# Is Speechify still around? (2026) - Verdict

**Yes. Speechify is live and price-verified as of Jul 21, 2026.**

Category: AI Voice & TTS

- Status: alive
- Lowest paid plan: $29/mo
- Free tier: yes (permanent)
- Verified: Jul 21, 2026 · price source: https://speechify.com/pricing/

## What it is

Speechify is a text-to-speech reader that turns articles, PDFs, and documents into spoken audio, running as a Chrome extension and as mobile and desktop apps. Alongside on-screen reading, it uses optical character recognition to convert printed pages and photographed text into audio. The product dates to 2016, built by a dyslexic Brown University student, and it targets people with reading difficulties as well as readers who would rather listen than read. A free tier provides a limited set of voices and slower playback, while a premium plan advertised from about $29 per month adds faster speeds and additional AI voices.
Sources: Speechify - Pricing (https://speechify.com/pricing/) · Speechify - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speechify) · Cliff Weitzman - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Weitzman) · Cliff Weitzman's '16 Text-to-Speech App Garners National Acclaim - Brown University Engineering (https://engineering.brown.edu/news/2017-01-10/cliff-weitzmans-16-text-speech-app-garners-national-acclaim)

## Use it

- Speechify: https://verdict.tools/go/speechify (rel="sponsored nofollow")

## Options

- The best AI Voice & TTS: https://verdict.tools/best/ai-voice

## FAQ

### Is Speechify shutting down?
There is no official sunset announcement for Speechify as of Jul 21, 2026. It is reachable and price-verified; a "dead" status is set only by a human.

### How much does Speechify cost?
Its lowest paid plan starts at $29/mo (verified Jul 21, 2026); the price links to the vendor's live pricing page as its source.

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