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Fish Audio

A studio-grade AI text-to-speech and voice cloning platform with emotion control, voice design, and 2M+ community voices across 8 languages. Raised $52M seed, 8M+ builders. Open-sources models (Fish Speech, S1, S2).

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Best for
Creators who want free, realistic TTS with cloning plus affordable paid tiers (Plus $5.5/mo annual), and teams needing bulk generation (Pro/Max) with commercial rights.
Starting point
Free $0 (8,000 credits/month, ~7 min, 3 public voice slots, personal non-commercial).
Free plan
Yes — Free $0: 8,000 credits monthly (roughly 7 minutes at 600-625 credits/min), up to 500 chars per...
Key limitation
Free plan is personal, non-commercial only — commercial use starts at Plus.

Choose it if

Creators who want free, realistic TTS with cloning plus affordable paid tiers (Plus $5.5/mo annual), and teams needing bulk generation (Pro/Max) with commercial rights.

Avoid it if

  • Free plan is personal, non-commercial only — commercial use starts at Plus.
  • Only 8 languages (fewer than ElevenLabs/Speechify).
  • Voice slots limited on Free (3 public) and Plus (10 private).

Free-plan suitability

Free $0: 8,000 credits monthly (roughly 7 minutes at 600-625 credits/min), up to 500 chars per generation, 3 public voice slots, standard speed, enhanced voice cloning, personal non-commercial use only.

Where it fits

Creators who want free, realistic TTS with cloning plus affordable paid tiers (Plus $5.5/mo annual), and teams needing bulk generation (Pro/Max) with commercial rights.

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Pricing note

Starting point
Free $0 (8,000 credits/month, ~7 min, 3 public voice slots, personal non-commercial).
Free plan
Yes — Free $0: 8,000 credits monthly (roughly 7 minutes at 600-625 credits/min), up to 500 chars per...

Free $0 (8,000 credits/month, ~7 min, 3 public voice slots, personal non-commercial). Plus $5.5/mo annual ($15 monthly, $66/yr) 250K credits/200 min. Pro $37.5/mo annual ($100 monthly, $450/yr) 2M credits/1,620 min, 3 seats. Max $749/mo annual ($999 monthly, $8,988/yr) 25M credits. Enterprise custom. Commercial use requires Premium (Free = personal, non-commercial only). API pay-as-you-go for Premium.

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Is it legit?

Who is behind Fish Audio, where it is based, and what is publicly known about its funding. Company details change — verify on the official site before committing.

Company
Hanabi AI Inc
Founded
2023
Funding
$52M seed round; 8M+ builders; open-sources S1/S2 models (GitHub)

Free plan details

Free $0: 8,000 credits monthly (roughly 7 minutes at 600-625 credits/min), up to 500 chars per generation, 3 public voice slots, standard speed, enhanced voice cloning, personal non-commercial use only.

Trade-offs to check

  • Free plan is personal, non-commercial only — commercial use starts at Plus.
  • Only 8 languages (fewer than ElevenLabs/Speechify).
  • Voice slots limited on Free (3 public) and Plus (10 private).

What Fish Audio does

  • Text-to-speech with emotion control and voice design
  • Voice cloning (enhanced on all tiers)
  • 2M+ community voices in 8 languages
  • Story Studio, voice changer, audio separation, audio translation, sound effects
  • Pay-as-you-go API for premium subscribers
  • Voice cloning commercial rights on paid tiers

Evaluation guide

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