Cartesia's Sonic is a text-to-speech model and API built for real-time voice applications.
Sonic is Cartesia's text-to-speech model and API aimed at real-time applications, operating in a sub-100-millisecond latency class. It offers multilingual voices and voice cloning, and is consumed through an API with deployment options that span cloud and local environments.
Cartesia positions Sonic for developers building interactive voice agents and other latency-sensitive voice products.
| Attribute | Cartesia Sonic | Text to Speech | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provider |  |  | |
| Founded | 2023 | 2006 | |
| Sells To | Enterprises | — | |
| Pricing Model | Recurring, Software | Recurring Subscription | |
| Ownership | Private | Private |
Provider
Founded 2023
Sells To Enterprises
Pricing Model Recurring, Software
Ownership Private
Provider
Founded 2006
Sells To —
Pricing Model Recurring Subscription
Ownership Private
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