Ranking
The 10 best free text to speech and AI voice plans (2026)
The best free text to speech and AI voice plans in November 2026 are Amazon Polly, Google Cloud Text-to-Speech and TTSFree. For 2 hours a month, Amazon Polly costs $0, Google Cloud Text-to-Speech $0 and TTSFree $0. We read the price of all 10 on their own sites.
- Under $2577 of 8
- $25 to $9911 of 8
- $100 to $29900 of 8
- $300 or more00 of 8
- 10
- ranked of the 42 we track
- $6.50
- median first paid plan
- 10
- of the 10 have a free plan
dubsheet.com · First paid plan from each tool's own pricing page, read 27 October–5 November 2026.
- Under $2577 of 8
- $25 to $9911 of 8
- $100 to $29900 of 8
- $300 or more00 of 8
- 10
- ranked of the 42 we track
- $6.50
- median first paid plan
- 10
- of the 10 have a free plan
dubsheet.com · First paid plan from each tool's own pricing page, read 27 October–5 November 2026.
The short answer
Amazon Polly ranks first. It has a free plan, and paid plans start at $4 per 1m characters.
Google Cloud Text-to-Speech ranks second with a free plan, then $4 per 1m characters, and TTSFree third with a free plan, then $5 a month. Unreal Speech and Speechma have free plans too.
Half of the 8 tools with a monthly paid plan charge $6.50 a month or less.
10 tools here have a free plan to try before you pay. The highest ranked are Amazon Polly, Google Cloud Text-to-Speech and TTSFree.
Pick by what you need
- A free plan before you payAmazon PollyFree, then $4 per 1m characters
- Developers building speech features into applications, devicesGoogle Cloud Text-to-SpeechFree, then $4 per 1m characters
- Ranked thirdTTSFreeFree, then $5 a month
- Developers and creators turning written scripts into spoken audioUnreal SpeechFree, then $49 a month
- Ranked fifthSpeechmaFree, then $1.50 a month
Amazon Polly covers two hours of speech for $0 a month on the AWS Free Tier with its Standard voices. Google Cloud Text-to-Speech, TTSFree and Unreal Speech also reach two hours at $0 a month. After those four, the cheapest path to two hours is Speechma's SpeechmaPRO at $1.50 a month.
The two cloud services at the top are for developers. Both meter paid use at $4 per 1m characters and both have an API. TTSFree says its free tier needs no signup, and Speechma says it needs no account. Unreal Speech is free for two hours too, but its paid plans start at $49 a month.
For cloning, Voicv says it clones a voice from a 10-30 second sample, and MiniMax Audio says it offers 10-second cloning. Speechma and Luvvoice also say they clone voices. Past Speechma, two hours cost $1.95 a month on Luvvoice's Standard Pack S, $3.33 a month on TTSReader, $4.32 a month on Voicv, $5 a month on Voicemaker and $5.12 a month on MiniMax Audio.
Start with Polly or Google if the speech goes into an app. For voice-over in a browser at no cost, begin with TTSFree. Pick Voicv or MiniMax Audio when the job is your own cloned voice and $4.32 a month or $5.12 a month for two hours is acceptable.
How we ranked
The ten products are ordered by what two hours of speech a month cost on the plan named in each verdict, cheapest first. Where a plan counts characters or words, an hour is 52,000 characters or 9,300 words. Four products reach two hours for $0 a month, so price alone does not separate them. Every product here publishes a price, so none is marked quote only.
Before buying, run one of your own scripts through the free plan and see how many characters it counts. Then check what the plan does once you pass its allowance.
The ranking
Checked between 27 October 2026 and 5 November 2026.
VerdictDevelopers adding spoken output to apps, e-learning or phone systems start here. Polly is pay-per-character cloud speech from AWS with four voice engines and a browser console. Two hours a month cost $0 a month on the AWS Free Tier with Standard voices. Paid use is metered at $4 per 1m characters. It has an API and a sign-up with no sales call. It handles neither several speakers nor video dubbing. Long scripts and captions are covered only in part.
- Price
- Free, then $4 per 1m characterssource
- Cost for 2 hours a month
- $0
- Free to try
- Free plan
VerdictBuilt for developers putting speech into applications, devices and media workflows, Google Cloud Text-to-Speech matches Polly at the top. Its Standard voices, pay as you go, cover two hours for $0 a month, and paid use is metered at $4 per 1m characters. It has an API and works inside other tools. Your voice does not train its models. Long scripts, instant cloning and re-voicing a recording are each supported only in part.
- Price
- Free, then $4 per 1m characterssource
- Cost for 2 hours a month
- $0
- Free to try
- Free plan
VerdictCreators and educators who want quick multilingual voice-over in a browser can stay on TTSFree's Free User plan, which covers two hours for $0 a month. TTSFree says its free tier needs no signup. Paid plans start at $5 a month and are metered by character, and its pricing states what 10 hours a month cost and what happens past your allowance. Support, cancelling terms, long scripts and unused credits are each covered only in part.
- Price
- Free, then $5 a monthsource
- Cost for 2 hours a month
- $0
- Free to try
- Free plan
VerdictFor developers and creators turning written scripts into spoken audio, Unreal Speech's Free plan covers two hours at $0 a month. The company says its API streams audio in 300ms and creates up to 10-hour audio with per-word timestamps. The catch is the step up: paid plans start at $49 a month, the highest monthly starting price on this page. It offers no instant cloning and no professional cloning. Control of emotion, pace and emphasis is partial.
- Price
- Free, then $49 a monthsource
- Cost for 2 hours a month
- $0
- Free to try
- Free plan
VerdictAt $1.50 a month on SpeechmaPRO, Speechma is the cheapest paid route to two hours on this page. It suits creators who want free multilingual voice-over and can work within per-conversion limits. Speechma says its free service is ad-supported, needs no account and includes commercial use, with cloning and dubbing in the browser. Video dubbing is partial and there is no lip sync. It has no team seats.
- Price
- Free, then $1.50 a monthsource
- Cost for 2 hours a month
- $1.50
- Free to try
- Free plan
VerdictStudents and creators who need cheap multilingual voice-over or ebook narration fit Luvvoice. Two hours come to $1.95 a month on Standard Pack S, a pack that covers that need only in part. Luvvoice says it has 200+ voices in 70+ languages, voice cloning, MP3 download and an API. Long scripts and chapters are supported. Heavy use of 10 hours a month is covered only in part, as are overage past your allowance and unused credits.
- Price
- Free, then $8 a monthsource
- Cost for 2 hours a month
- $1.95
- Free to try
- Free plan
VerdictBloggers, authors, students and schools with long documents to read aloud or export are TTSReader's audience. It is a browser reader and MP3/WAV voice-over studio with premium AI voices, and it supports long scripts and chapters. Pay-as-you-go 1M covers two hours for $3.33 a month. It publishes an API price. It has no team seats. Your voice does not train its models. Unused credits are handled only in part.
- Price
- Free, then $10.99 a monthsource
- Cost for 2 hours a month
- $3.33
- Free to try
- Free plan
VerdictVoicv is for creators localizing their own videos and podcasts into other languages in their own voice. Voicv says it clones a voice from a 10-30 second sample and speaks it in eight languages. Transcription comes alongside. Flex Starter covers two hours for $4.32 a month. It has an API and handles long scripts and chapters. Your voice does not train its models. Heavy use of 10 hours a month and unused credits are covered only in part.
- Price
- Free, then $19.90 a monthsource
- Cost for 2 hours a month
- $4.32
- Free to try
- Free plan
VerdictVoicemaker fits creators voicing videos, ads and courses in many languages. It is a browser voice-over maker billed per character, with 100+ voice effects and multi-voice projects. Its Starter plan reaches two hours for $5 a month, though that plan fits the need only in part, and its Audiobook & Podcast Creation plan might cost less. It has an API and states how long a video you can dub. Video dubbing and captions are partial, as are long scripts.
- Price
- Free, then $5 a monthsource
- Cost for 2 hours a month
- $5
- Free to try
- Free plan
VerdictLast on price, MiniMax Audio reaches two hours for $5.12 a month on Starter. It suits creators and developers who want many languages and cloned voices at low cost. MiniMax says it offers 40 languages, 300+ system voices and 10-second voice cloning in one studio and a matching API. It does no video dubbing and no professional cloning. It cannot re-voice your own recording. Support and captions are partial.
- Price
- Free, then $5 a monthsource
- Cost for 2 hours a month
- $5.12
- Free to try
- Free plan
Questions buyers ask
How much do free text to speech and AI voice plans cost?
The median first paid plan is $6.50 a month, across the 8 of the 10 that publish a monthly price. They run from $1.50 to $49.
Which free text to speech and AI voice plans have a free plan?
All 10 have a free plan.
How current are these figures?
The prices were read 27 October–5 November 2026.
How much do these text to speech tools cost to start, cheapest first?
Paid prices start at $1.50 a month on Speechma, then $5 a month on TTSFree, Voicemaker and MiniMax Audio, $8 a month on Luvvoice, $10.99 a month on TTSReader and $49 a month on Unreal Speech. Amazon Polly and Google Cloud Text-to-Speech bill paid use at $4 per 1m characters. All ten have a free tier. For two hours a month, Luvvoice needs $1.95 a month, TTSReader $3.33 a month and Voicv $4.32 a month on Flex Starter.
Which text to speech tools can I try for free?
All ten offer a free plan or a free trial, and none needs a sales call to sign up. Four reach two hours a month at $0 a month: Amazon Polly on the AWS Free Tier, Google Cloud's Standard voices, TTSFree's Free User plan and Unreal Speech's Free plan. Speechma, Luvvoice, TTSReader, Voicv, Voicemaker and MiniMax Audio can be tried free, but two hours a month means a paid plan, from $1.50 a month on SpeechmaPRO.
Sources and method
Each price is quoted from the vendor’s pricing page.
Pricing pages 10 read
- Amazon Polly aws.amazon.com/polly/pricing
- Google Cloud Text-to-Speech cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/pricing
- TTSFree ttsfree.com/pricing
- Unreal Speech unrealspeech.com/pricing
- Speechma speechmapro.com
- Luvvoice luvvoice.com/pricing
- TTSReader ttsreader.com/docs/support/pricing
- Voicv voicv.com/pricing
- Voicemaker voicemaker.in/pricing
- MiniMax Audio minimax.io/audio/subscribe
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