Play.ht

Free tier

Platforms: web, api, chrome-extension | Last verified: 2026-04-12

Features

*900+ voices in 140+ languages — the largest voice library of any TTS tool in this category
*Voice cloning from a 30-second audio sample, available on Creator plan and above
*Real-time streaming API with under 300ms latency for building voice into live applications
*Podcast studio for recording, editing, and publishing podcast episodes with AI narration
*WordPress plugin for auto-generating audio versions of blog posts
*Pronunciation editor — define custom pronunciations for brand names, technical terms, and abbreviations

Pricing

Free: 12,500 characters per month

Creator$31/month

Unlimited$49/month

Enterprise$0/month

Strengths

+Real-time streaming API is the best for developers building voice into products — latency is genuinely low
+Voice cloning on the Creator plan ($31/mo) is the lowest price point in the market for this feature
+900+ voices means you can actually find something that fits your use case without settling

Limitations

-Quality across 900 voices varies widely — the top 50 sound great, many of the rest sound robotic
-Podcast studio is functional but not polished enough to replace a dedicated podcast tool
-Free tier runs out quickly at 12,500 characters — about 10 minutes of audio at moderate reading speed

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