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Best AI voice tools: voice generators, voice agents and speech APIs

Updated Nov 6, 2026. Listed A to Z, not ranked. Prices change often: confirm with each provider.

“AI voice” covers three jobs: generating speech (voiceovers, reading aloud, cloning), talking on the phone (voice agents that answer and make calls), and understanding speech (transcription). This page puts every voice tool in our directory in one table, with the price each publishes.

Looking for one job only? See text-to-speech, voice agents or speech-to-text.

Headline published prices

ProviderPublished pricingNotes
AssemblyAISTT from $0.15/hr (Universal-2, Universal-Streaming); TTS $15 per 1M charactersFree tier, no card
Bland AIStart $0.14/min; Build $0.12/min + $299/moLLM, STT and TTS included in the rate
CartesiaFree $0 (20K credits); Pro $5; Startup $49; Scale $299/mo; agents $0.03/minTelephony $0.014/min on Cartesia numbers
DeepgramNova-3 $0.0077/min; Aura-2 TTS $0.030 per 1k characters$200 free credit
ElevenLabsFree 10k credits; Starter $6; Creator $22; Pro $99; Scale $299; Business $990Credits shared across TTS, STT, music, dubbing
Retell AI$0.07–$0.31 per minute$10 free credits; 20 concurrent calls

Quoted from each provider’s official pricing page on Nov 6, 2026.

AI voice tools in our directory (10)

ToolWhat it doesHow you payPublished priceLinks
Bland AIPlatform for building and running AI phone agents that make and answer calls, with self-hosted speech and language models.Card / subscriptionStart $0.14/min talk time, $0 platform fee; Build $0.12/min + $299/mo platform fee; Enterprise custom. Checked Nov 6, 2026 on bland.ai/pricing. (checked 2026-11-06)Listing · Pricing
CartesiaReal-time voice AI: text-to-speech and speech-to-text models plus managed voice agents, in 44 languages.Card / subscriptionFree $0 (20K credits); Pro $5; Startup $49; Scale $299/mo; voice agents $0.03/min; telephony $0.014/min. Checked Nov 6, 2026 on cartesia.ai/pricing. (checked 2026-11-06)Listing · Pricing
DeepgramSpeech-to-text, text-to-speech and voice agent APIs for developers building real-time voice apps.Card / subscriptionPay as you go Nova-3 monolingual streaming $0.0077/min; Growth prepaid from $4,000/year. Voice Agent Standard $0.075/min. Checked Nov 6, 2026 on deepgram.com/pricing. (checked 2026-11-06)Listing · Pricing
ElevenLabsAI voice generator and voice agents platform: text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing and conversational agents, with APIs and SDKs.Card / subscriptionFree $0 (10k credits); Starter $6/mo (30k); Creator $22/mo (121k, $11 first month); Pro $99; Scale $299; Business $990. Annual discounts shown on page. Checked Nov 6, 2026 on elevenlabs.io/pricing. (checked 2026-11-06)Listing · Pricing
Murf AIAI voice platform for voiceovers and conversational agents, with a text-to-speech and speech-to-text API.Card / subscriptionAPI: $10 free credit, then pay as you go from $0.01 per 1,000 characters (Falcon 2.1 text-to-speech). Studio plans: see provider. (checked 2026-10-22)Listing · Pricing
Retell AIVoice AI agents for phone calls: answer, qualify and book appointments, with call testing, analytics and webhooks.Card / subscriptionPay as you go from $0.07–$0.31/min for AI voice agents ($10 free credits); chat agents from $0.002+/msg; Enterprise custom. Checked Nov 6, 2026 on retellai.com/pricing. (checked 2026-11-06)Listing · Pricing
SpeechifyText-to-speech reader that reads documents, PDFs and web pages aloud, plus voice typing.Card / subscriptionFree plan (limited voices/speed). Premium $29/month or $139 billed yearly. Checked Nov 6, 2026 on speechify.com/pricing. (checked 2026-11-06)Listing · Pricing
SynthflowVoice AI platform for automating inbound and outbound business phone calls at enterprise scale.Card / subscriptionEnterprise contracts start at $30,000 per year (per its pricing page). (checked 2026-10-22)Listing · Pricing
VapiDeveloper platform to build, test and deploy voice AI agents, choosing your own transcriber, model and voice providers.Card / subscription$5 free credits; Vapi hosting $0.05/min prepaid; provider costs pass through; Core $29/mo; Pro 10% of hosting fee with $999/mo minimum. Checked Nov 6, 2026 on vapi.ai/pricing. (checked 2026-11-06)Listing · Pricing
WellSaidAI voice generator for professional voiceovers, with a library of licensed voices and styles.Card / subscriptionFree trial; paid plans: see provider. (checked 2026-10-22)Listing · Pricing

Sort by job

  • Voice generation: ElevenLabs, Cartesia, Murf, WellSaid; reading aloud for yourself: Speechify.
  • Voice agents (phone and web): Bland, Retell, Synthflow, Vapi; Cartesia and Deepgram also sell agent minutes.
  • Speech to text: Deepgram and AssemblyAI (see Deepgram vs AssemblyAI).

Head-to-heads: Speechify vs ElevenLabs, Retell vs Bland, Cartesia vs ElevenLabs.

FAQ

What is the best AI voice generator?
We do not rank. ElevenLabs, Cartesia, Murf and WellSaid are the voice generators in our directory; ElevenLabs and Cartesia list free plans (10k and 20K credits) on Nov 6, 2026.
How much does an AI voice agent cost per minute?
On Nov 6, 2026: Retell $0.07–$0.31/min, Bland $0.14/min (Start), Cartesia agents $0.03/min plus telephony and LLM, Vapi $0.05/min hosting plus providers.
Which AI voice tools are free to try?
ElevenLabs and Cartesia have free plans; Deepgram gives $200 credit; Retell $10; AssemblyAI a free tier; Speechify a limited free plan.

Sources (read Nov 6, 2026): elevenlabs.io/pricing · cartesia.ai/pricing · deepgram.com/pricing · www.assemblyai.com/pricing · www.retellai.com/pricing · www.bland.ai/pricing

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