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Speechelo
Text-to-speech software sold as a one-time purchase
TTSOne-time PurchaseVoiceover
Pricing
| Model | Pay-as-you-go, per character | One-time purchase |
| Starting Price | $4.00 per 1 million characters (Standard) | $47 one time (launch price) |
| Has Free Version | No | |
| Plan Summary | Standard $4.00 per 1M charactersNeural $16.00 per 1M charactersLong-Form $100.00 per 1M charactersGenerative $30 per 1M characters | No free plan mentioned; refund guarantee insteadStandard: $47 launch price, 500,000 characters/monthPRO: 700,000 characters/month, commercial licenseELITE and World Wide editions exist |
Other Specifications
| Product Type | Text-to-SpeechAPI | Text-to-Speech |
Language Support
| Languages Supported | over 40 languages and language variants (vendor figure) | 23 claimed by the vendor; 20 named on the page |
| Accent Variety | - | not stated on the page we checked |
Voice Quality
| Quality Rating | Not stated on the page we checked | Not rated |
| Tonal Description | Voice types listed: Standard, Neural, Long-Form and Generative | Vendor claims listeners cannot tell the voice is AI; the claim is unsourced. |
Voice Count
| Total Voices | 100+ | 30+ claimed (about 22 shown) |
| Categories | Male and female voices | Human-sounding voices |
Ease of Use
| Usability Rating | Developer-oriented (API) | Not rated |
| User Experience | Not stated on the page we checked | not stated on the page we checked |
Integrations
| API Availability | Yes, API service | not stated on the page we checked |
| Platform Integrations | N/A | N/A |
Use Cases
| Primary Use Cases | N/A | Voiceoversmarketing videos |
| Applications | Not stated on the page we checked | Voiceovers, marketing videos |
Text to Speech Features
| SSML Support | N/A | |
| API Access | N/A | |
| Multi Language | ||
| Emotional Impulse | N/A | N/A |
| Voice Cloning | N/A | N/A |
Character/Word Limits
| Plan Limits | Per-character billing | 500,000 characters/month (Standard), 700,000 (PRO) |
| Monthly Limit | Free: Standard 5M, Neural 1M, Long-Form 500K, Generative 100K characters a month (see free tier terms) | 500,000 characters (Standard) |
Commercial Rights
| Included | N/A | N/A |
| Licensing Terms | Stored audio can be used for redistribution, analysis, archiving or any other use case at no extra cost; other commercial terms not stated on the page we checked | Unclear for Standard; the sales page ties a commercial license to PRO |
File Formats
| Supported Formats | MP3OGG | not stated on the page we checked |
| Export Options | MP3, OGG and other standard audio formats | not stated on the page we checked |
Customer Support
| Support Channels | N/A | not stated on the page we checked |
| Priority Support | N/A | N/A |
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