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Model infoModelsSnapshot: 15 Oct 2026

Speechify / Simba

Simba 1.6 Multilingual

Legacy speech engine still accessible to eligible workspaces pinned before API version 2026-09-21, pending a scheduled change to the model behind the ID.

deprecatedClosed weightsText-to-speech
Official documentation (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 13 Oct 2026
9 of 20 specification fields collected
Text input limit2,000 spoken characters in speech; 20,000 characters including markup in streamSee specification notes below
Languages31 listedFull language list in specifications
Input billingNot collectedSpeechifyAI API
Output billingNot collectedNo inferred price

Specifications

Provider-documented facts. “Not collected” means we have not verified that field yet, not that the feature is unsupported.

Context / input limit
Not collected
Maximum output
Not collected
Reasoning
Not collected
Tool calling
Not collected
Structured output
Not collected
Streaming
SupportedSource for Streaming (opens in a new tab)

Legacy synthesis is sentence-based; timestamps arrive with each sentence, not word-by-word generation.

Batch processing
Not collected
Fine-tuning
SupportedSource for Fine-tuning (opens in a new tab)

Fine-tuned voice cloning is offered through sales; this is not self-serve access to base-model weights.

Knowledge cutoff
Not collected
Release date
Not collected
Parameters
Not collected
Architecture
Not collected
Languages
View all 31 entries
  • English (en)
  • French (fr-FR)
  • German (de-DE)
  • Spanish (es-MX)
  • Portuguese (Brazil) (pt-BR)
  • Portuguese (Portugal) (pt-PT)
  • Arabic (ar-AE)
  • Bengali (bn-IN)
  • Cantonese (yue-CN)
  • Danish (da-DK)
  • Dutch (nl-NL)
  • Estonian (et-EE)
  • Finnish (fi-FI)
  • Greek (el-GR)
  • Gujarati (gu-IN)
  • Hebrew (he-IL)
  • Hindi (hi-IN)
  • Italian (it-IT)
  • Japanese (ja-JP)
  • Korean (ko-KR)
  • Marathi (mr-IN)
  • Norwegian (nb-NO)
  • Polish (pl-PL)
  • Russian (ru-RU)
  • Swedish (sv-SE)
  • Tamil (ta-IN)
  • Telugu (te-IN)
  • Turkish (tr-TR)
  • Ukrainian (uk-UA)
  • Urdu (ur-IN)
  • Vietnamese (vi-VN)
Source for Languages (opens in a new tab)

31 locales: six fully supported locales and 25 beta locales. Coming-soon languages are excluded.

Context caching
Not collected
Maximum prompt characters
2,000 spoken characters in speech; 20,000 characters including markup in streamSource for Maximum prompt characters (opens in a new tab)

The non-streaming speech request permits up to 20,000 raw characters including SSML, provided spoken text stays within 2,000 Unicode code points.

Output formats
WAV, MP3, OGG, AAC, PCM, μ-lawSource for Output formats (opens in a new tab)

WAV is restricted to non-streamed speech. Codec/sample-rate support varies by endpoint.

Audio controls
SSML pauses, rate, pronunciation, pitch, volume, emphasis and emotion styles while served by Simba 1.6Source for Audio controls (opens in a new tab)
Voice cloning
Zero-shot personal voices on paid plans; verified speaker consent and geographic availability applySource for Voice cloning (opens in a new tab)

Access & pricing

Prices belong to an endpoint and billing tier. A provider listing does not guarantee access for every account or region.

API model ID
simba-multilingual
Access
Requires a workspace pinned to an API version earlier than 2026-09-21. New API versions reject this ID. Original Simba 1.6 training is scheduled to be replaced on 2026-11-21.
Regions
Deployment region and residency commitments require service-specific confirmation.
API endpoint URL
https://api.speechify.ai/v1/audio/speechSource for API endpoint URL (opens in a new tab)
Maximum prompt characters
2,000 spoken Unicode code points; at most 20,000 raw characters including markupSource for Maximum prompt characters (opens in a new tab)
Output formats
WAV, MP3, OGG, AAC, PCM, μ-lawSource for Output formats (opens in a new tab)
Request mode
JSON containing Base64 audio and speech marksSource for Request mode (opens in a new tab)

Endpoint pricing has not been collected. Check the provider for applicable rates.

Data & enterprise terms

API-specific supplemental terms reserve model IP and require rights to voice inputs. Cloning requires verified speaker consent; the consent recording is retained with the voice. No blanket zero-retention or no-training claim is inferred.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)
API model ID
simba-multilingual
Access
Requires a workspace pinned to an API version earlier than 2026-09-21. New API versions reject this ID. Original Simba 1.6 training is scheduled to be replaced on 2026-11-21.
Regions
Deployment region and residency commitments require service-specific confirmation.
API endpoint URL
https://api.speechify.ai/v1/audio/streamSource for API endpoint URL (opens in a new tab)
Maximum prompt characters
20,000 characters including SSML markupSource for Maximum prompt characters (opens in a new tab)
Output formats
MP3, OGG, AAC, PCM, μ-lawSource for Output formats (opens in a new tab)
Request mode
Raw audio byte streamSource for Request mode (opens in a new tab)

Endpoint pricing has not been collected. Check the provider for applicable rates.

Data & enterprise terms

API-specific supplemental terms reserve model IP and require rights to voice inputs. Cloning requires verified speaker consent; the consent recording is retained with the voice. No blanket zero-retention or no-training claim is inferred.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)
API model ID
simba-multilingual
Access
Requires a workspace pinned to an API version earlier than 2026-09-21. New API versions reject this ID. Original Simba 1.6 training is scheduled to be replaced on 2026-11-21.
Regions
Deployment region and residency commitments require service-specific confirmation.
API endpoint URL
https://api.speechify.ai/v1/audio/stream/with-timestampsSource for API endpoint URL (opens in a new tab)
Maximum prompt characters
20,000 characters including SSML markupSource for Maximum prompt characters (opens in a new tab)
Output formats
MP3, OGG, AAC, PCM, μ-lawSource for Output formats (opens in a new tab)
Request mode
Server-Sent Events with Base64 audio and absolute word timestampsSource for Request mode (opens in a new tab)

Endpoint pricing has not been collected. Check the provider for applicable rates.

Data & enterprise terms

API-specific supplemental terms reserve model IP and require rights to voice inputs. Cloning requires verified speaker consent; the consent recording is retained with the voice. No blanket zero-retention or no-training claim is inferred.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)

Caching

Caching can reuse earlier input processing. Availability, lifetime and billing depend on the endpoint. A cache hit still generates a new response.

01 / INITIAL INPUTProcess & retain

The system processes eligible input and retains reusable state.

02 / LATER REQUESTCheck available state

Reuse depends on matching input, session state and the cache policy.

03 / CACHE HITReuse & generate

Reusing state can reduce repeated work. Any charges follow the billing rules below.

SpeechifyAI API

simba-multilingual
Not verified

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

How it works
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

Minimum reusable input
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

Lifetime & refresh
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

How to enable it
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

Usage fields
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

Billing rules
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

SpeechifyAI API

simba-multilingual
Not verified

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

How it works
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

Minimum reusable input
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

Lifetime & refresh
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

How to enable it
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

Usage fields
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

Billing rules
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

SpeechifyAI API

simba-multilingual
Not verified

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

How it works
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

Minimum reusable input
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

Lifetime & refresh
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

How to enable it
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

Usage fields
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

Billing rules
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No model-specific prompt-cache API, lifetime or discount documented in reviewed sources. Voice conditioning, buffered audio and idempotency replay are not prompt caching.

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

What the measurements say

No benchmark observations have been added for this model. We do not turn a vendor description into a performance score.

Latency and throughput depend on the host, request size, reasoning settings and load. There is no measured speed or global usage figure in this record.

The record behind the model

Why it is included

Speechify identifies the underlying voice models as its intellectual property, grants service access rather than a public weight license, and restricts reverse engineering. The named model inventory establishes native Simba releases; voice presets and integrations are not counted as new base models.

Classification evidence (opens in a new tab)

Lifecycle dates

Retired for API versions from this date; older pins still supported21 Sept 2026Source (opens in a new tab)
Scheduled replacement of Simba 1.6 training behind legacy ID21 Nov 2026Source (opens in a new tab)

Sources reviewed