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Gemini 3.8 Flash Lite TTS API — how to connect and pay

Google Gemini 3.8 Flash Lite TTS — the lighter, cheaper next-generation speech synthesis: 30 voices, multilingual (the language is detected automatically), delivery control via style_instructions. Priced per 1000 characters, billed in proportion to the text length.

Channel comparison

last 7 days

Channel
Pixelgemini-3.8-flash-tts-litedefaultcheapest
Price
from $0.018 / 1,000 chars
Channel
Flowgemini-3.8-flash-tts-lite:flow
Price
from $0.04 / 1,000 chars

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gemini-3.8-flash-tts-lite
Input: TextSome modes require you to attach: delivery style (instruction)

What is Gemini 3.8 Flash Lite TTS

Google Gemini 3.8 Flash Lite TTS — the lighter, cheaper next-generation speech synthesis: 30 voices, multilingual (the language is detected automatically), delivery control via style_instructions. Priced per 1000 characters, billed in proportion to the text length.

Contract at a glance

Input
text
Output
audio
Mode
async (job + polling)
Status polling
every 3 s · up to 90 s

Strengths

  • Pricing: per 1K characters
  • Inputs: text
  • 30 configurable options
  • One API key for media generation

Where it is used

  • Video voiceovers
  • Voice scripts
  • Audio versions of text
  • Recording cleanup

Price of Gemini 3.8 Flash Lite TTS

The cost of Gemini 3.8 Flash Lite TTS: from $0.018 per 1K characters. The price is calculated dynamically at the current exchange rate, and the final charge is shown in the API response (priceRub). Payment in USD, no subscriptions.

What a default request costs

With no parameters sent, the request uses these values: Gemini voice — Kore. That request costs $0.018.

Channels and prices for every parameter combination

For every channel, the price of every parameter combination. It is exactly the amount a successful generation is charged, and the same figure as in the machine-readable table linked below.

Pixelgemini-3.8-flash-tts-litefrom $0.018 / 1,000 charsexact prices
PricePrice
Pixel$0.018 / 1,000 chars

Price per 1,000 characters of text. The charge is this price × the number of characters.

Every combination as JSON: /api/media/price-table?model=gemini-3.8-flash-tts-lite

Flowgemini-3.8-flash-tts-lite:flowfrom $0.04 / 1,000 charsexact prices
PricePrice
Flow$0.04 / 1,000 chars

Price per 1,000 characters of text. The charge is this price × the number of characters.

Every combination as JSON: /api/media/price-table?model=gemini-3.8-flash-tts-lite%3Aflow

FAQ about the Gemini 3.8 Flash Lite TTS API

How much does Gemini 3.8 Flash Lite TTS cost?

The price of Gemini 3.8 Flash Lite TTS: from $0.018 per 1K characters. The price is calculated dynamically at the current exchange rate.

Is it compatible with the OpenAI SDK?

Yes, the API is fully OpenAI-compatible. Just change base_url to https://getvibeapi.com/v1 and set your key — the rest of the code stays the same.

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