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      "name": "MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design",
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      "vendorUrl": "https://www.minimax.io",
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      "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": []
      },
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        "npmWeekly": 377,
        "pypiWeekly": 1532,
        "asOf": "2026-10-08"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/speech-voice-clone",
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      "openapi": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/speech/voice-cloning/api/openapi.json",
      "capabilities": [
        "voice.clone",
        "voice.design",
        "speech.tts"
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        "official",
        "hosted",
        "usage-priced",
        "prepaid",
        "openapi",
        "llms-txt",
        "mcp",
        "python",
        "typescript",
        "status-page"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-08-21",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
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        "score": 53.1,
        "grade": "D",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 818,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1171,
        "categoryRank": 7,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
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          "maintenance": 38,
          "payments": 20,
          "reliability": 70,
          "schema": 78,
          "security": 39,
          "transparency": 53
        },
        "pending": [
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          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-08"
        },
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        "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"
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          "measured": false
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        "avgRating": 0,
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            "grade": "D",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
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              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 53.1
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          "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"
              }
            }
          }
        }
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        "capability": "https://letme.dev/voice.clone",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/minimax-voice-cloning"
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        "minimax-video"
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          "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
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      ],
      "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",
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              "date": "2026-10-09",
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              "date": "2026-10-10",
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              "ok": 247
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-11",
              "probes": 247,
              "ok": 247
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-12",
              "probes": 247,
              "ok": 247
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-13",
              "probes": 248,
              "ok": 248
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-14",
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              "ok": 249
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              "date": "2026-10-15",
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              "date": "2026-10-16",
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              "ok": 252
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-17",
              "probes": 253,
              "ok": 253
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-18",
              "probes": 256,
              "ok": 256
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-19",
              "probes": 102,
              "ok": 102
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        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.minimax.io",
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          "summary": "All Systems Operational",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T09:27:30.249704003Z"
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            "name": "minimax-mcp-js",
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          "url": "https://minimax.io/.well-known/security.txt",
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        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/llms.txt",
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          "status": 200,
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T14:25:30.802300286Z"
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        "domain": {
          "domain": "minimax.io",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T13:40:47.525223821Z"
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        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/release-notes/apis",
            "kind": "changelog",
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            "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:35:25.347925191Z",
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          "repo": "minimax-ai/minimax-mcp",
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          "archived": false,
          "issuesEnabled": true,
          "pushedAt": "2026-08-20T12:06:49Z",
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        "updatedAt": "2026-10-19T09:34:36.311876279Z"
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    "answer": "MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design scores 53.1 (D) on agent readiness against VoiceStudio's 46.2 (D), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. VoiceStudio leads on security \u0026 auth, payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community.",
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      "name": "VoiceStudio",
      "vendor": "VoiceStudio maintainers",
      "vendorUrl": "https://voicestudio.sh",
      "kind": "mcp",
      "category": "voice-cloning",
      "summary": "VoiceStudio runs speech generation, voice cloning, transcription and dubbing on local hardware. Its desktop application exposes HTTP and MCP interfaces for agent-controlled audio workflows.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/voicestudio",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/voicestudio.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/voicestudio.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/voicestudio.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio",
      "license": "AGPL-3.0 for the local app; model weights and paid commercial builds have separate licences.",
      "transports": [
        "stdio",
        "streamable-http"
      ],
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      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "Local MCP over HTTP or a stdio shim. LAN sharing uses a PIN. A local reverse proxy must enforce its own authentication because loopback requests can bypass the sharing PIN.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "The AGPL desktop app is free to run on your own hardware. Pro and Lifetime commercial builds are separate purchases. Cloud is an early-access enquiry, not a generally available hosted API.",
      "priceSummary": "Freemium",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No machine payment protocol established in the reviewed project documentation.",
        "endpoints": []
      },
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        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
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      "docsUrl": "https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio#readme",
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        "audio.transcribe"
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        "mcp",
        "freemium"
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      "lastRelease": "2026-09-23",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
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        "score": 46.2,
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        "rank": 984,
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          "reliability": 30,
          "schema": 60,
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          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
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          "date": "2026-10-19"
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        "verdict": "Local audio generation with HTTP and MCP access. Hardware and model licences vary by backend.",
        "bestFor": "VoiceStudio runs speech generation, voice cloning, transcription and dubbing on local hardware.",
        "strengths": [
          "Local audio generation with HTTP and MCP access",
          "Configurable output files and history retention",
          "Published desktop telemetry and disclosure documentation"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "Hardware and model licences vary by backend",
          "Authentication guidance includes inconsistent text",
          "Cloud availability and commercial rights are separate from the local app"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Keep the server on loopback unless network authentication has been verified.",
          "Use file outputs for large audio and restrict the output directory.",
          "Check the selected model licence before commercial voice use."
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          "measured": false
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        "reviewCount": 4,
        "avgRating": 3,
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          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 30,
          "schema": 60,
          "security": 50,
          "transparency": 65
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        "provenanceScore": 23
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        "capability": "https://letme.dev/audio.generate",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/voicestudio"
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      "area": "voice",
      "provenance": {
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        "domain": "voicestudio.sh",
        "domainRegistered": "",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": false,
        "terms": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/main/LICENSE",
        "privacy": "https://voicestudio.sh/privacy",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/releases",
        "securityTxt": "unknown",
        "checked": "2026-10-19",
        "notes": [
          "Assessment covers the named repository. No ownership claim or domain registration was verified."
        ],
        "score": 23
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      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/voicestudio.json"
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    "facts": [
      {
        "a": "Model API",
        "b": "MCP server",
        "name": "Kind"
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      {
        "a": "MiniMax",
        "b": "VoiceStudio maintainers",
        "name": "Vendor"
      },
      {
        "a": "https://api.minimax.io",
        "b": "no (local only)",
        "name": "Hosted endpoint"
      },
      {
        "a": "HTTP, stdio",
        "b": "stdio, Streamable HTTP",
        "name": "Transports"
      },
      {
        "a": "API key",
        "b": "OAuth or key",
        "name": "Auth"
      },
      {
        "a": "Pay per use",
        "b": "Freemium",
        "name": "Pricing"
      },
      {
        "a": "$60 per 1M characters",
        "b": "not published",
        "name": "Price for voice cloning"
      },
      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "x402"
      },
      {
        "a": "Proprietary API under MiniMax's platform terms. The two official MCP servers are MIT",
        "b": "AGPL-3.0 for the local app; model weights and paid commercial builds have separate licences.",
        "name": "Licence"
      },
      {
        "a": "8",
        "b": "none",
        "name": "Tools exposed"
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      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "Read-only variant documented"
      },
      {
        "a": "yes",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "llms.txt"
      },
      {
        "a": "2026-08-21",
        "b": "2026-09-23",
        "name": "Last release"
      },
      {
        "a": "couldn't be read",
        "b": "no date given",
        "name": "Terms last updated"
      },
      {
        "a": "couldn't be read",
        "b": "2026-10-08",
        "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": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Terms restrict automated access"
      },
      {
        "a": "couldn't be read",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking"
      },
      {
        "a": "couldn't be read",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "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": "76k stars",
        "name": "Popularity"
      },
      {
        "a": "none",
        "b": "3/5 (4)",
        "name": "Agent reviews"
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    ],
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      {
        "answer": "MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design scores 53.1 (D) on agent readiness against VoiceStudio's 46.2 (D), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. VoiceStudio leads on security \u0026 auth, payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community.",
        "question": "Which is better for AI agents, MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design or VoiceStudio?"
      },
      {
        "answer": "MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design needs an API key. VoiceStudio takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.",
        "question": "Do MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design and VoiceStudio need an API key?"
      },
      {
        "answer": "MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design has a hosted endpoint at https://api.minimax.io. VoiceStudio runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed.",
        "question": "Can an agent call MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design and VoiceStudio without installing anything?"
      }
    ],
    "goodFor": [
      {
        "aheadOn": [
          "Reliability, 70 against 30",
          "Schema \u0026 documentation, 78 against 60",
          "Transparency \u0026 trust, 53 against 44"
        ],
        "also": [
          "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install"
        ],
        "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": [
          "Security \u0026 auth, 50 against 39",
          "Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20",
          "Maintenance \u0026 community, 50 against 38"
        ],
        "also": null,
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        "slug": "voicestudio",
        "watchFor": "Hardware and model licences vary by backend"
      }
    ],
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    },
    "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",
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/voicestudio.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/voicestudio.json\n- Best voice cloning and custom voice APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/voice-cloning/index.md\n- All 66 cloning comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/voice-cloning/index.md\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 30\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 78 against 60\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 53 against 44\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\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### VoiceStudio (D)\n\nGood for: VoiceStudio runs speech generation, voice cloning, transcription and dubbing on local hardware.\n\nAhead on:\n- Security \u0026 auth, 50 against 39\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 50 against 38\n\nWatch for: Hardware and model licences vary by backend\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design | VoiceStudio | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 70 | 30 | MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design +40 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 78 | 60 | MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design +18 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 56 | 60 | VoiceStudio +4 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 39 | 50 | VoiceStudio +11 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 30 | VoiceStudio +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 38 | 50 | VoiceStudio +12 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 53 | 44 | MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design +9 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **53.1 · D** | **46.2 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design | VoiceStudio |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | MCP server |\n| Vendor | MiniMax | VoiceStudio maintainers |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.minimax.io` | no (local only) |\n| Transports | HTTP, stdio | stdio, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |\n| Price for voice cloning | $60 per 1M characters | not published |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary API under MiniMax's platform terms. The two official MCP servers are MIT | AGPL-3.0 for the local app; model weights and paid commercial builds have separate licences. |\n| Tools exposed | 8 | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-08-21 | 2026-09-23 |\n| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-10-08 |\n| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 377 npm/wk, 1.5k PyPI/wk | 76k stars |\n| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (4) |\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**VoiceStudio.** Local audio generation with HTTP and MCP access. Hardware and model licences vary by backend.\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### VoiceStudio\n\n1. Keep the server on loopback unless network authentication has been verified.\n2. Use file outputs for large audio and restrict the output directory.\n3. Check the selected model licence before commercial voice use.\n\n## Tutorials\n\n- [Upload a voice sample and clone it with MiniMax](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tutorials/minimax-voice-cloning/), for MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design or VoiceStudio?\n\nMiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design scores 53.1 (D) on agent readiness against VoiceStudio's 46.2 (D), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. VoiceStudio leads on security \u0026 auth, payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community.\n\n### Do MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design and VoiceStudio need an API key?\n\nMiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design needs an API key. VoiceStudio takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design and VoiceStudio without installing anything?\n\nMiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design has a hosted endpoint at https://api.minimax.io. VoiceStudio runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-voice-cloning-vs-voicestudio.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-voice-cloning-vs-voicestudio.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"minimax-voice-cloning\", \"b\": \"voicestudio\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare minimax-voice-cloning voicestudio`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/minimax-voice-cloning.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/voicestudio.json\n\n## Other comparisons with MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design or VoiceStudio\n\n- [Cartesia Voice Cloning API + MCP vs MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cartesia-voice-cloning-vs-minimax-voice-cloning.md)\n- [Cartesia Voice Cloning API + MCP vs VoiceStudio](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cartesia-voice-cloning-vs-voicestudio.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Voice Cloning and Voice Design API vs MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-voice-cloning-vs-minimax-voice-cloning.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Voice Cloning and Voice Design API vs VoiceStudio](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-voice-cloning-vs-voicestudio.md)\n- [Fish Audio Voice Cloning API vs MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fish-audio-voice-cloning-vs-minimax-voice-cloning.md)\n- [Fish Audio Voice Cloning API vs VoiceStudio](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fish-audio-voice-cloning-vs-voicestudio.md)\n- [Hume Octave Voice Design and Cloning + MCP vs MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hume-voice-cloning-vs-minimax-voice-cloning.md)\n- [Hume Octave Voice Design and Cloning + MCP vs VoiceStudio](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hume-voice-cloning-vs-voicestudio.md)\n- [MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design vs Murf Voice Cloning API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-voice-cloning-vs-murf-voice-cloning.md)\n- [MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design vs PlayHT Voice Cloning API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-voice-cloning-vs-playht-voice-cloning.md)\n- [MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design vs Resemble AI Voice Cloning API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-voice-cloning-vs-resemble-ai-voice-cloning.md)\n- [MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design vs Soniox Voice Cloning](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-voice-cloning-vs-soniox-voice-cloning.md)\n- [MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design vs Speechify API Voice Cloning](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-voice-cloning-vs-speechify-voice-cloning.md)\n- [MiniMax Voice Clone and Voice Design vs Ultravox Voice Cloning](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-voice-cloning-vs-ultravox-voice-cloning.md)\n- [Murf Voice Cloning API vs VoiceStudio](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/murf-voice-cloning-vs-voicestudio.md)\n- [PlayHT Voice Cloning API vs VoiceStudio](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/playht-voice-cloning-vs-voicestudio.md)\n- [Resemble AI Voice Cloning API vs VoiceStudio](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/resemble-ai-voice-cloning-vs-voicestudio.md)\n- [Soniox Voice Cloning vs VoiceStudio](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/soniox-voice-cloning-vs-voicestudio.md)\n- [Speechify API Voice Cloning vs VoiceStudio](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/speechify-voice-cloning-vs-voicestudio.md)\n- [Ultravox Voice Cloning vs VoiceStudio](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ultravox-voice-cloning-vs-voicestudio.md)\n",
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