Murf AI vs Synthesia: voice AI pricing compared
Updated 2026-11-10 · listed A to Z, not ranked
Murf AI is a voice AI platform with text to speech, speech to text, voice changing and translation. Its API is billed per character, minute or hour of use, with a free trial credit to start.
Synthesia makes AI avatar videos and meters usage in credits. Pro can be sized up in credit tiers.
Listed A to Z, from murf.ai and synthesia.io. Every figure below is quoted from those pages.
- Main price table
- Free Trial, Pay as you go, Enterprise
- Free option
- Free Trial: $0: $10 in free API credit, no card required
- Published prices
- $10 free trial credit, then pay as you go. TTS from $0.01 per 1,000 characters, speech to text $0.24/hour.
- Main price table
- Basic, Starter, Pro
- Free option
- Basic: $0
- Published prices
- Basic free with 500 credits, Starter $19 a month ($9 first month), Pro $89 ($49 first month) and Pro credit tiers up to 48,000.
How we checked: Prices quoted from each official pricing page: Murf AI checked Nov 10, 2026, Synthesia checked Nov 10, 2026. Taxes, usage overages and promotions can change what you pay; confirm with each provider before you buy.
How they compare
- Main price table. Murf AI lists 3 entries (Free Trial, Pay as you go, Enterprise); Synthesia lists 3 (Basic, Starter, Pro).
- Free option. Murf AI: Free Trial: $0: $10 in free API credit, no card required. Synthesia: Basic: $0.
- How prices are quoted. Murf AI: “API plans”. Synthesia: “Plans (monthly billing)”.
Murf AI plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | $0: $10 in free API credit, no card required | 150+ voices in 35+ languages; up to 5 concurrent text-to-speech and speech-to-text requests |
| Pay as you go | Buy credit as needed; credit never expires | Up to 5 concurrent text-to-speech and 150 concurrent speech-to-text requests |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Custom terms |
| Service | Rate |
|---|---|
| Text to speech, Falcon (conversational, low latency) | $0.01 / 1,000 characters |
| Text to speech, studio quality | $0.03 / 1,000 characters |
| Speech to text (beta) | $0.24 / hour |
| Voice changer | $0.10 / minute |
| Translation | $0.02 / 1,000 characters |
Rates from the API tab of murf.ai/pricing. Murf also sells Studio subscriptions for its web editor on a separate tab.
From murf.ai, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: Murf AI pricing.
Synthesia plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Credits per month |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | 500, plus a free allowance (10 minutes of Studio video or dubbing, 3 survey responses); watermark |
| Starter | $19 per month ($9 first month) | 1,250 (about 12 minutes of video) |
| Pro | $89 per month ($49 first month) | 6,000 (about 60 minutes) |
| Credits per month | Price per month |
|---|---|
| 6,000 | $89 |
| 12,000 | $176 |
| 24,000 | $347 |
| 36,000 | $514 |
| 48,000 | $676 |
From synthesia.io, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: Synthesia pricing.
FAQ
How much does Murf AI cost?
$10 free trial credit, then pay as you go. TTS from $0.01 per 1,000 characters, speech to text $0.24/hour. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
How much does Synthesia cost?
Basic free with 500 credits, Starter $19 a month ($9 first month), Pro $89 ($49 first month) and Pro credit tiers up to 48,000. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
Do Murf AI and Synthesia have a free option?
Murf AI: Free Trial: $0: $10 in free API credit, no card required. Synthesia: Basic: $0.
Which is better, Murf AI or Synthesia?
We do not pick a winner. The two price and package their products differently; the tables above quote each official pricing page so you can match a plan to your own usage.
Where do these prices come from?
Each vendor's own pricing page: murf.ai (checked Nov 10, 2026) and synthesia.io (checked Nov 10, 2026). Prices change; confirm on the vendor's page before you buy.
Sources (official pages, read 2026-11-10)
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