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Best text-to-speech (TTS) APIs and apps, with published prices

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

Text-to-speech tools turn text into spoken audio. Developer APIs usually bill per 1,000 characters or by plan credits; consumer readers bill a monthly subscription. Below are the TTS tools in our directory, with prices from each official page and the date we read it.

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Per-character API rates published by TTS providers

ProviderPublished pricingNotes
Deepgram (Aura-2, Flux TTS)Aura-2 $0.030 per 1k characters pay as you go ($0.027 Growth); Aura-1 $0.0150; Flux TTS $0.0450Billed per 1,000 characters of input text; $200 free credit, no card
Murf AI (Falcon)From $0.01 per 1,000 characters (Falcon 2.1), $10 free creditFrom our listing, checked Oct 22, 2026

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

Text-to-speech tools in our directory (6)

ToolWhat it doesHow you payPublished priceLinks
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
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
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

API or app?

  • Developer APIs (Cartesia, Deepgram, ElevenLabs, Murf) bill by characters or credits and suit products and agents.
  • Reader apps such as Speechify bill a monthly or yearly subscription for listening to documents and web pages.
  • Voiceover studios such as WellSaid focus on licensed voices for production audio.

Pricing pages: ElevenLabs, Cartesia, Deepgram, Speechify.

FAQ

How much does a text-to-speech API cost?
On Nov 6, 2026 Deepgram listed Aura-2 at $0.030 per 1,000 characters pay as you go; Murf lists Falcon from $0.01 per 1,000 characters; ElevenLabs and Cartesia sell monthly credit plans from $0 (free tiers) upward.
Which TTS tools have a free tier?
ElevenLabs (10k credits) and Cartesia (20K credits) list free plans; Deepgram gives $200 in free credit; Murf gives $10 of API credit; Speechify has a limited free plan.

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

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