ElevenLabs vs Speechify (2026)

What sets it apart Two-mode voice cloning within one platform: instant cloning from a one-to-five-minute sample, and professional cloning trained on roughly two to three hours of audio

Best for Creators and developers who need realistic text-to-speech or voice cloning, and enterprises handling dubbing and content localization · Pricing model Freemium subscription with usage-based credits. Free tier at $0/month (10,000 credits, no commercial rights); paid tiers Starter $6, Creator $22, Pro $99, Scale $299, Business $990 per month, plus custom Enterprise. Credits are consumed across text-to-speech, dubbing, speech-to-text, music, and other tools.

ElevenLabs runs a credit-metered audio platform built around speech: text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing, speech-to-text, and conversational voice agents that deploy over phone, chat, and messaging. Voice cloning comes in two forms, a quick clone built from one to five minutes of audio and a professional clone the company recommends building from two to three hours of recordings. Pricing combines subscription tiers with usage credits; the free tier includes 10,000 monthly credits but no commercial rights, while paid plans start at $6 per month and add a commercial license. The platform is aimed at creators producing audiobooks or video, developers integrating audio through the API, and enterprises localizing content.

Sources ElevenLabs Pricing (official) · ElevenLabs homepage (official) · ElevenLabs Voice Cloning docs (official)

What sets it apart Built-in optical character recognition that converts printed pages and photographed text into spoken audio, extending its reader beyond on-screen web and document text

Best for People with dyslexia or other reading difficulties, and busy readers who prefer to consume articles, PDFs, and documents as audio across browser, phone, and desktop · Pricing model Freemium. A free tier includes a limited set of voices and reduced playback speed; a premium consumer subscription is advertised from around $29/month (annual billing is typically lower per official support/pricing references). Text-to-speech API access is priced separately on usage, from roughly $6 per 1M characters.

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 · Speechify - Wikipedia · Cliff Weitzman - Wikipedia · Cliff Weitzman's '16 Text-to-Speech App Garners National Acclaim - Brown University Engineering