Independent checks of AI voice generators
We check AI voice tools against their own official sites: what each plan costs, whether you can use the audio commercially, and whether the tool is still running. We track 25 tools and re-check every one each month.
Latest check: November 3, 2026. Three tools were unavailable, confirmed shut down or had pivoted when checked.
What commercial use costs, tool by tool
Each bar is the cheapest monthly plan that allows commercial use. Striped bars have conditions, hatched bars have unclear terms, and a flat line means the tool was unavailable, confirmed shut down or had pivoted when checked. *Speechify, Listnr show only an annual price.
Verification ledger
| Tool | Cheapest plan with commercial use | Last verified |
|---|---|---|
| Voicemaker | Starter, $5/mo | |
| Typecast | Basic, $5/mo (conditional) | |
| ElevenLabs | Starter, $6/mo | |
| Speechify | Studio Starter, $8.33/mo (billed annually; monthly price not shown) | |
| Uberduck | Creator, $9.99/mo | |
| TTSMaker | Lite, $13.99/mo | |
| Fish Audio | Plus, $15/mo (conditional) | |
| Listnr | Individual, $19/mo (billed annually; monthly price not shown) | |
| WellSaid Labs | Starter, $19/mo | |
| Async | Essentials, $19.99/mo (per seat) | |
| Wondercraft | Creator, $25/mo | |
| Murf | Creator, $29/mo | |
| NaturalReader | Starter, $29/mo | |
| Synthesys | Starter, $29/mo | |
| Jellypod | Starter, $30/mo | |
| MiniMax Audio | None with clear terms | |
| Descript | None with clear terms | |
| LOVOUnavailable | — | |
| Play.htUnavailable | — | |
| Resemble AIPivoted | — |
Developer APIs
| Tool | Price per 1M characters | Tier | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Polly | $4 | Standard | |
| Azure AI Speech | $15 | Standard Voice – Neural / Neural HD Flash (real-time and batch) | |
| OpenAI TTS | $15 | tts-1 | |
| Google Cloud Text-to-Speech | $30 | Chirp 3: HD voices | |
| Cartesia | Not verified | no per-character price |
Guides and tools
- AI Voice Generator Pricing (2026): Cost Calculator for 13 Tools
Compare AI voice generator prices for 13 tools: monthly cost for 60 or 300 minutes, commercial rights, APIs, and a calculator for your own usage.
- Can You Use AI Voices Commercially? License Checker for 17 Tools (2026)
10 of 15 AI voice free plans forbid commercial use. Check any tool's free and paid license, attribution rules and conditions, from official terms.
- ElevenLabs vs Fish Audio (2026): Price per Minute, Free Plans and Licensing Compared
ElevenLabs vs Fish Audio, from official pricing: cost for 60 and 300 minutes a month, free plans we used, voice cloning, consent rules and commercial use.
- How Much Does ElevenLabs Cost? Plans and Price per Minute (2026)
ElevenLabs pricing from its official site: every plan's monthly and annual price, minutes of speech, cost per minute, and how credits and top-ups work.
- How Much Does Fish Audio Cost? Plans, Free Credits and API Pricing (2026)
Fish Audio pricing from its official site: Plus, Pro and Max prices, minutes and cost per minute, the free plan's credits, API rates and commercial terms.
- Is ElevenLabs Free? What the Free Plan Includes and Its Limits (2026)
ElevenLabs' free plan, from its official pages: monthly credits and minutes, no commercial use, the attribution rule, and the Unusual activity block.
- Is Play.ht Shut Down? Best Play.ht Alternatives in 2026
Play.ht (PlayHT) was unavailable when checked; no shutdown confirmed. Compare alternatives by verified prices and licenses for cloning, narration and APIs.
- Is VoiceStudio Free? Pro Price, License and How It Compares to ElevenLabs (2026)
VoiceStudio pricing from its own site: the free open-source app, Pro and Lifetime prices, what commercial use needs, and how it compares to ElevenLabs.
- What Do AI Voice Cloning Tools Cost? 10 Tools and Consent Rules (2026)
Compare 10 AI voice cloning tools by the cheapest plan with cloning, commercial terms, free-plan limits and each vendor's consent rule.
- Which AI Podcast Tools Generate, Host or Edit? 7 Compared (2026)
Compare 7 AI podcast tools: which ones turn documents or links into episodes, which host your show, and the cheapest plan you can publish with.
- Which Free AI Voice Generators Actually Work? 10 Free Plans Tested (2026)
We ran one 1,000-character script on 10 AI voice free plans: sign-up checks, minutes of audio, generation speed, watermarks and blocks.
How we check
Every price, allowance and license term on this site is read from the vendor's own site in a browser. We don't use third-party reports. When a vendor's wording is unclear, we say so instead of guessing. Read our methodology.