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Using TTS-1 HD on OpenAI API

Implementation guide · OpenAI Text-to-Speech · OpenAI

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OpenAI API exposes TTS-1 HD through model ID tts-1-hd. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.

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Quick Start

  1. 1
    Create an account at OpenAI API and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the OpenAI API SDK or REST API to call tts-1-hd — see the documentation for request format.
  3. 3
    You'll be billed $30.00/1M input. See full pricing.

Code Examples

Install
pip install openai
API key
OPENAI_API_KEY
Model ID
tts-1-hd

Use the model slug directly, e.g. "gpt-4o" or "gpt-4.1-mini".

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI()  # reads OPENAI_API_KEY from env
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="tts-1-hd",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Pricing on OpenAI API

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$30.00

Capabilities

Audio

About TTS-1 HD

TTS-1 HD is OpenAI's high-quality text-to-speech model, optimized for audio quality over speed, released at DevDay November 2023. Uses the same 6 preset voices as TTS-1 but produces noticeably better audio fidelity at twice the per-character cost. Accepts text up to 4,096 characters. Priced at $30.00/1M characters. API ID: tts-1-hd.

Model Specs

Released2023-11-06
ArchitectureAudio / Speech

Provider

OpenAI API
OpenAI API

OpenAI

San Francisco, California, United States