Orpheus TTS API

Orpheus TTS is a text-to-speech model by Canopy Labs, available on the Venice API as tts-orpheus. It runs privately, with zero data retention.

Orpheus TTS API pricing

Model ID	Variant	Privacy	Price
`tts-orpheus`	Standard	Private	$62.50 per 1M characters

Orpheus TTS specifications

Spec	Value
Provider	Canopy Labs
Released	Apr 17, 2026
Privacy	Private
Open weights	Yes
Voices	8
Formats	wav

How to use the Orpheus TTS API

Send requests to POST https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/audio/speech with "model": "tts-orpheus" and your API key.

curl https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/audio/speech \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "tts-orpheus",
    "input": "Private AI for everyone.",
    "voice": "dan",
    "response_format": "mp3"
  }' --output speech.mp3

Orpheus TTS API FAQ

How much does the Orpheus TTS API cost?

62.50 per 1M characters of input text, about

0.052 per minute of generated speech. Prices are in USD and can be paid in DIEM at parity.

What is the Orpheus TTS model ID?

Use tts-orpheus as the model parameter.

Is the Orpheus TTS API private?

Orpheus TTS is private: requests run on infrastructure Venice controls with zero data retention, and prompts and outputs are never stored or used for training.

How many voices does Orpheus TTS have?

8 voices, for example dan, jess, leah. Output formats: wav.

Which endpoint does the Orpheus TTS API use?

Call POST /audio/speech.

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