Speko

OpenRouter for voice AI (YC S26)

[Speko @speko_ai]

Everyone assumes the mini model is the faster one. We tested it four times over four weeks. Mini lost every time.

Mini is cheaper, not faster.

https://t.co/ANHHAJzkcz

[Speko @speko_ai]

We put 15 English voices in front of 112 native speakers. 2,240 blind votes, no brand labels.

Naturalness sorts bad from good. It can't sort good from good. Treat it as a floor, not a tiebreaker.

https://t.co/CQLfAsyaLV

[Speko @speko_ai]

The cheapest streaming TTS voice you can buy costs $0.0014/min

We asked it to read "$2,349.99."
It never once got the cents right

The cheapest option sometimes comes with its own tradeoffs.

https://t.co/35GoRZKMuG