Best Text-to-Speech Software in 2026
Updated
For products that need spoken output, text-to-speech tools can be compared by how text becomes audio and how that audio can be used. The ranking includes languages, maximum input, export formats and platforms, alongside API access and commercial-use details. Free-plan availability, paid-from pricing and voice cloning round out the listed criteria. ElevenLabs, Inworld TTS and Typecast are the first entries, with Fish Audio and Cartesia Sonic also near the top. Think about where audio will be created and delivered, what input your workflow requires, and which listed access or voice capabilities matter before comparing options.
Text-to-Speech Software, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 25 of 25 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 iSpeech API yesOSS yesFREE yesDOCS 8.2Free
- 02 Voicebox API yesOSS yesFREE yesDOCS 8.1$1/mo
- 03 Resemble AI API yesOSS noFREE yesDOCS 7.4$280/mo
- 04 Adobe Firefly API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 05 Gemini Text-to-Speech API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$0.25/mo
- 06 Google Cloud Text-to-Speech API yesOSS noFREE yesDOCS 7.3$4/mo
- 07 LOVO AI API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 08 SaluteSpeech API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 09 TTSReader API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$8.25/mo
- 10 Typecast API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$5/mo
- 11 Voice.ai API yesOSS noFREE yesDOCS 7.3$5/mo
- 12 Voiser API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 13 Altered Studio API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2$30/mo
- 14 AnySpeak.ai API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 15 Async API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 16 Balabolka API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2€80/mo
- 17 Calik AI API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2$10/mo
- 18 Cartesia Sonic API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2$5/mo
- 19 Epic Voice AI API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2₹149/mo
- 20 FineVoice AI Voice Changer API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2$0.50/mo
- 21 Fish Audio API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2$11/mo
- 22 FreeTTS API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2$19/mo
- 23 Hume Octave API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2$3/mo
- 24 IndexTTS API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 25 Kokoro TTS API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Commercial use | Voice cloning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSpeech | 8.2 | Free plan | Yes | 2.95 /mo | Yes | ||
| 2 | Voicebox | 8.1 | Free plan | $1/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 3 | Resemble AI | 7.4 | Free plan | $280/mo | Yes | 350 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | Adobe Firefly | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 5 | Gemini Text-to-Speech | 7.3 | Free plan | $0.25/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 6 | Google Cloud Text-to-Speech | 7.3 | $4/mo | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| 7 | LOVO AI | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 8 | SaluteSpeech | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 9 | TTSReader | 7.3 | Free plan | $8.25/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 10 | Typecast | 7.3 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | 5 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | Voice.ai | 7.3 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | 5 /mo | ||
| 12 | Voiser | 7.3 | Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 13 | Altered Studio | 7.2 | Free plan | $30/mo | Yes | 30 /mo | ||
| 14 | AnySpeak.ai | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 15 | Async | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | 11.99 /mo | ||
| 16 | Balabolka | 7.2 | Free plan | €80/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 17 | Calik AI | 7.2 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 18 | Cartesia Sonic | 7.2 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | 5 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 19 | Epic Voice AI | 7.2 | Free plan | ₹149/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 20 | FineVoice AI Voice Changer | 7.2 | Free plan | $0.50/mo | Yes | 5.99 /mo | ||
| 21 | Fish Audio | 7.2 | Free plan | $11/mo | Yes | 15 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 22 | FreeTTS | 7.2 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | 19 /mo | Yes | No |
| 23 | Hume Octave | 7.2 | Free plan | $3/mo | Yes | 3 /mo | No | Yes |
| 24 | IndexTTS | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 25 | Kokoro TTS | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | No |
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