Gemini 2.5 Pro TTS API reference
Directable voices for narration and two-person dialogue
Call Gemini 2.5 Pro TTS from your own code with one PopNow API key. Below are the exact model IDs to send, every input field the model accepts, what each request costs in credits, and a request you can paste into a terminal.
At a glance
- Made by
- Output
- Audio
- From
- 0.07 credits per second of output ($0.0007)
1 credit = $0.01. A task holds the highest possible charge when it is accepted and settles the real amount when it finishes, rounded up to whole credits; failed tasks are not charged. Ask POST /api/v1/jobs/quote for the exact figure before you run.
Text to Speech
google/gemini-2.5-pro-tts/text-to-speech
Price
| Option | Credits (per second of output) | US dollars |
|---|---|---|
Default | 0.07 | $0.0007 |
Parameters
| Field | Type | Default | Allowed | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
textOptional | string | — | up to 5,000 characters | The words to be spoken, exactly as written. Cues in square brackets such as [sighs] are performed rather than read aloud. |
dialogueOptional | array<object> | — | up to 20 items | A scripted conversation, used instead of text: each line names a speaker from speakers. |
speakersOptional | array<object> | — | up to 2 items | The cast for dialogue: one or two voices, each with a name the lines refer to. |
voice_idOptional | string | Kore | Achernar, Achird, Algenib, Algieba, Alnilam, Aoede, Autonoe, Callirrhoe, Charon, Despina, Enceladus, Erinome, Fenrir, Gacrux, … (+16) | Prebuilt voice that reads the text. Each voice has a fixed character. |
styleOptional | string | — | whisper, empathetic, vocal_smile, newscaster, promo_hype, deadpan | Overall manner of the reading. Omit it to use the voice's own default manner. |
paceOptional | string | — | natural, rapid_fire, the_drift, staccato | Rhythm of the reading. Omit it to keep the voice's own rhythm. |
accentOptional | string | neutral | neutral, american_general, american_valley, american_south, british_rp, british_brixton, transatlantic, australian | English accent used for the reading. |
instructionsOptional | string | — | up to 1,000 characters | How to read the text: pace, mood, distance from the microphone, who is listening. Shapes the delivery and is not spoken. |
sceneOptional | string | — | up to 500 characters | Where and to whom the words are spoken. Shapes the delivery and is not spoken. |
temperatureOptional | number | — | 0 to 2 | Variation between takes; higher is less predictable. |
Example request
This request runs as it is; any field you leave out uses its default. Put your key in POPNOW_API_KEY first.
curl -X POST "https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/jobs/createTask" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $POPNOW_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
-d '{
"model": "google/gemini-2.5-pro-tts/text-to-speech",
"input": {
"text": "Hi there! This voice was created with the PopNow API in just a few seconds."
}
}'The response carries a taskId straight away. Read the result with GET /api/v1/jobs/recordInfo, or add callBackUrl to be notified.
curl "https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/jobs/recordInfo?taskId=TASK_ID_FROM_CREATE_TASK" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $POPNOW_API_KEY"
