800 characters of narration: MAI-Voice-2.1 vs Sume TTS
MAI-Voice-2.1 lists $22 per 1M characters: $0.018 for 800 characters. Sume TTS 1.0 bills $0.040 across 1 job of up to 20,000 characters.
Comparisons
Sume compared with other video and generative-media platforms. Each post uses the vendor's own pages, read on the date the post states.
800 characters of narration: MAI-Voice-2.1-Flash vs Sume TTS
MAI-Voice-2.1-Flash lists $15 per 1M characters: $0.012 for 800 characters. Sume TTS 1.0 bills $0.040 across 1 job of up to 20,000 characters.
9,000 characters of narration: MAI-Voice-2.1 vs Sume TTS
MAI-Voice-2.1 lists $22 per 1M characters: $0.198 for 9,000 characters. Sume TTS 1.0 bills $0.430 across 1 job of up to 20,000 characters.
9,000 characters of narration: MAI-Voice-2.1-Flash vs Sume TTS
MAI-Voice-2.1-Flash lists $15 per 1M characters: $0.135 for 9,000 characters. Sume TTS 1.0 bills $0.430 across 1 job of up to 20,000 characters.
900,000 characters of narration: MAI-Voice-2.1 vs Sume TTS
MAI-Voice-2.1 lists $22 per 1M characters: $19.80 for 900,000 characters. Sume TTS 1.0 bills $42.75 across 45 jobs of up to 20,000 characters.
900,000 characters of narration: MAI-Voice-2.1-Flash vs Sume TTS
MAI-Voice-2.1-Flash lists $15 per 1M characters: $13.50 for 900,000 characters. Sume TTS 1.0 bills $42.75 across 45 jobs of up to 20,000 characters.
A 10-second Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite clip vs Sume 720p
xAI lists Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite at $0.020 a second: $0.20 for one 10-second clip. Sume's grok-imagine-video-1.5 bills $0.125 at 720p.
A 10-second Vidu Q4 Preview clip vs Sume at 720p
Vidu Q4 Preview lists launch pricing from $0.014 a second. For one 10-second clip, that is $0.14; Sume 720p models start at $0.75.
A 12-second Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite clip vs Sume 720p
xAI lists Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite at $0.020 a second: $0.24 for one 12-second clip. Sume's grok-imagine-video-1.5 bills $0.15 at 720p.
A 12-second Vidu Q4 Preview clip vs Sume at 1080p
Vidu Q4 Preview lists launch pricing from $0.014 a second. For one 12-second clip, that is $0.168; Sume 1080p models start at $2.40.
A 14-second Vidu Q4 Preview clip vs Sume at 1080p
Vidu Q4 Preview lists launch pricing from $0.014 a second. For one 14-second clip, that is $0.196; Sume 1080p models start at $2.80.
A 15-second Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite clip vs Sume 720p
xAI lists Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite at $0.020 a second: $0.30 for one 15-second clip. Sume's grok-imagine-video-1.5 bills $0.1875 at 720p.
A 16-second Vidu Q4 Preview clip vs Sume at 1080p
Vidu Q4 Preview lists launch pricing from $0.014 a second. For one 16-second clip, that is $0.224; Sume 1080p models start at $4.00.
A 4-second Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite clip vs Sume 480p
xAI lists Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite at $0.020 a second: $0.08 for one 4-second clip. Sume's grok-imagine-video-1.5 bills $0.05 at 480p.
A 4-second Vidu Q4 Preview clip vs Sume at 480p
Vidu Q4 Preview lists launch pricing from $0.014 a second. For one 4-second clip, that is $0.056; Sume 480p models start at $0.25.
A 5-second Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite clip vs Sume 480p
xAI lists Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite at $0.020 a second: $0.10 for one 5-second clip. Sume's grok-imagine-video-1.5 bills $0.0625 at 480p.
A 6-second Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite clip vs Sume 480p
xAI lists Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite at $0.020 a second: $0.12 for one 6-second clip. Sume's grok-imagine-video-1.5 bills $0.075 at 480p.
A 6-second Vidu Q4 Preview clip vs Sume at 480p
Vidu Q4 Preview lists launch pricing from $0.014 a second. For one 6-second clip, that is $0.084; Sume 480p models start at $0.375.
A 7-second Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite clip vs Sume 720p
xAI lists Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite at $0.020 a second: $0.14 for one 7-second clip. Sume's grok-imagine-video-1.5 bills $0.0875 at 720p.
A 7-second Vidu Q4 Preview clip vs Sume at 720p
Vidu Q4 Preview lists launch pricing from $0.014 a second. For one 7-second clip, that is $0.098; Sume 720p models start at $0.525.
A 8-second Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite clip vs Sume 720p
xAI lists Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite at $0.020 a second: $0.16 for one 8-second clip. Sume's grok-imagine-video-1.5 bills $0.10 at 720p.
A 9-second Vidu Q4 Preview clip vs Sume at 720p
Vidu Q4 Preview lists launch pricing from $0.014 a second. For one 9-second clip, that is $0.126; Sume 720p models start at $0.675.
Which audiobook stores accept AI narration? ACX, Apple, KDP, Spotify
ACX bans unauthorized AI narration, Apple narrates for you, KDP is an invite beta, Spotify wants a disclosure. Read 2026-10-10, plus where Sume TTS audio fits.
Auphonic audio cleanup vs Sume audio detach: different jobs
Auphonic cleans and levels audio; Sume audio detach only pulls the track out of a video as wav or mp3. Compare billing, limits and where each belongs.
Elai 75+ languages vs Sume Avatar 1.0 English-only
Presenter video in many languages? Elai lists 75+ languages and 80+ avatars; Sume Avatar 1.0 is English-only. What fits, and what Sume still does around it.
Gemini Skills replace Gems: a saved workflow you call by API
Google is replacing Gems with Skills, reusable instructions in the Gemini app. For a saved video recipe your backend can call, Sume Formats take a POST.
Gladia diarization vs Sume speech-to-text: what you can switch
Gladia lists speaker diarization and word timestamps on every plan. Sume STT always returns word timings but fixes diarization server-side, with no switch.
Google Vids point-in-time editing: timed text via Sume cues
Google Vids now shows only what is on screen at the playhead. Sume has no canvas, but caption cues with start and end place timed text by API.
Narakeet Markdown-to-video API vs Sume Timeline render
Narakeet turns a Markdown script into a narrated video; Sume Timeline assembles audio you already have with clips. Limits, rates and how to combine them.
NVIDIA Magpie TTS for voice agents vs Sume TTS 1.0: which to use?
Magpie TTS is an open-weights, low-latency model for live voice agents in 12 languages. Sume TTS is async and non-streaming. How to choose, read 2026-10-10.
NVIDIA Parakeet v3 or Canary v2 vs a hosted STT API: Sume STT 1.0
Parakeet TDT v3 and Canary 1B v2 are open ASR models for 25 European languages. When to self-host them and when Sume STT at $0.01 a minute is enough.
Sonix SRT and VTT export vs Sume burned-in captions
Need a subtitle file? Sonix exports SRT and VTT; Sume video captions return a captioned video, not a sidecar file. Compare outputs, languages and $0.20 jobs.
Sony Woosh sound effects model: does Sume have SFX or video-to-audio?
Sony AI's Woosh makes sound effects and video-to-audio. Sume has no SFX route; it offers video models with native audio, plus music stings. What to use instead.
Suno Speech makes voice and music in one pass. What does Sume do?
Suno's Speech beta (Oct 1, 2026) makes voice and music as one track. Sume has no such model; it layers TTS, Music and a Timeline soundtrack. Trade-offs inside.
Upscayl free desktop 16x vs Sume image upscale API at 4x
Upscayl is a free open-source desktop upscaler; Sume's image upscale is a $0.20 API call capped at a 4x factor. How to choose for a batch of photos.
Voicemaker 3,000-character cap vs a 20,000-character Sume TTS call
Voicemaker caps each conversion at 3,000 to 10,000 characters by plan; Sume TTS accepts up to 20,000 characters per request. What that means for long scripts.
Context stitching and streaming TTS: Eleven v4 vs Sume async jobs
Eleven v4 lists context stitching and bidirectional streaming. Sume TTS is async and non-streaming, so keep a section in one job and join sections.
Laugh and sigh tags in TTS: Gemini 3.8 tags vs Sume's emotion field
Gemini 3.8 TTS takes inline tags such as laugh, sigh and breath. Sume TTS documents an emotion hint, speed and volume instead; test tags on one short job.
FLUX 3 Image's 15 aspect ratios against what Sume's rows list
Which of BFL's 15 FLUX 3 Image aspect ratios the Sume rows cover: FLUX.2 Pro 13, Ideogram 4.5 11, Nano Banana 2.1 10, Seedream 9, GPT Image 2.5 7.
Nano Banana 2.1 or GPT Image 2.5 for product photos on Sume
A feature matrix for product shots on Sume: references, ratios, mask_url, transparent background, tiers and price for Nano Banana 2.1 and GPT Image 2.5.
Max AI video length: Runway Gen-4.5 10 s vs Sume's 30-second rows
Runway's Gen-4.5 runs 2 to 10 seconds and Omni 3 to 10. Sume's Wan 3.0 and Seedance 2.5 reach 30. Longest single clip by model, with the sources.
LTX-2.5 vs MiniMax H3: license lines and run requirements
LTX-2.5 vs MiniMax H3 from vendor pages: 10M vs 20M USD revenue lines, excluded territories, Python and CUDA needs, frame rules, audio, and what Sume lists.
Veo 3.1 takes 3 reference images; Omni on Sume takes 10 plus 3 clips
How many reference images does Veo 3.1 accept, and how many does Gemini Omni Flash take on Sume? Limits, tag syntax and a request example.
Hy Image 3.0 or 3.5 Preview: 3 vs 20 references, size rules, seed
Tencent's Hy Image 3.0 and 3.5 Preview side by side: reference counts, prompt limits, size ranges, seed ranges and resize_max_pixels, with what Sume lists.
Runway Model Router vs sume/auto: how each picks a video model
Runway's Model Router saves a cost, latency or quality config and reuses it by configId. Sume's sume/auto picks the family and never says which. Differences.
Vidu Q4, Wan 3.0 and Seedance 2.5: reference inputs compared
Images, videos and audio you can send as references: Vidu Q4 Preview and Wan 3.0 from their pages, wan-3.0 and seedance-2.5 on Sume from the docs.
HunyuanVideo 1.5 vs Wan 2.2: memory, resolution and license lines
HunyuanVideo 1.5 vs Wan 2.2 from the vendors' own pages: 14 GB with offloading vs 24 GB and 80 GB minimums, resolutions, and the license lines that differ.
Codex custom Responses provider: can it point at Sume?
Codex CLI 0.162.0 adds custom Responses-compatible provider config. Sume's Agent Completions is not a model endpoint; use Sume's hosted MCP from Codex instead.