diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 58cd00de..59eebe9f 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ WHISPER_VERBOSE=true
 PORT=3123
 DEV=true # local development mode
 DATA_DIR_PATH= # only for docker, otherwise leave empty
+MINIMAX_API_KEY= # optional, enables MiniMax cloud TTS provider. Get your key at https://platform.minimax.io/
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 73966d98..755b3263 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export class Config {
   public whisperVersion: string = whisperVersion;
   public whisperModel: whisperModels = defaultWhisperModel;
   public kokoroModelPrecision: kokoroModelPrecision = "fp32";
+  public minimaxApiKey: string | null = null;
 
   // docker-specific, performance-related settings to prevent memory issues
   public concurrency?: number;
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ export class Config {
         .KOKORO_MODEL_PRECISION as kokoroModelPrecision;
     }
 
+    this.minimaxApiKey = process.env.MINIMAX_API_KEY || null;
+
     this.concurrency = process.env.CONCURRENCY
       ? parseInt(process.env.CONCURRENCY)
       : undefined;
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 1e13b73d..c5b3b620 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs-extra";
 
 import { Kokoro } from "./short-creator/libraries/Kokoro";
+import { MiniMax } from "./short-creator/libraries/MiniMax";
 import { Remotion } from "./short-creator/libraries/Remotion";
 import { Whisper } from "./short-creator/libraries/Whisper";
 import { FFMpeg } from "./short-creator/libraries/FFmpeg";
@@ -41,6 +42,13 @@ async function main() {
   const ffmpeg = await FFMpeg.init();
   const pexelsApi = new PexelsAPI(config.pexelsApiKey);
 
+  const minimax = config.minimaxApiKey
+    ? MiniMax.fromApiKey(config.minimaxApiKey)
+    : undefined;
+  if (minimax) {
+    logger.info("MiniMax TTS provider enabled");
+  }
+
   logger.debug("initializing the short creator");
   const shortCreator = new ShortCreator(
     config,
@@ -50,6 +58,7 @@ async function main() {
     ffmpeg,
     pexelsApi,
     musicManager,
+    minimax,
   );
 
   if (!config.runningInDocker) {
diff --git a/src/short-creator/ShortCreator.ts b/src/short-creator/ShortCreator.ts
index 28497b99..ea5dd4b4 100644
--- a/src/short-creator/ShortCreator.ts
+++ b/src/short-creator/ShortCreator.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { OrientationEnum } from "./../types/shorts";
+import { OrientationEnum, MiniMaxVoiceEnum } from "./../types/shorts";
 /* eslint-disable @remotion/deterministic-randomness */
 import fs from "fs-extra";
 import cuid from "cuid";
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import https from "https";
 import http from "http";
 
 import { Kokoro } from "./libraries/Kokoro";
+import { MiniMax } from "./libraries/MiniMax";
 import { Remotion } from "./libraries/Remotion";
 import { Whisper } from "./libraries/Whisper";
 import { FFMpeg } from "./libraries/FFmpeg";
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ export class ShortCreator {
     private ffmpeg: FFMpeg,
     private pexelsApi: PexelsAPI,
     private musicManager: MusicManager,
+    private minimax?: MiniMax,
   ) {}
 
   public status(id: string): VideoStatus {
@@ -106,12 +108,29 @@ export class ShortCreator {
     const orientation: OrientationEnum =
       config.orientation || OrientationEnum.portrait;
 
+    const MINIMAX_VOICES = new Set(Object.values(MiniMaxVoiceEnum) as string[]);
+
     let index = 0;
     for (const scene of inputScenes) {
-      const audio = await this.kokoro.generate(
-        scene.text,
-        config.voice ?? "af_heart",
-      );
+      const isMinimaxVoice =
+        config.voice && MINIMAX_VOICES.has(config.voice);
+      let audio: { audio: ArrayBuffer; audioLength: number };
+      if (isMinimaxVoice) {
+        if (!this.minimax) {
+          throw new Error(
+            "MINIMAX_API_KEY environment variable is required to use MiniMax TTS voices",
+          );
+        }
+        audio = await this.minimax.generate(
+          scene.text,
+          config.voice as `${MiniMaxVoiceEnum}`,
+        );
+      } else {
+        audio = await this.kokoro.generate(
+          scene.text,
+          config.voice ?? "af_heart",
+        );
+      }
       let { audioLength } = audio;
       const { audio: audioStream } = audio;
 
@@ -292,6 +311,8 @@ export class ShortCreator {
   }
 
   public ListAvailableVoices(): string[] {
-    return this.kokoro.listAvailableVoices();
+    const kokoroVoices = this.kokoro.listAvailableVoices();
+    const minimaxVoices = this.minimax ? this.minimax.listAvailableVoices() : [];
+    return [...kokoroVoices, ...minimaxVoices];
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/short-creator/libraries/MiniMax.test.ts b/src/short-creator/libraries/MiniMax.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d44f2241
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/short-creator/libraries/MiniMax.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+process.env.LOG_LEVEL = "debug";
+
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import { MiniMax } from "./MiniMax";
+import { MiniMaxVoiceEnum } from "../../types/shorts";
+
+const DEFAULT_VOICE = MiniMaxVoiceEnum.English_Graceful_Lady;
+
+describe("MiniMax TTS", () => {
+  let mockFetch: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockFetch = vi.fn();
+    vi.stubGlobal("fetch", mockFetch);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+  });
+
+  describe("listAvailableVoices", () => {
+    it("returns all MiniMax voice IDs", () => {
+      const minimax = new MiniMax("test-key");
+      const voices = minimax.listAvailableVoices();
+      expect(voices).toEqual(Object.values(MiniMaxVoiceEnum));
+      expect(voices.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("generate", () => {
+    it("calls the MiniMax TTS API with correct parameters", async () => {
+      const hexAudio = Buffer.from("mock audio data").toString("hex");
+      mockFetch.mockResolvedValue({
+        ok: true,
+        json: () =>
+          Promise.resolve({
+            data: { audio: hexAudio, status: 2 },
+            extra_info: { audio_length: 1500 },
+            base_resp: { status_code: 0, status_msg: "success" },
+          }),
+      });
+
+      const minimax = new MiniMax("test-key");
+      const result = await minimax.generate("Hello world", DEFAULT_VOICE);
+
+      expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "https://api.minimax.io/v1/t2a_v2",
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          method: "POST",
+          headers: expect.objectContaining({
+            Authorization: "Bearer test-key",
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+          }),
+        }),
+      );
+
+      const callBody = JSON.parse(mockFetch.mock.calls[0][1].body);
+      expect(callBody.voice_setting.voice_id).toBe(DEFAULT_VOICE);
+      expect(callBody.stream).toBe(false);
+      expect(callBody.model).toBe("speech-2.8-hd");
+
+      expect(result.audioLength).toBe(1.5);
+      expect(result.audio).toBeInstanceOf(ArrayBuffer);
+    });
+
+    it("uses custom base URL when provided", async () => {
+      const hexAudio = Buffer.from("mock audio").toString("hex");
+      mockFetch.mockResolvedValue({
+        ok: true,
+        json: () =>
+          Promise.resolve({
+            data: { audio: hexAudio, status: 2 },
+            extra_info: { audio_length: 1000 },
+            base_resp: { status_code: 0, status_msg: "success" },
+          }),
+      });
+
+      const minimax = new MiniMax("test-key", "https://custom.example.com");
+      await minimax.generate("Hello", DEFAULT_VOICE);
+
+      expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "https://custom.example.com/v1/t2a_v2",
+        expect.anything(),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("throws on HTTP error response", async () => {
+      mockFetch.mockResolvedValue({
+        ok: false,
+        status: 401,
+        statusText: "Unauthorized",
+      });
+
+      const minimax = new MiniMax("bad-key");
+      await expect(
+        minimax.generate("Hello", DEFAULT_VOICE),
+      ).rejects.toThrow("MiniMax TTS API error: 401 Unauthorized");
+    });
+
+    it("throws on non-zero status_code in response body", async () => {
+      mockFetch.mockResolvedValue({
+        ok: true,
+        json: () =>
+          Promise.resolve({
+            base_resp: { status_code: 1001, status_msg: "Invalid API key" },
+          }),
+      });
+
+      const minimax = new MiniMax("bad-key");
+      await expect(
+        minimax.generate("Hello", DEFAULT_VOICE),
+      ).rejects.toThrow("MiniMax TTS error: Invalid API key");
+    });
+
+    it("decodes hex-encoded audio correctly", async () => {
+      const expectedBytes = [0x49, 0x44, 0x33]; // "ID3" MP3 header
+      const hexAudio = Buffer.from(expectedBytes).toString("hex");
+      mockFetch.mockResolvedValue({
+        ok: true,
+        json: () =>
+          Promise.resolve({
+            data: { audio: hexAudio, status: 2 },
+            extra_info: { audio_length: 500 },
+            base_resp: { status_code: 0, status_msg: "success" },
+          }),
+      });
+
+      const minimax = new MiniMax("test-key");
+      const result = await minimax.generate("Hi", DEFAULT_VOICE);
+
+      const resultBytes = Array.from(new Uint8Array(result.audio));
+      expect(resultBytes).toEqual(expectedBytes);
+    });
+
+    it("converts audio_length from milliseconds to seconds", async () => {
+      const hexAudio = Buffer.from("audio").toString("hex");
+      mockFetch.mockResolvedValue({
+        ok: true,
+        json: () =>
+          Promise.resolve({
+            data: { audio: hexAudio, status: 2 },
+            extra_info: { audio_length: 3200 },
+            base_resp: { status_code: 0, status_msg: "success" },
+          }),
+      });
+
+      const minimax = new MiniMax("test-key");
+      const result = await minimax.generate("Hello", DEFAULT_VOICE);
+      expect(result.audioLength).toBe(3.2);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("fromApiKey", () => {
+    it("creates instance with the provided API key", () => {
+      const minimax = MiniMax.fromApiKey("my-api-key");
+      expect(minimax).toBeInstanceOf(MiniMax);
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("MiniMax TTS E2E", () => {
+  it.skipIf(!process.env.MINIMAX_API_KEY)(
+    "synthesizes speech with real API",
+    async () => {
+      const minimax = MiniMax.fromApiKey(process.env.MINIMAX_API_KEY!);
+      const result = await minimax.generate(
+        "Hello, this is a test.",
+        MiniMaxVoiceEnum.English_Graceful_Lady,
+      );
+      expect(result.audio).toBeInstanceOf(ArrayBuffer);
+      expect(result.audio.byteLength).toBeGreaterThan(100);
+      expect(result.audioLength).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    },
+    30000,
+  );
+});
diff --git a/src/short-creator/libraries/MiniMax.ts b/src/short-creator/libraries/MiniMax.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83a93ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/short-creator/libraries/MiniMax.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { logger } from "../../config";
+import { MiniMaxVoiceEnum } from "../../types/shorts";
+
+export type MiniMaxVoice = `${MiniMaxVoiceEnum}`;
+
+export class MiniMax {
+  constructor(
+    private apiKey: string,
+    private baseUrl: string = "https://api.minimax.io",
+  ) {}
+
+  async generate(
+    text: string,
+    voice: MiniMaxVoice,
+    model: string = "speech-2.8-hd",
+  ): Promise<{ audio: ArrayBuffer; audioLength: number }> {
+    const response = await fetch(`${this.baseUrl}/v1/t2a_v2`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${this.apiKey}`,
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        model,
+        text,
+        stream: false,
+        voice_setting: {
+          voice_id: voice,
+          speed: 1,
+          vol: 1,
+          pitch: 0,
+        },
+        audio_setting: {
+          sample_rate: 32000,
+          bitrate: 128000,
+          format: "mp3",
+          channel: 1,
+        },
+      }),
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `MiniMax TTS API error: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const result = await response.json();
+
+    if (result.base_resp?.status_code !== 0) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `MiniMax TTS error: ${result.base_resp?.status_msg ?? "Unknown error"}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const buf = Buffer.from(result.data.audio, "hex");
+    const audio = buf.buffer.slice(
+      buf.byteOffset,
+      buf.byteOffset + buf.byteLength,
+    ) as ArrayBuffer;
+    const audioLength = (result.extra_info?.audio_length ?? 0) / 1000;
+
+    logger.debug(
+      { text, voice, audioLength },
+      "Audio generated with MiniMax TTS",
+    );
+
+    return { audio, audioLength };
+  }
+
+  listAvailableVoices(): MiniMaxVoice[] {
+    return Object.values(MiniMaxVoiceEnum) as MiniMaxVoice[];
+  }
+
+  static fromApiKey(apiKey: string): MiniMax {
+    return new MiniMax(apiKey);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/types/shorts.ts b/src/types/shorts.ts
index 5065e0eb..d76e6b6c 100644
--- a/src/types/shorts.ts
+++ b/src/types/shorts.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ export enum VoiceEnum {
   bm_fable = "bm_fable",
 }
 
+export enum MiniMaxVoiceEnum {
+  English_Graceful_Lady = "English_Graceful_Lady",
+  English_Insightful_Speaker = "English_Insightful_Speaker",
+  English_radiant_girl = "English_radiant_girl",
+  English_Persuasive_Man = "English_Persuasive_Man",
+  English_Lucky_Robot = "English_Lucky_Robot",
+  English_expressive_narrator = "English_expressive_narrator",
+}
+
 export enum OrientationEnum {
   landscape = "landscape",
   portrait = "portrait",
@@ -105,9 +114,11 @@ export const renderConfig = z.object({
       "Background color of the caption, a valid css color, default is blue",
     ),
   voice: z
-    .nativeEnum(VoiceEnum)
+    .union([z.nativeEnum(VoiceEnum), z.nativeEnum(MiniMaxVoiceEnum)])
     .optional()
-    .describe("Voice to be used for the speech, default is af_heart"),
+    .describe(
+      "Voice to be used for the speech. Use VoiceEnum values for local Kokoro TTS (default: af_heart) or MiniMaxVoiceEnum values for MiniMax cloud TTS (requires MINIMAX_API_KEY).",
+    ),
   orientation: z
     .nativeEnum(OrientationEnum)
     .optional()
@@ -119,7 +130,7 @@ export const renderConfig = z.object({
 });
 export type RenderConfig = z.infer<typeof renderConfig>;
 
-export type Voices = `${VoiceEnum}`;
+export type Voices = `${VoiceEnum}` | `${MiniMaxVoiceEnum}`;
 
 export type Video = {
   id: string;