Murf Falcon vs Cartesia Sonic Turbo

Why Murf Falcon Is the Smarter Choice for Voice Agents

When comparing latency, voice quality and cost, Murf Falcon leads against Cartesia’s Sonic Turbo voice model. Here’s a side-by-side breakdown of why Murf Falcon is the better option for building voice agents.
44% faster
Time-to-first-byte
2x higher
Numerical Accuracy
62% cheaper
to operate at scale
Comparing the models:

Murf Falcon & Cartesia Sonic Turbo

Features Comparison Table
Features
Murf Falcon
Cartesia Sonic Turbo
UTMOS Normalized
0.70
0.68
Numerical Accuracy
0.80
0.33
Multilingual Accuracy
0.92
0.83
Domain Accuracy
0.83
0.58
Contextual Accuracy
1
0.5
Model Latency 55ms 40ms
Time-To-First-Audio 130ms 233ms
Cost $0.01 /1000 characters $0.037/1000 characters
Languages supported 35+ 15+
On-prem Deployment
Concurrency 15 concurrent requests for Pay-as-you-go plans starting at $2 15 concurrent TTS requests starting at $299
Data Residency 11 geographies 2 geographies
Professional Voice Cloning Requires 60 mins of audio to clone Not supported
Telephony-optimization Supported in 8KHz audio Supported in 8KHz audio
Voice Quality

Falcon Outperforms Sonic Turbo by 30%

With Murf Falcon, build voice agents in which every conversation sounds clearer, more consistent and confident than Cartesia's Sonic Turbo. No matter who’s listening - get all product terminologies, acronyms and technical information - exactly the way you want it, every time.
0.88 accuracy in numerical pronunciation
vs. Sonic Turbo’s 0.33
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0.83 Domain accuracy
vs. Sonic Turbo’s 0.58
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1.00 Contextual accuracy
vs. Sonic Turbo’s 0.50
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Latency

Murf Falcon Delivers Faster TTFA Latency

Model latency is non-inclusive of network, application, or real-world deployment delays. Murf Falcon outperforms Cartesia’s Sonic Turbo when building voice agents - where live conversational flow is impacted.
44%
Faster TTFA than Cartesia’s Sonic Turbo
130ms time to first audio
Even across 10,000 concurrent sessions
10+ geographies for data residency
Delivering consistent performances across locations
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Cost

Cheapest Voice Model in the market

With Murf Falcon, reduce voice agent costs by up to 50%.
$0.01
per 1,000 characters

Murf Falcon keeps pricing flat, simple, and production-friendly. Predict costs precisely without worrying about usage caps.

The Real Cost Difference
Cost
Cost Comparison
Why Murf? <130ms end-to-end latency • 35+ languages • $0.01 / min

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The fastest, most efficient Text-to-speech API for building voice agents.