ActiveReleased Mar 7, 2025 Updated Sep 3, 2026

Sonic-2

By Cartesia

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MODEL OVERVIEW

About Sonic-2

Sonic-2 is a model from Cartesia, released on March 7, 2025. Its verified profile includes Text to Speech, Real-time Streaming, and API Access.

Sonic-2 is provided by Cartesia. AI Orbit records its release date as March 7, 2025.

Cataloged capabilities include API Access, Text to Speech, and Real-time Streaming. AI Orbit maps the model to use cases including Voiceovers and Accessibility & Read Aloud.

Related model coverage includes Aura-2, EVI 2, Flash v2.5, and Eleven v3.

ProviderCartesia

ReleasedMar 7, 2025

ProviderCartesia

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Release dateMarch 7, 2025

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PROFILE EVIDENCE COVERAGE47/1003/5 checks verified

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WHAT IT CAN DO

Capabilities & use cases

API AccessProvides programmatic API access for application integration.Text to SpeechSynthesizes spoken audio from written text.Real-time StreamingSupports low-latency streaming text, audio or multimodal interactions.

Useful for

Voiceovers Accessibility & Read Aloud

PERFORMANCE

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SOURCE TRANSPARENCY

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COMMON QUESTIONS

Sonic-2 FAQ

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What is Sonic-2?

Sonic-2 is a model from Cartesia, released on March 7, 2025. Its verified profile includes Text to Speech, Real-time Streaming, and API Access. Its commercial model uses audio-, character-, session-, or provider-specific units rather than standard text-token pricing. The current AI Orbit profile lists released March 2025. Cataloged capabilities include Tex...

Who created Sonic-2?

Sonic-2 is provided by Cartesia.

What can Sonic-2 do?

Its listed capabilities include API Access, Text to Speech, Real-time Streaming.

What is Sonic-2 useful for?

AI Orbit currently maps Sonic-2 to use cases including Voiceovers and Accessibility & Read Aloud.

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How much does Sonic-2 cost?

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