"AI podcast generator" covers three different jobs. Some tools write and voice a whole episode from a document or a link. Some host your show and push it to podcast apps. Others help you record and edit real people. This page sorts 7 tools by what their own sites say they do, then shows the cheapest plan you can publish with.
Use this page to identify the kind of tool and publishing rights you need. We compare features, prices and terms from official pages; we have not compared generated scripts, factual accuracy or how the audio sounds. For prices at a given number of minutes, use the pricing calculator; for license details, use the license checker.
AI podcast tools compared
| Tool | What it does | You start from | In the vendor's words | Cheapest plan with commercial use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElevenLabsVisit site Checked | Generates episodes | A document (EPUB, PDF, TXT, HTML, DOCX, XML or FDX), a URL, or an existing project | GenFM "allows you to automatically create a podcast based on any document you provide." | Starter, $6/mo Yes | Host-and-guest conversation or a single-host bulletin. Writing the script is free; converting it to audio uses your usual credits. |
| ListnrVisit site Checked | Generates episodes; Hosts and distributes | A topic, link or document, or your own script | "Write it yourself, or let Studio draft the episode from a topic, link, or document." | Individual, $19/mo (billed annually; monthly price not shown on official site) Yes | Hosts your show with an RSS feed and pushes episodes to Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube Music. |
| AsyncVisit site Checked | Records and edits; Hosts and distributes | Your own recording, solo or with guests | "Record, edit, enhance, and publish your podcast from one AI-powered podcast studio." | Essentials, $19.99/mo per seat Yes | Gives you an RSS feed and a podcast page. |
| WondercraftVisit site Checked | Generates episodes | Not stated | "Go from idea to publish-ready podcast episode in minutes — no mic, no editing, no studio." | Creator, $25/mo Yes | The pricing page now leads with AI video; podcasts are one of its tools. |
| JellypodVisit site Checked | Generates episodes; Hosts and distributes | Not stated | Plans include a "Hosted podcast website" and "Spotify, YouTube & Apple Podcasts distribution". | Starter, $30/mo Yes | No free plan, only a 7-day free trial. Episodes up to 60 minutes below Enterprise. |
| DescriptVisit site Checked | Records and edits | Your own recording | "Seamlessly record, transcribe, edit, make clips, and publish, all in Descript." | Not verified | Edit audio and video by editing the transcript. |
| SpeechifyVisit site Checked | Generates episodes | A document or a prompt | "Upload a document or drop in a prompt, and Speechify instantly transforms it into a AI podcast you can listen to." | Personal listening only | Part of the Speechify reader, for listening yourself. Speechify allows commercial use only for Voice Over Studio output. |
Turn a document or link into an episode
ElevenLabs, Jellypod, Listnr, Speechify and Wondercraft generate episodes from text you give them. They differ in what they take in and what you can do before the audio is made:
- ElevenLabs GenFM takes a document or a URL and writes a host-and-guest conversation or a single-host bulletin. You can edit the script before you convert it to audio, and the script itself costs nothing.
- Listnr drafts an episode from a topic, link or document, or you write the script yourself, and can read it in a clone of your own voice. Our voice cloning comparison covers clone prices and consent rules.
- Speechify's AI Podcasts turn a document or prompt into a podcast for you to listen to, inside its reader app. Speechify allows commercial use only for its Voice Over Studio output.
Google's NotebookLM, whose help center now calls it Gemini Notebook, makes Audio Overviews: AI hosts discuss the sources you upload, in formats such as Deep Dive, Brief, Critique and Debate. Its help page doesn't cover pricing or commercial use, so it isn't in the table.
Host and distribute your show
Async, Jellypod and Listnr host your show. Listnr and Async give you an RSS feed for podcast directories, and Jellypod's plans include distribution to Spotify, YouTube and Apple Podcasts. If you only need audio files, any tool that exports audio works with a separate podcast host.
Record and edit real voices
Async and Descript are for podcasts with real people. Descript lets you edit audio and video by editing the transcript. Async records solo or with guests and then hosts the show.
Commercial use and AI disclosure
Free plans and trials are usually for non-commercial use. Wondercraft's terms let paid users use their output commercially, during and after the subscription, and limit free users to non-commercial use. Jellypod's terms say the same for paid users and for its free trial.
Publishing AI audio can also mean labeling it. Jellypod's terms say Apple Podcasts requires AI disclosure in the content and in the metadata of each show and episode, and make you responsible for every disclosure a platform or law requires. Check your host's and each directory's rules before you publish.
We re-check every tool each month, and the date at the top of this page tells you when we last did.