How much does Lightning v3.1 cost?
Lightning v3.1 Smallest.ai text-to-speech API pricing is currently N/A (Avg Price) for text-to-speech. That is the public list rate from the llm-stats / ZeroEval feed, not a private contract. Volume discounts, resolution, duration, and voice or seed settings can change the invoice even when the published Avg Price stays the same.
How does Lightning v3.1 rank on the text-to-speech leaderboard?
Lightning v3.1 scores N/A on Text to Speech. Win rate is N/A across 0 Text to Speech matches. Pair that arena score with Smallest.ai text-to-speech API pricing when you pick a model: a slightly lower Magia or ELO can still win if generations are much cheaper.
Is Lightning v3.1 open source?
No. Lightning v3.1 is proprietary (Proprietary) and available through Smallest.ai's API. There is no public weight download, so Smallest.ai text-to-speech API pricing is the rate that matters for production.
What are the cheapest alternatives to Lightning v3.1?
Start with Sonic 3.6, Flux TTS, Bland Speech v3. Open a comparison page from this model to see Avg Price and Text to Speech side by side, then jump back to the text-to-speech pricing table and sort by price. The cheapest text-to-speech API is not always the one with the highest arena score.
How do I compare Lightning v3.1 with another text-to-speech model?
Use the Compare picker on this page, the same control as LLM comparison. Search by model or provider, pick a second model, and AnotherWrapper opens a dedicated Lightning v3.1 vs page with Avg Price, Text to Speech, license, and release date. Share that URL if you want a second opinion on the matchup.
Where does Lightning v3.1 pricing data come from?
This page normalizes public llm-stats and ZeroEval arena data for text-to-speech models, then quotes Smallest.ai text-to-speech API pricing as Avg Price. Prices and scores refresh daily. Private endpoints, promo credits, and committed-use contracts can differ from the public list rate, so treat this as the comparable public number, not your invoice.
When was Lightning v3.1 released?
Lightning v3.1 was released on 2026-03-24. Newer text-to-speech models appear first on the text-to-speech pricing table. Release date is useful when you are avoiding a deprecated checkpoint, not when you are picking the cheapest Avg Price.