Audioread is a general-purpose AI-powered text-to-speech tool that turns documents into audio. It offers ultra-realistic voices and works on several interfaces, including a web app, browser extensions, an iOS Shortcut and an Android app. You can convert text to audio in a variety of ways, like sending emails, dragging PDFs or selecting text. It also offers a private podcast RSS feed so you can listen with your favorite podcast apps. Audioread costs $9.99 per month for 100,000 words per conversion, and it supports 77 languages.
ElevenLabs offers high-quality, realistic voices in 29 languages and more than 120 voices. It's good for content creation, games and chatbots. It offers natural text-to-speech, voice cloning and fine-tuning. ElevenLabs also has a free plan with 10,000 characters per month and three custom voices, so it can be a good option if you don't need a lot of conversions. Otherwise, its paid plans start at $5 per month.
PlayHT offers a broader text-to-speech experience with a library of more than 600 ultra-realistic AI voices in multiple languages and accents. It has features like real-time voice cloning and custom pronunciations. PlayHT is good for video voiceovers, audio publishing and e-learning, and it offers a variety of pricing tiers and a free option.
Peech is another powerful tool that supports more than 50 languages and can convert text to audio on the fly. It offers AI-powered voice selection and can handle a variety of input formats, including web pages and PDFs. Peech also can help people with vision impairment or reading difficulties, and its customizable settings and subscription plans mean it can be good for multitasking and content creation, too.