Head to head / AI Voice

Speechify vs Unreal Speech

The verdict
  • Speechify is cheaper to start ($11.58/mo vs $49/mo).
ComparedSpeechifyUnreal Speech
Cost / 1M chars$16
Starting price$11.58/mo$49/mo
Free tier
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Feature by feature

FeatureSpeechifyUnreal Speech
Languages60+8
Voice cloningYesNo
APIYesYes
Commercial usePaid plansYes (free needs attribution)
Styles/emotionsLimitedLimited (pitch/speed)
OutputMP3, WAVMP3/PCM/WAV + timestamps

Speechify

People who want to listen to articles, PDFs, and books on the go.

  • +Excellent reader across devices
  • +Handles PDFs, docs, web pages
  • +Studio adds voiceover and cloning
  • +60+ languages, many voices

Unreal Speech

Developers who need cheap, scalable TTS for high-volume apps, narration, or captions.

  • +Among the cheapest per-character TTS
  • +Low-latency real-time streaming
  • +Per-word timestamps for subtitles
  • +Generous 250k-character free tier

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