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AI Voice Generation

AI voice generators turn text into spoken audio for video, courses, audiobooks and apps. We compare credit meters, per-seat and per-minute billing, voice libraries, cloning, emotion controls and commercial rights.

AI Voice Generation at a glance

5 AI Voice Generation tools are tracked in this index. 5 of them ship a free plan (ElevenLabs, Murf, WellSaid, Typecast, Cartesia). The lowest published entry price in the category is $5/mo (Basic, yearly billing) (Typecast). Across the 5 scored AI Voice Generation entries, the index average is 4.2/5, led by ElevenLabs at 4.6/5. Most common tags on this page: Voice cloning (2 tools), API (1 tool), API-first (1 tool), Commercial rights (1 tool). Pricing figures behind these entries were last checked between 2026-09-30; every tool page carries its own check date.

Tools tracked
5
Free plans
5
Trial only
0
Lowest entry price
$5/mo (Basic, yearly billing)
Highest rated
ElevenLabs 4.6/5
Index average
4.2/5 across 5

AI Voice Generation comparisons

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AI Voice Generation pricing compared

The full set of AI Voice Generation entries, with the plan shape each vendor actually publishes:

  • ElevenLabs Free plan · $6/mo (Starter, 30k credits) 4.6/5
  • Murf Free plan · $19/mo annual (Creator) 4.3/5
  • Typecast Free plan · $5/mo (Basic, yearly billing) 4.2/5
  • Cartesia Free plan · $5/mo (Pro, 100k credits) 4.1/5
  • WellSaid Free plan · $10/mo annual (Starter) 4.0/5

Every price point above is copied from the vendor's own pricing page and carries the date it was checked on the individual tool page — we do not fill gaps from third-party roundups. Where a figure could not be verified against an official source, the tool page says so instead of guessing.

ElevenLabs

AI Voice Generation

ElevenLabs is the quality benchmark in AI voice: credit-metered plans from $6/mo, a free 10,000-credit tier, and the widest voice library and cloning options in the class.

★★★★★4.6
Credit-meteredVoice cloningAPIDubs and sound effects
Docs-based · official check

Murf

AI Voice Generation

Murf is the studio-editor voice generator: $19/mo annual Creator with 200+ voices and a timeline editor, plus a separate pay-as-you-go API from $0.01 per 1,000 characters.

★★★★☆4.3
Timeline editorStudio subscriptionsPay-as-you-go APICommercial rights
Docs-based · official check

WellSaid

AI Voice Generation

WellSaid is the governance-first voice platform: per-seat team plans from $160/user/mo annual, minute-based allowances and the most restrictive commercial terms in the class.

★★★★☆4.0
Per-seat team plansGovernance and SSOUnlimited generationEnglish voices
Docs-based · official check

Typecast

AI Voice Generation

Typecast is the emotion-and-video voice tool: $5/mo gets 35 minutes of 44.1 kHz downloads, and Pro at $29/mo adds Smart Emotion plus 4K talking-avatar exports.

★★★★☆4.2
Emotion controlsTalking-avatar videoDownload creditsVoice cloning
Docs-based · official check

Cartesia

AI Voice Generation

Cartesia is the developer-and-voice-agent platform: unlimited seats on every plan, credits from $0 on the free tier to 8M on Scale, and voice agents at $0.06 per minute.

★★★★☆4.1
API-firstVoice agentsUnlimited seatsLow-latency
Docs-based · official check

How to compare AI Voice Generation tools

When you compare AI Voice Generation tools, the fields that decide the outcome are the ones this index actually stores: whether a free plan exists and what it limits, the published entry price and how it bills (per seat, per month, per workspace), what the trial covers, which of the six index dimensions the tool scores on, when each figure was last checked against the official page, and which alternatives sit in the same category. Each tool page prints those fields with its own verification date, the AI Voice Generation comparison pages put two products side by side on the same fields, and the list pages rank the category against the rest of the index — so you can move from a shortlist to a decision without opening a vendor's sales page.

  • ElevenLabs — ElevenLabs is the quality benchmark in AI voice: credit-metered plans from $6/mo, a free 10,000-credit tier, and the widest voice library and cloning options in the class Tags: Credit-metered, Voice cloning, API, Dubs and sound effects. Free plan · $6/mo (Starter, 30k credits). Index rating 4.6/5. Pricing checked 2026-09-30.
  • Murf — Murf is the studio-editor voice generator: $19/mo annual Creator with 200+ voices and a timeline editor, plus a separate pay-as-you-go API from $0.01 per 1,000 characters Tags: Timeline editor, Studio subscriptions, Pay-as-you-go API, Commercial rights. Free plan · $19/mo annual (Creator). Index rating 4.3/5. Pricing checked 2026-09-30.
  • WellSaid — WellSaid is the governance-first voice platform: per-seat team plans from $160/user/mo annual, minute-based allowances and the most restrictive commercial terms in the class Tags: Per-seat team plans, Governance and SSO, Unlimited generation, English voices. Free plan · $10/mo annual (Starter). Index rating 4.0/5. Pricing checked 2026-09-30.
  • Typecast — Typecast is the emotion-and-video voice tool: $5/mo gets 35 minutes of 44.1 kHz downloads, and Pro at $29/mo adds Smart Emotion plus 4K talking-avatar exports Tags: Emotion controls, Talking-avatar video, Download credits, Voice cloning. Free plan · $5/mo (Basic, yearly billing). Index rating 4.2/5. Pricing checked 2026-09-30.
  • Cartesia — Cartesia is the developer-and-voice-agent platform: unlimited seats on every plan, credits from $0 on the free tier to 8M on Scale, and voice agents at $0.06 per minute Tags: API-first, Voice agents, Unlimited seats, Low-latency. Free plan · $5/mo (Pro, 100k credits). Index rating 4.1/5. Pricing checked 2026-09-30.

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Frequently asked questions about AI Voice Generation

How many AI Voice Generation tools does this index cover?

5 tools are tracked here, 5 of them with a free plan, and paid entry pricing starts at $5/mo (Basic, yearly billing) (Typecast). AI voice generators turn text into spoken audio for video, courses, audiobooks and apps. We compare credit meters, per-seat and per-minute billing, voice libraries, cloning, emotion controls and commercial rights

Which AI Voice Generation tools are free to use?

ElevenLabs, Murf, WellSaid, Typecast, Cartesia list a free plan in this index; ElevenLabs paid plans start at $6/mo (Starter, 30k credits).

What is the cheapest AI Voice Generation tool?

Typecast has the lowest published entry price on this page at $5/mo (Basic, yearly billing) (Generation and playback are unlimited on every plan; credits are only consumed when you download audio, at roughly 600 credits per minute: 30k (about 35 min) on Basic, 40k (about 50 min) on Plus, 75k (about 90 min) on Pro, 200k (about 250 min) on Business. Cloning slots scale 1/1/2/10). Typecast also lists a free plan.

How was the AI Voice Generation pricing data verified?

Every price point above is copied from the vendor's own pricing page and carries the date it was checked on the individual tool page — we do not fill gaps from third-party roundups. Where a figure could not be verified against an official source, the tool page says so instead of guessing.

Which AI Voice Generation tool rates highest in this index?

ElevenLabs leads this category at 4.6/5 — ElevenLabs is the quality benchmark in AI voice: credit-metered plans from $6/mo, a free 10,000-credit tier, and the widest voice library and cloning options in the class. The category average across 5 scored entries is 4.2/5.