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TTS / Voice AI Cost Calculator
Voice AI bills by characters or seconds. A 30-minute podcast can cost $5 or $50 depending on the provider.
Monthly cost
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- Hours of audio (approx)
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- Per 1k chars
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- Per year
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FAQ
When use OpenAI vs ElevenLabs? +
OpenAI is 10-20x cheaper but voices are limited. ElevenLabs has thousands of voices and voice cloning, worth it for publishing.
Open-source alternatives? +
Coqui XTTS, Tortoise, Bark — free but require a GPU and produce lower quality than commercial.