Commercial use at a glance
"Commercial use" means anything you publish to earn money: a monetized YouTube video, a paid course, an ad, a podcast with sponsors, or work you deliver to a client. Most AI voice tools allow it, but only on paid plans, and a few attach conditions or leave the question open.
| Tool | Free plan | Paid plans |
|---|---|---|
| Async | Yes | Yes, from $19.99 |
| Descript | Unclear | Unclear |
| ElevenLabs | No | Yes, from $6 |
| Fish Audio | No | Conditional |
| Jellypod | Not verified | Yes, from $30 |
| Listnr | No | Yes, from $19 |
| MiniMax Audio | Unclear | Unclear |
| Murf | No | Yes, from $29 |
| NaturalReader | Not verified | Yes, from $29 |
| Speechify | No | Yes, from $8.33 |
| Synthesys | Not verified | Yes, from $29 |
| TTSMaker | Yes | Yes, from $13.99 |
| Typecast | No | Conditional |
| Uberduck | No | Yes, from $9.99 |
| Voicemaker | No | Yes, from $5 |
| WellSaid Labs | No | Yes, from $19 |
| Wondercraft | No | Yes, from $25 |
License checker
What each tool's official site says, with links to the documents we read.
| Tool | Free plan: commercial use | Free plan: attribution | Cheapest plan with commercial use | Commercial terms (paid) | Restrictions | Official terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AsyncVisit site Checked | Yes | Not verified | Essentials, $19.99/mo (per seat) | Clear | Free: Based only on the general Terms of Service wording ('You may utilize the Output for any lawful purpose'); the pricing page has no commercial-use row. Essentials: Based only on the general Terms of Service wording ('You may utilize the Output for any lawful purpose'); the pricing page has no commercial-use row. Pro: Based only on the general Terms of Service wording ('You may utilize the Output for any lawful purpose'); the pricing page has no commercial-use row. Teams: Based only on the general Terms of Service wording ('You may utilize the Output for any lawful purpose'); the pricing page has no commercial-use row. | |
| DescriptVisit site Checked | Unclear | Not verified | None with clear terms | Unclear | Free: The official site does not explicitly grant commercial use; the Terms only state that you own your Input and Output. Hobbyist: The official site does not explicitly grant commercial use; the Terms only state that you own your Input and Output. Creator: The official site does not explicitly grant commercial use; the Terms only state that you own your Input and Output. Business: The official site does not explicitly grant commercial use; the Terms only state that you own your Input and Output. | |
| ElevenLabsVisit site Checked | No | Required | Starter, $6/mo | Clear | — | |
| Fish AudioVisit site Checked | No | Not required | Plus, $15/mo (conditional) | Conditional | Plus: Pricing FAQ: "Premium subscribers can use verified voices (that you own) for commercial purposes." The terms license paid users for commercial use without that condition. Pro: Pricing FAQ: "Premium subscribers can use verified voices (that you own) for commercial purposes." The terms license paid users for commercial use without that condition. Max: Pricing FAQ: "Premium subscribers can use verified voices (that you own) for commercial purposes." The terms license paid users for commercial use without that condition. | |
| JellypodVisit site Checked | Not verified | Not verified | Starter, $30/mo | Clear | Starter: You must add any AI disclosure that platforms or law require; Jellypod's terms say Apple Podcasts requires it. Creator: You must add any AI disclosure that platforms or law require; Jellypod's terms say Apple Podcasts requires it. Business: You must add any AI disclosure that platforms or law require; Jellypod's terms say Apple Podcasts requires it. | |
| ListnrVisit site Checked | No | Not verified | Individual, $19/mo (billed annually; monthly price not shown) | Clear | — | |
| MiniMax AudioVisit site Checked | Unclear | Not verified | None with clear terms | Unclear | Free: Commercial-use wording on the plan cards mentions songs only, and the general Terms of Service contain a clause prohibiting commercial use of the Services. Starter: Commercial-use wording on the plan cards mentions songs only, and the general Terms of Service contain a clause prohibiting commercial use of the Services. Creator: Commercial-use wording on the plan cards mentions songs only, and the general Terms of Service contain a clause prohibiting commercial use of the Services. Standard: Commercial-use wording on the plan cards mentions songs only, and the general Terms of Service contain a clause prohibiting commercial use of the Services. Pro: Commercial-use wording on the plan cards mentions songs only, and the general Terms of Service contain a clause prohibiting commercial use of the Services. | |
| MurfVisit site Checked | No | Not verified | Creator, $29/mo | Clear | — | |
| NaturalReaderVisit site Checked | Not verified | Not verified | Starter, $29/mo | Clear | — | |
| SpeechifyVisit site Checked | No | Not verified | Studio Starter, $8.33/mo (billed annually; monthly price not shown) | Clear | — | |
| SynthesysVisit site Checked | Not verified | Not verified | Starter, $29/mo | Clear | — | |
| TTSMakerVisit site Checked | Yes | Not required | Lite, $13.99/mo | Clear | — | |
| TypecastVisit site Checked | No | Required | Basic, $5/mo (conditional) | Conditional: Basic, Plus Clear: Pro, Business | Basic: Help center: YouTube creators earning AdSense revenue must use the Pro plan. Plus: Help center: YouTube creators earning AdSense revenue must use the Pro plan. | |
| UberduckVisit site Checked | No | Not verified | Creator, $9.99/mo | No: Starter Clear: Creator, Pro | — | |
| VoicemakerVisit site Checked | No | Not verified | Starter, $5/mo | Clear | — | |
| WellSaid LabsVisit site Checked | No | Not verified | Starter, $19/mo | Clear | — | |
| WondercraftVisit site Checked | No | Not verified | Creator, $25/mo | Clear | — |
Clear means the official site grants commercial use in plain words. Conditional means it grants it with stated limits. Unclear means the wording is missing or contradicts itself.
Why free plans almost never allow commercial use
10 of the 15 free plans we checked say explicitly that you can't use them commercially. For 3 more, the site doesn't say clearly either way. The exceptions are Async and TTSMaker. Async's general terms let you use the output for any lawful purpose, and TTSMaker's commercial license covers audio made on its free plan, with no credit required.
Treat a free plan as a way to test voices, not as a way to publish. If your video is monetized, budget for the cheapest paid plan. The pricing calculator shows what that costs for the minutes you need. To try voices first, see what each free plan gave us hands-on.
Commercial use with conditions
Some plans grant commercial use but limit it. At Fish Audio and Typecast, the help center says YouTube creators earning AdSense revenue must be on the Pro plan ($29/mo), even though Basic ($5/mo) and Plus ($19/mo) include a commercial license. If you publish on YouTube with ads, plan on Pro.
Unclear terms: Descript and MiniMax Audio
When a vendor's wording is missing or contradicts itself, we mark the terms as unclear and don't count the plan as commercial.
- MiniMax Audio: the plan cards describe commercial rights for songs, while the general terms of service contain a clause against commercial use of the services. It's not clear whether voice output is covered.
- Descript: the terms say you own your input and output, but neither the terms nor the pricing page explicitly grant commercial use.
If you want to use either one commercially, ask the vendor in writing first.
A commercial license is not YouTube monetization approval
There are two separate checks. Your voice provider decides whether its license permits commercial use of the audio. YouTube decides whether your channel and content qualify for monetization. Buying a paid voice plan does not guarantee that approval.
YouTube's official channel monetization policies require original, authentic content. Its inauthentic-content policy covers repetitive or mass-produced content, and its reused-content policy can apply even when you have permission from the original creator. Check the full policy before relying on ad revenue.
Attribution requirements
On free plans, ElevenLabs and Typecast require you to credit them on anything you publish. Our records cover attribution on free plans only. For paid plans, read the terms linked in the table.
Unavailable or pivoted
LOVO and Play.ht were unavailable when checked; we found no official shutdown announcement. Resemble AI pivoted. An access failure is not proof that a company has permanently closed. Here's the evidence we found.
- Play.ht: when we checked on October 9, 2026, play.ht and www.play.ht no longer resolved, and the certificate for app.play.ht had expired. We found no official announcement. See our Play.ht alternatives.
- LOVO (Genny): when we checked on October 9, 2026, every page on lovo.ai and genny.lovo.ai returned HTTP 402 (Payment Required). We found no official announcement.
- Resemble AI: on August 13, 2026, Resemble AI wrote that it is "supporting our existing customers but not taking new ones" and that it "won't be producing new ones for commercial sale," referring to its voice models.
APIs: check the terms yourself
We haven't verified the commercial terms of the 5 developer APIs we price (Amazon Polly, Azure AI Speech, Cartesia, Google Cloud Text-to-Speech and OpenAI TTS). Read each provider's service terms before you ship a product with them. Here are their official pricing pages:
- Amazon Polly: official pricing page
- Azure AI Speech: official pricing page
- Cartesia: official pricing page
- Google Cloud Text-to-Speech: official pricing page
- OpenAI TTS: official pricing page
We re-check every tool's license terms each month, and the date at the top of this page tells you when we last did.