# Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS

- slug: gemini-31-flash-tts
- date: 2026-04-15
- category: Artificial Intelligence

Google dropped a TTS model you control with plain English instead of voice presets. Simon Willison reproduced it in ten minutes. Every TTS API built before April 2026 is now legacy — ElevenLabs and OpenAI are the ones with the most to lose.

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