Voice Generation Models Compared (2026): ElevenLabs, OpenAI TTS, Hume, Cartesia, PlayHT

Voice generation in 2026 is no longer a one-vendor question — ElevenLabs, OpenAI TTS, Hume, Cartesia, PlayHT, Gemini TTS, and the open-weights tier each win different shots. This tutorial maps the landscape and gives you a per-shot picking framework.