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Orpheus 3B

Orpheus 3B text to speech — natural English prosody, cheap, billed on input length.

Canopy Labs' English speech model, fine-tuned for natural prosody and expressive delivery. Seven preset voices at roughly half the cost of the mid-tier models.

No credit card required. Takes 30 seconds.

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Developers

1.2M+

API calls served

100+

Endpoints

$0.01

Per call

Yep, that's it.

Playground coming soon — use the API endpoint directly with your API key.

Pricing

Per character: $0.0148/1K chars

Endpoint

/v1/media/queue

Strengths

Tuned for prosody

Fine-tuned specifically for natural rhythm and stress, which is where cheaper models usually fall down.

Seven preset voices

A compact, well-differentiated catalogue rather than dozens of near-identical speakers.

Half the mid-tier price

Materially cheaper than the $0.03/1K bracket while still sounding natural.

English-only

Focused rather than broad — it does one language well.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls with Orpheus 3B.

// Step 1: Submit job
const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/queue', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "canopylabs/orpheus-3b",
    "prompt": "I've been thinking about what you said yesterday, and honestly — you were right, and I should have listened sooner.",
    "options": {
      "voice": "tara"
    }
  }),
});
const { data } = await res.json();
const jobId = data.jobId;

// Step 2: Poll for result
const status = await fetch(`https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/status/${jobId}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' },
});
const { data: job } = await status.json();
// job.status: "pending" | "processing" | "completed" | "failed"
// job.result: { text?, image?, audio?, video? }

Why use Orpheus 3B through YepAPI?

One API key for all models — no separate accounts
No monthly minimums — pay per call
Switch models with one line of code
Simple REST API — works from any language
Unified billing across all providers
No rate limits for most use cases

Orpheus 3B API — natural-sounding English speech

Orpheus 3B is an English text-to-speech model from Canopy Labs, fine-tuned for natural prosody and expressive delivery. Seven preset voices cover narration, voice assistants, and character work.

It sits in a useful gap: noticeably more natural than the cheapest models, at roughly half the price of the mid-tier ones. Billed at $0.0148 per 1,000 characters on YepAPI.

Start generating in 30 seconds

$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.

What developers say

Switched from SerpAPI and cut our SERP costs by 80%. Same data quality, way simpler billing.

Marcus T.

SEO Platform Founder

One API key for AI models, SERP data, and web scraping. Saved us from managing 4 separate providers.

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Full-Stack Developer

The $5 free credit let us prototype our entire rank tracking feature before committing. No other API does that.

Jake R.

Indie Hacker

Frequently asked questions

Canopy Labs' English speech model, fine-tuned for natural prosody and expressive delivery. Seven preset voices at roughly half the cost of the mid-tier models.

Pricing for Orpheus 3B through YepAPI is based on usage. No monthly minimums — you only pay for what you use.

Sign up for a free API key, then send requests to the /v1/media/queue endpoint.

Ready to use Orpheus 3B?

$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.

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