Best AI text to speech tools
for a script-to-voice track in 2026
Seven tools that read a script aloud, side by side: what each one does, what it costs to start and what you get free. Facts are sourced from each vendor's own page, with the date we read it.
For creators and teams who need a voiceover without a recording session
What to compare before you pick one
The same four questions apply to every tool on this page.
How many voices and languages do you get?
It varies widely. The libraries run from 6 stock voices in Inflyu to hundreds or thousands at the larger vendors. Check the language list for yours before you write the script.
Is it an app or an API?
Mostly apps. ElevenLabs, Murf, Speechify, NaturalReader, WellSaid and Inflyu are apps you use in a browser. OpenAI sells speech as an API for developers.
Do you pay a subscription or per script?
Mostly a subscription. Most of these sell monthly or yearly plans measured in credits, characters or minutes. Inflyu sells credit packs you spend per script, with a monthly plan as an option.
Can you use the free tier commercially?
Often not. Free access ranges from a few minutes a month to a one-time bundle of credits. Several free plans exclude commercial use or downloads, so read the free-tier column before you publish the audio.
How text to speech works in Inflyu
Three steps, and you see the price before you spend a credit.
Create a free account
Sign up, verify your email and open the text to speech tool. No card is asked for.
Paste the script
Pick one of 6 voices and a language, and see the price for that length on the run button.
Download the MP3
Listen, keep it, or run the same script in another voice to compare.
Side by side
We make Inflyu, so it is first and marked. Every other fact comes from the vendor's own page, linked in the cell and dated 1 Nov 2026. Prices change, so confirm on the vendor page before you pay.
| Tool | Text to speech | Starting price | Free tier | Where it is strong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflyuOur product | Turns a script of up to 3,000 characters into an MP3 in one of 6 stock voices and 16 languages. It runs on an account, and the result saves to your gallery.inflyu.com · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | Priced by script length, and the exact credits show on screen before a run. Credit packs start at $2.49 and never expire.inflyu.com · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | A new Inflyu account gets 20 free credits once, no card required, and running a job needs a verified email. The free allowance is one audio per account, spent in whichever audio tool runs first. Audio files carry no Inflyu mark, free or paid. The mark goes on pictures and video only.inflyu.com · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | A pay-per-script price shown before you run, no monthly plan needed, and a failed run is refunded. Weaker spot: a small voice list next to the big libraries, and the output is an MP3. |
| ElevenLabs | A text to speech library of 17,000+ voices (the page also says 10,000+), speech in 90+ languages on its newest model, instant and professional voice cloning, and MP3, WAV, M4A and FLAC downloads.elevenlabs.io · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | Pro $99/month with 600k credits (about 600 minutes of text to speech) and Scale $299/month. The page shows two different prices for the smaller Starter and Creator plans, so see the site for those.elevenlabs.io · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | A Free plan at $0 with 10,000 credits a month, around 10 minutes of audio, no card. Personal, non-commercial use, with attribution to ElevenLabs.elevenlabs.io · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | The largest voice library on this page and a wide language range, with cloning and several download formats. |
| Murf | A studio-style voice generator with 200+ voices in 35 languages, built around projects and an editor.murf.ai · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | Creator $19/month billed yearly and Business $66/month billed yearly; Enterprise is custom.murf.ai · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | A free plan at $0, no card: two projects, ten minutes of generated voice and one editor, described as for initial testing and short-form projects.murf.ai · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | A project editor for voiceover work, with a paid tier priced by the year. |
| Speechify | An online reader that converts text to speech with 1,000+ AI voices in 60+ languages, and a Download button to save the audio. The page does not name the file format.speechify.com · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | Premium $29/month, or $139 billed yearly, for the consumer reader plan. Speechify Studio and Speechify API have their own pricing pages, which this page does not show.speechify.com · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | A Free plan with text to speech features only: playback up to 1.5x and 10 voices that the page calls robotic sounding.speechify.com · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | Listening to documents and web pages, with a large voice list and many languages. |
| NaturalReader | A reader that turns PDFs, documents, books and web pages into audio, with hundreds of AI voices across 90+ languages.naturalreaders.com · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | Lite $13.90/month or $79/year, with 1 million MP3 characters a month on Lite voices. Plus is $20.90/month or $119/year and Pro is $25.90/month or $159/year.help.naturalreaders.com · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | Unlimited listening with free voices and a 5 minute daily limit on Plus AI voices. The free plan does not include MP3 downloads; those start on a paid plan.naturalreaders.com · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | Listening to long documents, with an MP3 allowance counted in characters. |
| WellSaid | A voiceover studio for teams: import a script, pick from 280+ voices modeled on licensed recordings from voice actors, then export. It also has an API and shared workspaces.wellsaid.io · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | Starter $10/month billed annually ($120/year), or $19/month billed monthly, with 20 downloaded minutes a month and commercial rights. Pro is $33/month billed annually.wellsaid.io · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | A free trial, no card: 3 downloaded minutes a month on a curated set of voices, with no commercial rights.wellsaid.io · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | Licensed voice-actor voices and commercial rights on every paid plan, aimed at business video and training. |
| OpenAI speech API | A developer API, not an app: built-in voices, MP3 by default and Opus, AAC, FLAC, WAV and PCM on request. The page says the three speech models are deprecated and scheduled to shut down on January 6, 2027.developers.openai.com · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | tts-1 is $15.00 per 1M characters and tts-1-hd is $30.00 per 1M characters. gpt-4o-mini-tts is billed per token, with text input at $0.60 and audio output at $12.00 per 1M tokens.developers.openai.com · Checked 1 Nov 2026 | Not confirmed on the vendor page, so not stated here. | Pay-as-you-go pricing for developers who want speech inside their own product, with a clear disclosure rule for AI voices. |
What a script costs in Inflyu
The price follows the length of the script, and every stock voice costs the same. A cloned voice costs more per script and needs a credit pack. Dollar amounts use the Power pack rate, the cheapest per credit. The editor shows the exact credits before you run.
| Script length | Stock voice | Cloned voice |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 500 characters | 1 credit ($0.11) | 2 credits ($0.21) |
| 501 to 1,500 characters | 3 credits ($0.32) | 4 credits ($0.42) |
| 1,501 to 3,000 characters | 5 credits ($0.53) | 8 credits ($0.84) |
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Questions
What is an AI text to speech tool?+
It reads a script aloud in a synthetic voice and gives you an audio file. You paste or upload the text, pick a voice and a language, and download the result. Some tools are apps, and some are APIs for developers.
Which AI text to speech tool is best?+
It depends on the voice library you need and how you pay. ElevenLabs lists the largest voice library on this page, WellSaid targets business voiceover with commercial rights, Speechify and NaturalReader focus on listening, and OpenAI is an API. We make Inflyu, so check the linked vendor pages for the others.
How much does text to speech cost in Inflyu?+
The price follows the script length: one price up to 500 characters, a higher one up to 1,500 and the highest up to the per-run maximum. Every stock voice costs the same, the exact price is shown on screen before anything runs, and the table above lists the credits by length.
Can I try Inflyu text to speech for free?+
Free to start, yes. A new Inflyu account gets 20 free credits once, no card required, and running a job needs a verified email. The free allowance is one audio per account, spent in whichever audio tool runs first. More tracks use a credit pack, from $2.49.
Is the audio free to use commercially?+
It depends on the vendor and the plan. ElevenLabs and WellSaid state their free plans are not for commercial use, and the paid plans of WellSaid include commercial rights. Check each vendor page for the plan you will use before you publish.
Can I use my own voice?+
ElevenLabs lists instant and professional voice cloning. Inflyu also has a voice clone, which costs more than the free sign-up credits and needs a credit pack. Clone only a voice you have the right to use.
Do I need a subscription for Inflyu?+
No. Credit packs are one-time purchases that start at $2.49, and pack credits never expire. If you would rather refill each month, monthly plans exist too, and unused monthly credits do not roll over.
How current are the competitor prices on this page?+
Each competitor fact links to the vendor page it came from and shows the date it was read, most recently 1 Nov 2026. Plans and credits change often, so confirm on the vendor page before you pay. If a fact could not be confirmed on a vendor page, it is left out.
What does Inflyu not do well?+
Inflyu has 6 stock voices, a small list next to the libraries of ElevenLabs, WellSaid or Murf, and it caps a script at 3,000 characters per run, so a longer piece is split into parts. The output is an MP3. It runs on an account, so there is no guest version. Names, numbers and acronyms can be pronounced differently from what you expect, so listen before you use the file.