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Pāṇini TTS speaks Kannada in its own script with a native Kannada voice, Mitaali, in the spoken register used on calls in Bengaluru and across Karnataka.
ನಿಮ್ಮ Sonex ಖಾತೆಯ KYC update ಮಾಡೋಕೆ ಮೂವತ್ತೊಂದನೇ ತಾರೀಖಿನೊಳಗೆ ಆಧಾರ್ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಫೋಟೋ ಒಂದು ಕಳಿಸಿದ್ರೆ ಸಾಕು. ನಾವು ಯಾವತ್ತೂ ಫೋನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ OTP ಕೇಳಲ್ಲ, ಯಾರಾದ್ರೂ ಕೇಳಿದ್ರೆ ಕೊಡಬೇಡಿ.
Voices
Free to play in your browser without an account, up to 220 characters at a time. To save the audio as a file, sign up free for 10,000 characters and one voice clone, no card required: the dashboard saves WAV and the API returns MP3.
Making a video? See Kannada AI voice-over for YouTube and Reels. The audio is yours to use on monetised channels.
Last verified 24 October 2026
Mitaali, a native Kannada platform voice, reads the playground above. Any Sonex Labs voice can also read Kannada, keeping its own accent, and a voice cloned from a 10-second recording of a Kannada speaker carries that speaker's accent.
Sign up free, then send Kannada text to the API with "output_format": "mp3" and save the file, or generate clips in the dashboard and download them. Scripts longer than the playground's 220 characters work the same way.
About Kannada
Written Kannada and spoken Kannada part ways in the verb. A message drafted as "ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇನೆ" (I will do it) is said "ಮಾಡ್ತೀನಿ" in conversation, and "ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ" (at home) becomes "ಮನೇಲಿ". Formal forms read aloud on a delivery or support call sound like a news bulletin. The samples on this page are written the spoken way and read by Mitaali, a native Kannada platform voice.
Native Kannada words usually end in a vowel, and English words borrowed into Kannada often pick one up: bus becomes ಬಸ್ಸು. Case endings also attach straight to English nouns, as in ಆರ್ಡರ್ನ (of the order). Customer messages in Bengaluru are full of these forms, often called Kanglish, and Pāṇini reads them as one Kannada sentence instead of switching voices at every English word.
Use cases
Logistics and quick-commerce teams in Bengaluru send delivery-window and OTP calls in Kannada.
Hospitals and clinics across Karnataka confirm appointments and report collection in Kannada.
Bill, scheme and service reminders in the state's official language.
Commercial use
The full wording is in our terms of service.
YouTube
Yes, AI voices are allowed. What YouTube limits is mass-produced, repetitive content: videos made from a template with little original work. Its July 2025 update renamed that rule from “repetitious” to “inauthentic” content (YouTube’s monetisation policies).
Write your own script, add your own research or editing, and keep one consistent voice for the channel. Where a realistic AI voice could mislead viewers, use YouTube’s altered or synthetic content label. The monetisation decision is always YouTube’s.
Voice cloning
Clone your voice from a 10-second recording. Your clone speaks Kannada, and every other language Pāṇini supports, in your own voice. The language comes from the text you type, so a clone recorded in English or Hindi can read a Kannada script.
Your accent comes with it: a clone sounds like you speaking Kannada, not like a different native speaker. Every free account includes one voice clone. Clone only your own voice, or a voice whose owner has agreed.
API
One request returns Kannada audio as MP3. The language is detected from the text, so no language setting is needed. Pāṇini TTS starts streaming audio in under 200 ms (time to first byte).
1curl https://api.sonexlabs.com/v1/speech \2 --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \3 --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \4 --data '{"text": "ನಿಮ್ಮ Sonex ಖಾತೆಯ KYC update ಮಾಡೋಕೆ ಮೂವತ್ತೊಂದನೇ ತಾರೀಖಿನೊಳಗೆ ಆಧಾರ್ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಫೋಟೋ ಒಂದು ಕಳಿಸಿದ್ರೆ ಸಾಕು. ನಾವು ಯಾವತ್ತೂ ಫೋನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ OTP ಕೇಳಲ್ಲ, ಯಾರಾದ್ರೂ ಕೇಳಿದ್ರೆ ಕೊಡಬೇಡಿ.", "output_format": "mp3"}' \5 --output kannada.mp3FAQ
Yes. The playground on this page reads up to 220 characters of Kannada at a time with no account. Sign up free for 10,000 characters and one voice clone, no card; after that it costs $0.03125 per 1,000 characters.
Yes, after free sign-up. The playground on this page plays audio in your browser only, up to 220 characters at a time, so you can check the voice first. Sign up free (10,000 characters and one voice clone, no card): the dashboard saves each clip as a WAV file with Download audio, and the API returns MP3 when you set "output_format": "mp3".
Yes. Mitaali is a native Kannada voice. Any Sonex Labs voice can also speak Kannada, and you can clone your own from a 10-second sample.
Yes. It reads whichever register you write, so for calls, write the spoken forms you want heard.
Yes. English words inside Kannada sentences, including English words with Kannada endings, are read in one voice.
$0.03125 per 1,000 characters, the same as every language. The first 10,000 characters and one voice clone are free, with no card.
Yes. Audio you generate, on the free tier or with paid credits, can be used on monetised YouTube channels, Shorts, Reels and in ads, with no attribution. YouTube limits mass-produced, repetitive videos, not AI voices, so write your own script and keep your edits original. The monetisation decision is YouTube's.
The audio you generate is yours to use, including commercially, with no attribution and no royalties to Sonex Labs. You are responsible for the script itself: if you read someone else's text, you need their permission.
Yes. A Sonex voice clone is not tied to the language it was recorded in. Type a Kannada script and your clone reads it in your own voice, with Kannada pronunciation. Your natural accent carries over, so it sounds like you speaking Kannada.
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10,000 free text-to-speech characters and one free voice clone that speaks every language, no card required. Every language is billed at the same rate.