiniMax speech models that want quick clones or prompt-designed voices at a flat fee per voice across 40 languages.", "strengths": [ "OpenAPI 3.1 files for clone, upload, design, list and delete, with llms.txt and Markdown copies of every docs page", "A cloned voice costs $1.50 and a designed voice $3, charged on first synthesis and not at creation", "Rate limits are published, 60 requests a minute for cloning and 20 for voice design", "Optional `text_validation` rejects a sample whose speech does not match an expected transcript, and `aigc_watermark` adds a watermark tone to the preview", "`POST /v1/delete_voice` removes a cloned or designed voice, and unused voices are deleted after 7 days" ], "weaknesses": [ "The terms of service and privacy policy render only in a browser, so voice ownership, training use and retention terms were not read", "No field records the speaker's consent. The documented gate is individual or enterprise verification of the account", "The voice design reference prices preview audio at $30 per million characters and the pricing page at $60", "The API release notes stop at 28 October 2025 and omit `text_validation` and `aigc_watermark`", "No security.txt, bug bounty or certification found, and no SLA in the docs" ], "agentNotes": [ "Upload the sample to `POST /v1/files/upload` with `purpose=voice_clone`, then pass the integer `file_id` and a new `voice_id` of 8 to 256 characters to `POST /v1/voice_clone`", "Synthesise once with T2A within 7 days or the voice is deleted. A preview inside the clone call does not count", "Read `base_resp.status_code` on every response. Errors such as 2038 (no cloning permission) and 2039 (duplicate `voice_id`) arrive in the body", "Voice design returns `trial_audio` as hex in the JSON body. Write it to a file and keep it out of the model context", "Send `voice_type` to `POST /v1/get_voice`, because `all` also returns the 300+ system voices" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 53.1 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 56, "maintenance": 38, "payments": 20, "reliability": 70, "schema": 78, "security": 39, "transparency": 25 }, "provenanceScore": 80 }, "connect": { "http": "curl --location 'https://api.minimax.io/v1/voice_clone' \\\n --header \"Authorization: Bearer $MINIMAX_API_KEY\" \\\n --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n --data '{\"file_id\": 123456789, \"voice_id\": \"MiniMax001\"}'", "config": { "mcpServers": { "MiniMax": { "args": [ "minimax-mcp", "-y" ], "command": "uvx", "env": { "MINIMAX_API_HOST": "https://api.minimax.io", "MINIMAX_API_KEY": "\u003ckey\u003e" } } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/voice.clone", "tool": "https://letme.dev/minimax-voice-cloning" }, "sameCompany": [ "minimax-video" ], "area": "voice", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Rapid voice clone", "unit": "tx", "usd": 1.5, "note": "per voice, charged on first synthesis" }, { "item": "Voice design", "unit": "tx", "usd": 3, "note": "per voice, charged on first synthesis" }, { "item": "Speech from a clone, speech-2.8-hd", "unit": "1m-chars", "usd": 100 }, { "item": "Speech from a clone, speech-2.8-turbo", "unit": "1m-chars", "usd": 60 } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Nanonoble Pte. Ltd.", "domain": "minimax.io", "domainRegistered": "2021-03-27", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://platform.minimax.io/protocol/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://platform.minimax.io/protocol/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.minimax.io", "changelog": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/release-notes/apis", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The legal entity is carried from the 30 September 2026 check recorded on our MiniMax Video API listing. The terms page that would name it renders only in a browser and was not read on 8 October.", "The terms of service, privacy policy and paid agreement at platform.minimax.io/protocol/ return a page with no document text to a plain reader.", "RDAP for minimax.io gives a registration date of 2021-03-27 and a transfer on 2025-01-31.", "platform.minimax.io/.well-known/security.txt returns 404, and www.minimax.io/.well-known/security.txt redirects to the home page.", "The API release notes page has no entry after 28 October 2025. Model releases are dated on a separate page." ], "score": 80 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-voice-cloning.json", "live": { "slug": "minimax-voice-cloning", "probe": { "target": "https://api.minimax.io", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:34.48172947Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 274, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 281, "p95ms24h": 567, "samples24h": 44, "samples30d": 44, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 44, "ok": 44 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.minimax.io", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T11:39:55.136957076Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:34.48172947Z" } }, "answer": "MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design scores 53.1 (D) on agent readiness against Murf Voice Cloning API's 46.1 (D), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Murf Voice Cloning API leads on schema \u0026 documentation, agent ergonomics and transparency \u0026 trust.", "b": { "slug": "murf-voice-cloning", "name": "Murf Voice Cloning API", "vendor": "Murf", "vendorUrl": "https://murf.ai", "kind": "model", "category": "voice-cloning", "summary": "Murf's service for creating voices from audio samples, with instant cloning and a managed professional option.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/murf-voice-cloning", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/murf-voice-cloning.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/murf-voice-cloning.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/murf-voice-cloning.json", "repo": "https://github.com/murf-ai/murf-python-sdk", "license": "MIT (SDK)", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.murf.ai/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "murf" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "`api-key` header on every cloning call. Cloning must first be switched on for the workspace by Murf, otherwise the endpoints return `403`.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Enterprise plan only, priced by contract. Creating and keeping an instant clone costs nothing extra, and speech from it is billed at Falcon 2 rates (1 cent per 1,000 characters on the public price list, or the contract rate). Professional clones are quoted by sales (https://murf.ai/pricing?product=api).", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 or machine payment in the docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 108, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": 669, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://murf.ai/api/docs/voices-styles/instant-voice-cloning", "llmsTxt": "https://murf.ai/api/docs/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://murf.ai/api/docs/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "voice.clone", "speech.tts" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "closed-source", "enterprise", "async-jobs", "python", "openapi", "llms-txt" ], "lastRelease": "2026-06-16", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 46.1, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 758, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 842, "categoryRank": 9, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 63, "maintenance": 38, "payments": 0, "reliability": 38, "schema": 84, "security": 35, "transparency": 59 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "One sample of up to 30 seconds, ready in a few minutes. Enterprise only, with no self-serve or trial access.", "bestFor": "Enterprises already on Murf Falcon 2 that want a cloned voice in the same contract.", "strengths": [ "One sample of up to 30 seconds, ready in a few minutes", "No charge to create or keep a clone, speech billed at Falcon 2 rates", "Clones speak every Falcon 2 locale whatever the sample's language", "Reference audio isn't used for training", "`GET /v1/speech/voices/cloned` lists only your clones" ], "weaknesses": [ "Enterprise only, with no self-serve or trial access", "No consent verification, only a written rule", "No public status page", "Clones can't be retrained, renamed or used with Gen2", "Python is the only official SDK" ], "agentNotes": [ "Expect 403 until Murf enables cloning for the workspace", "Send a WAV, MP3 or FLAC at 24 kHz or above. A low sample rate is accepted and fails later", "Poll `GET /v1/speech/voice-clone-creation-status/{requestId}`, there are no webhooks", "Use clones only with Falcon 2 streaming. Gen2 or the non-streaming endpoint returns 400" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 2, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 46.1 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 63, "maintenance": 38, "payments": 0, "reliability": 38, "schema": 84, "security": 35, "transparency": 50 }, "provenanceScore": 68 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST https://api.murf.ai/v1/speech/voices/create -H \"api-key: $MURF_API_KEY\" \\\n -F tag=support-voice -F \"displayName=Support voice\" -F audio=@sample.wav" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/voice.clone", "tool": "https://letme.dev/murf-voice-cloning" }, "sameCompany": [ "murf-tts" ], "area": "voice", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Speech from an instant clone", "unit": "1m-chars", "usd": 10, "note": "Falcon 2 list rate, Enterprise contract rates may differ. No charge per clone" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Murf Inc.", "domain": "murf.ai", "domainRegistered": "2020-07-17", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://murf.ai/resources/terms_of_service/", "privacy": "https://murf.ai/resources/privacy_policy/", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://murf.ai/api/docs/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "Impressum at https://murf.ai/legal/impressum names Murf Inc., 535 Mission Street, San Francisco" ], "score": 68 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/murf-voice-cloning.json", "live": { "slug": "murf-voice-cloning", "probe": { "target": "https://api.murf.ai/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:34.832535334Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 250, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 269, "p95ms24h": 293, "samples24h": 259, "samples30d": 2311, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 125, "ok": 125 } ] }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "murf-ai/murf-python-sdk", "version": "2.3.0", "released": "2026-03-05", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:22:10.588126842Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "murf", "version": "2.3.0", "released": "2026-03-05", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:22:10.450686771Z" } ], "githubStars": 109, "pypiWeekly": 695, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://murf.ai/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:38:55.800736105Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://murf.ai/api/docs/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T14:00:42.623567267Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "murf.ai", "registered": "2020-07-17", "source": "https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap/domain/murf.ai", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:09:09.691163163Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:34.832535334Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Model API", "b": "Model API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "MiniMax", "b": "Murf", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.minimax.io", "b": "https://api.murf.ai/v1", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, stdio", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Pay per use", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "$60 per 1M characters", "b": "$10 per 1M characters", "name": "Price for voice clone" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary API under MiniMax's platform terms. The two official MCP servers are MIT", "b": "MIT (SDK)", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "8", "b": "none", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-08-21", "b": "2026-06-16", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "no date given", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "no date given", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "377 npm/wk, 1.5k PyPI/wk", "b": "108 stars, 669 PyPI/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "none", "b": "2/5 (2)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design scores 53.1 (D) on agent readiness against Murf Voice Cloning API's 46.1 (D), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Murf Voice Cloning API leads on schema \u0026 documentation, agent ergonomics and transparency \u0026 trust.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design or Murf Voice Cloning API?" }, { "answer": "Murf Voice Cloning API, at $10 per 1M characters against $60 per 1M characters for MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design. These are the vendors' published prices for the job.", "question": "Which is cheaper for voice clone, MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design or Murf Voice Cloning API?" }, { "answer": "Both need an API key.", "question": "Do MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design and Murf Voice Cloning API need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design has a hosted endpoint at https://api.minimax.io and Murf Voice Cloning API at https://api.murf.ai/v1.", "question": "Can an agent call MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design and Murf Voice Cloning API without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 70 against 38", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 20 against 0" ], "also": [ "Runs on your own machine" ], "goodFor": "Teams already using MiniMax speech models that want quick clones or prompt-designed voices at a flat fee per voice across 40 languages.", "slug": "minimax-voice-cloning", "watchFor": "The terms of service and privacy policy render only in a browser, so voice ownership, training use and retention terms were not read" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 84 against 78", "Agent ergonomics, 63 against 56", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 59 against 53" ], "also": [ "Cheaper for voice clone, $10 against $60 per 1M characters" ], "goodFor": "Enterprises already on Murf Falcon 2 that want a cloned voice in the same contract.", "slug": "murf-voice-cloning", "watchFor": "Enterprise only, with no self-serve or trial access" } ], "job": { "capability": "voice.clone", "name": "Voice clone" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cartesia-voice-cloning-vs-minimax-voice-cloning.json", "title": "Cartesia Voice Cloning API + MCP vs MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cartesia-voice-cloning-vs-minimax-voice-cloning" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cartesia-voice-cloning-vs-murf-voice-cloning.json", "title": "Cartesia Voice Cloning API + MCP vs Murf Voice Cloning API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cartesia-voice-cloning-vs-murf-voice-cloning" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-voice-cloning-vs-minimax-voice-cloning.json", "title": "ElevenLabs Voice Cloning and Voice Design API vs MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design", 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Enterprise only, with no self-serve or trial access." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-voice-cloning-vs-murf-voice-cloning", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-voice-cloning-vs-murf-voice-cloning.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-voice-cloning-vs-murf-voice-cloning.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-voice-cloning-vs-murf-voice-cloning.min.md" }, "markdown": "MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design scores 53.1 (D) on agent readiness against Murf Voice Cloning API's 46.1 (D), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Murf Voice Cloning API leads on schema \u0026 documentation, agent ergonomics and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do voice clone. Murf Voice Cloning API is cheaper for voice clone, $10 against $60 per 1M characters.\n\n- MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design: grade D, 53.1/100, rank #640 of 842. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-voice-cloning.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/minimax-voice-cloning.json\n- Murf Voice Cloning API: grade D, 46.1/100, rank #758 of 842. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/murf-voice-cloning.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/murf-voice-cloning.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design (D)\n\nGood for: Teams already using MiniMax speech models that want quick clones or prompt-designed voices at a flat fee per voice across 40 languages.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 70 against 38\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 20 against 0\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Runs on your own machine\n\nWatch for: The terms of service and privacy policy render only in a browser, so voice ownership, training use and retention terms were not read\n\n### Murf Voice Cloning API (D)\n\nGood for: Enterprises already on Murf Falcon 2 that want a cloned voice in the same contract.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 84 against 78\n- Agent ergonomics, 63 against 56\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 59 against 53\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Cheaper for voice clone, $10 against $60 per 1M characters\n\nWatch for: Enterprise only, with no self-serve or trial access\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design | Murf Voice Cloning API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 70 | 38 | MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design +32 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 78 | 84 | Murf Voice Cloning API +6 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 56 | 63 | Murf Voice Cloning API +7 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 39 | 35 | MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design +4 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 0 | MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 38 | 38 | even |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 53 | 59 | Murf Voice Cloning API +6 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **53.1 · D** | **46.1 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design | Murf Voice Cloning API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model API |\n| Vendor | MiniMax | Murf |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.minimax.io` | `https://api.murf.ai/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP, stdio | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Paid |\n| Price for voice clone | $60 per 1M characters | $10 per 1M characters |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary API under MiniMax's platform terms. The two official MCP servers are MIT | MIT (SDK) |\n| Tools exposed | 8 | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-08-21 | 2026-06-16 |\n| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | no date given |\n| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 377 npm/wk, 1.5k PyPI/wk | 108 stars, 669 PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | none | 2/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design.** Typed OpenAPI files, published prices of $1.50 a cloned voice and $3 a designed voice, and optional transcript and watermark checks. Cloning needs individual or enterprise account verification, the terms and privacy policy could not be read without a browser, and no statement on training with uploaded voice audio was found in the docs.\n\n**Murf Voice Cloning API.** One sample of up to 30 seconds, ready in a few minutes. Enterprise only, with no self-serve or trial access.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design\n\n1. Upload the sample to `POST /v1/files/upload` with `purpose=voice_clone`, then pass the integer `file_id` and a new `voice_id` of 8 to 256 characters to `POST /v1/voice_clone`\n2. Synthesise once with T2A within 7 days or the voice is deleted. A preview inside the clone call does not count\n3. Read `base_resp.status_code` on every response. Errors such as 2038 (no cloning permission) and 2039 (duplicate `voice_id`) arrive in the body\n4. Voice design returns `trial_audio` as hex in the JSON body. Write it to a file and keep it out of the model context\n5. Send `voice_type` to `POST /v1/get_voice`, because `all` also returns the 300+ system voices\n\n### Murf Voice Cloning API\n\n1. Expect 403 until Murf enables cloning for the workspace\n2. Send a WAV, MP3 or FLAC at 24 kHz or above. A low sample rate is accepted and fails later\n3. Poll `GET /v1/speech/voice-clone-creation-status/{requestId}`, there are no webhooks\n4. Use clones only with Falcon 2 streaming. Gen2 or the non-streaming endpoint returns 400\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design or Murf Voice Cloning API?\n\nMiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design scores 53.1 (D) on agent readiness against Murf Voice Cloning API's 46.1 (D), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Murf Voice Cloning API leads on schema \u0026 documentation, agent ergonomics and transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Which is cheaper for voice clone, MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design or Murf Voice Cloning API?\n\nMurf Voice Cloning API, at $10 per 1M characters against $60 per 1M characters for MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design. These are the vendors' published prices for the job.\n\n### Do MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design and Murf Voice Cloning API need an API key?\n\nBoth need an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design and Murf Voice Cloning API without installing anything?\n\nYes. MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design has a hosted endpoint at https://api.minimax.io and Murf Voice Cloning API at https://api.murf.ai/v1.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-voice-cloning-vs-murf-voice-cloning.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-voice-cloning-vs-murf-voice-cloning.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"minimax-voice-cloning\", \"b\": \"murf-voice-cloning\"}`. 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