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Speechify

A text-to-speech company with two products: a reading app for listening to documents aloud (1,000+ voices, 60+ languages on Premium), and Speechify Studio, a browser suite for AI voiceovers, voice cloning, dubbing, and AI video with stock assets.

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Best for
Creators who want fast browser-based AI voiceovers, cloned-voice narration, or multi-language dubbing in one suite, plus a reading app for consuming content aloud.
Starting point
Free app plan (10 basic voices, 1.5x speed, reading features only).
Free plan
Yes — Free plan: listen anywhere at up to 1.5x speed with 10 robotic-sounding voices, limited to...
Key limitation
Free Studio tier has no commercial usage rights — Studio Starter ($100/yr) is the entry point for monetized content.

Choose it if

Creators who want fast browser-based AI voiceovers, cloned-voice narration, or multi-language dubbing in one suite, plus a reading app for consuming content aloud.

Avoid it if

  • Free Studio tier has no commercial usage rights — Studio Starter ($100/yr) is the entry point for monetized content.
  • Premium reading app and Studio are separate subscriptions.
  • Studio credits (600 free / 86,400 Starter / 345,600 Creator per year) are consumed by voiceover and dubbing output; no per-minute rate is published on the pricing page.

Free-plan suitability

Free plan: listen anywhere at up to 1.5x speed with 10 robotic-sounding voices, limited to text-to-speech features; Premium is $29/month and adds 1,000+ natural voices, 60+ languages, 5x speed, AI summaries/chats, voice typing, and AI podcasts.

Where it fits

Creators who want fast browser-based AI voiceovers, cloned-voice narration, or multi-language dubbing in one suite, plus a reading app for consuming content aloud.

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Pricing note

Starting point
Free app plan (10 basic voices, 1.5x speed, reading features only).
Free plan
Yes — Free plan: listen anywhere at up to 1.5x speed with 10 robotic-sounding voices, limited to...

Free app plan (10 basic voices, 1.5x speed, reading features only). Premium app $29/month, with annual billing advertised at ~60% savings. Studio for creators: Free 600 credits (no commercial rights), Starter $100/year with commercial usage rights and voice cloning, Creator $300/year (345,600 credits).

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Is it legit?

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

Company
Speechify Inc

Free plan details

Free plan: listen anywhere at up to 1.5x speed with 10 robotic-sounding voices, limited to text-to-speech features; Premium is $29/month and adds 1,000+ natural voices, 60+ languages, 5x speed, AI summaries/chats, voice typing, and AI podcasts.

Trade-offs to check

  • Free Studio tier has no commercial usage rights — Studio Starter ($100/yr) is the entry point for monetized content.
  • Premium reading app and Studio are separate subscriptions.
  • Studio credits (600 free / 86,400 Starter / 345,600 Creator per year) are consumed by voiceover and dubbing output; no per-minute rate is published on the pricing page.

What Speechify does

  • Text-to-speech app and Voice AI Assistant: listen to text aloud across the web app, Chrome/Edge extensions, iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows
  • Premium plan: 1,000+ high-quality natural voices in 60+ languages, listen at up to 5x speed, and Scan & Listen (OCR)
  • AI features: Voice Typing dictation (write 5x faster), AI Podcasts (create natural-sounding podcasts instantly), and Voice AI Assistant chat about anything including websites and books
  • Integrations with Google Drive, Dropbox, and Microsoft OneDrive; AI summaries & chats on Premium
  • Broader product family: AI voice generator, voice over, dubbing, voice cloning, Studio Voices, Studio Captions, Speechify Work, and Speechify API
  • Free plan: listen at speeds up to 1.5x with 10 robotic-sounding voices, text-to-speech features only

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