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Voice tool profile

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).

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.
Audience
Creators, developers, podcasters, video teams
Category
Voice

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

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.

Verify the current plan, credits, output limits, and commercial terms before purchasing.

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

Step-by-step evaluation guides for Fish Audio — workflow fit, pricing, rights, and a same-input test before paying.

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