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EAI voice generation, voice cloning, dubbing and voice agents for creators and teams
Free, from $6/mo
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Natural-sounding AI voices.
5 tools4 with a free plan5 with an API
5 tools
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Free, from $6/mo
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AI voice generation, voice cloning, dubbing and voice agents for creators and teams
Text to SpeechFree planAPI
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Free, from $29/mo
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Reads documents, web pages and books aloud with 1,000+ AI voices
Text to SpeechFree planAPI
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Free, from $19/mo
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AI voice generator, dubbing and voice agents for creators and businesses
Text to SpeechFree planAPI
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WAI voiceovers from text using voices licensed from professional voice actors
Free, from $10/mo
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Free, from $10/mo
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AI voiceovers from text using voices licensed from professional voice actors
Text to SpeechFree planAPI
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From $18/mo
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Voice cloning, speech-to-speech and TTS for film, games, ads and creators
Voice CloningAPI
Text to Speech tools compared
From each vendor's own pages, re-checked every two months. Of 5 tools we checked, 1 of 1 that state a policy don't train AI on your content, and 2 hold SOC 2 or ISO 27001.
Cost per minute of generated audio
Cheapest paid plan divided by what it includes per month.
- 1ElevenLabs$0.20
- 2WellSaid Labs$0.95
| Tool | Commercial rights | AI dubbing | Pronunciation control | Emotion/style control |
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| EElevenLabs | — | |||
| SSpeechify | — | — | — | |
| WWellSaid Labs | — | |||
| MMurf AI | — | — |
— means the vendor's site doesn't say.
How to choose text to speech tools
Every tool listed here has an API, so API access won't help you choose. These four things will:
- What you're making. Speechify reads documents, web pages and books aloud to you. ElevenLabs, Murf AI and WellSaid Labs turn text into voiceovers you can publish. Respeecher is aimed at studios, games and creators, and focuses on voice cloning and speech-to-speech.
- Where the voices come from. WellSaid Labs uses voices licensed from professional voice actors. ElevenLabs and Respeecher offer voice cloning. Speechify has more than 1,000 AI voices.
- Pricing. Murf AI is paid only. The others have free tiers. Listed paid plans start at $6/mo for ElevenLabs, $10/mo for WellSaid Labs and $29/mo for Speechify.
- Platforms. Most of these tools run in the browser. Speechify also has apps for iOS, Android, macOS and Windows, plus a Chrome extension. Murf AI has a Windows app.
If you need dubbing or voice agents, look at ElevenLabs and Murf AI.
Frequently asked questions
Are there free text-to-speech tools?
Yes. ElevenLabs, WellSaid Labs, Speechify and Respeecher all have free tiers. Murf AI is paid only.
How much does AI text-to-speech cost?
Among these tools, paid plans start at $6/mo for ElevenLabs, $10/mo for WellSaid Labs and $29/mo for Speechify. We don't have listed starting prices for Murf AI or Respeecher.
What should I look for in a text-to-speech tool?
Start with your use case. Do you want text read aloud to you, or voiceovers to publish? Next, check whether you need voice cloning, which ElevenLabs and Respeecher offer, or voices licensed from actors, which WellSaid Labs offers. Finally, check which platforms the tool supports and whether its pricing fits your budget.
What are the alternatives to ElevenLabs?
Murf AI also covers voiceovers, dubbing and voice agents. WellSaid Labs focuses on voices licensed from voice actors. Respeecher offers voice cloning and speech-to-speech. If you mainly want to listen to documents, try Speechify.