ElevenLabs vs Speechify

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Quick verdict

ElevenLabs Pick ElevenLabs if you create audio — natural text-to-speech, voice cloning and dubbing for audiobooks, videos and apps, plus a developer API, from a low entry price.

Speechify Pick Speechify if you consume audio — it reads PDFs, documents, articles and books aloud at up to 5x speed. It is a listening tool, not a voice-production studio, and its Premium costs more than ElevenLabs' entry tiers.

Fish Audio Consider Fish Audio if you are a creator who wants to narrate in your own cloned voice — cloning starts from as little as 10 seconds of reference audio.

ElevenLabs vs Speechify
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Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Pricing tiers

Free: $0 month

Starter: $6 month

Creator: $22 month

Official pricing source

Free: $0 forever

10 robotic-sounding voices, listening up to 1.5x speed, text-to-speech features only

Premium: $29 per month

Or $139 billed yearly. 1,000+ natural voices in 60+ languages, up to 5x speed, Scan & Listen, AI summaries and chats, voice typing, Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive integrations

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Platformsweb, ios, androidweb, ios, android, desktop
Key features
  • Natural text-to-speech in many languages
  • Voice cloning from short samples
  • Dubbing that keeps the original voice
  • Sound effects generation
  • A developer API for speech
  • Reads PDFs, Google Docs, web pages, emails and books aloud
  • 1,000+ high-quality voices in 60+ languages on Premium
  • Listening speeds up to 5x (1.5x on the free plan)
  • Scan & Listen: OCR reading of printed pages and photos
  • AI summaries and chat about the document you are reading
  • Voice typing and AI podcast generation
  • Listening library synced across phone, desktop and browser extensions

Which tool fits your needs?

Pick ElevenLabs if you create audio — natural text-to-speech, voice cloning and dubbing for audiobooks, videos and apps, plus a developer API, from a low entry price. Pick Speechify if you consume audio — it reads PDFs, documents, articles and books aloud at up to 5x speed. It is a listening tool, not a voice-production studio, and its Premium costs more than ElevenLabs' entry tiers.

This comparison reflects stored directory information. Check the official pricing sources for current terms.

ElevenLabs — FAQ

Is ElevenLabs free?

Yes — a free plan offers limited generation, with paid plans adding more characters and cloning.

Can it clone a voice?

Yes — you can create a synthetic voice from short audio samples.

Does ElevenLabs have an API?

Yes — developers can build speech into products via the API.

Speechify — FAQ

Is Speechify free?

Yes. The free plan reads text aloud with 10 robotic-sounding voices at speeds up to 1.5x. Premium, at $29 per month or $139 billed yearly, raises the speed limit to 5x and unlocks the full voice library.

What can Speechify read?

It reads PDFs, Google Docs, web pages, emails, books and pasted text, and can import from Google Drive, Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive. The Scan & Listen feature also reads printed pages captured with your camera.

How many voices and languages does Premium include?

Premium includes more than 1,000 high-quality, natural voices in over 60 languages, with accent and character options. The free plan is limited to 10 robotic voices.

Does Speechify work across devices?

Yes. Speechify runs on iOS, Android, Mac and Windows, with extensions for Chrome and Safari, and your listening library syncs between them so you can switch devices mid-document.

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