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Fish Audio vs PureMIDI

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Fish Audio

Expressive text-to-speech, voice cloning and speech-to-text with fine-grained emotion control

Freemium
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Verdict

Fish Audio and PureMIDI are both Audio & Speech AI tools. Fish Audio scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.2 vs 7.3 out of 10), led by ease of use and feature depth. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Fish Audio offers an API.

Best overall

Fish Audio

  • Content Creators
  • Game Developers
  • Developers
  • Voice Agent Builders

Choose Fish Audio if

  • You want a tool built for expressive narration and character voices, cloning a voice from a short sample, and building voice agents through an API.
  • Inline emotion and non-verbal tags give direct control over delivery.
  • Voice cloning from about 10 to 15 seconds of audio.

Choose PureMIDI if

  • You want a tool built for turning a hummed or played melody, a recorded riff or a PDF score into editable MIDI for a DAW or notation program.
  • Pay-per-use credit packs with no subscription, starting at $4.99 for 30 credits.
  • Failed conversions are not charged.
Best for beginners
PureMIDI
Best for business
Fish Audio

Features

17 features compared.

  • Expressive Text-to-Speech
    Fish Audio
    Available
    PureMIDI
    Not available
  • Voice Cloning
    Fish Audio
    Available
    PureMIDI
    Not available
  • Speech-to-Text
    Fish Audio
    Available
    PureMIDI
    Not available
  • Voice Library
    Fish Audio
    Available
    PureMIDI
    Not available
  • Voice Design
    Fish Audio
    Available
    PureMIDI
    Not available
  • Audio Tools
    Fish Audio
    Available
    PureMIDI
    Not available
  • Voice Agents
    Fish Audio
    Available
    PureMIDI
    Not available
  • Developer API and MCP
    Fish Audio
    Available
    PureMIDI
    Not available
  • Avatar Lipsync and Media Generation
    Fish Audio
    Available
    PureMIDI
    Not available
  • Audio to MIDI
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    PureMIDI
    Available
  • Free preview
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    PureMIDI
    Available
  • Sheet music to MIDI (Beta)
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    PureMIDI
    Available
  • Browser MIDI editor
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    PureMIDI
    Available
  • Video and YouTube workflows
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    PureMIDI
    Available
  • Format-specific tools
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    PureMIDI
    Available
  • DAW and notation compatibility
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    PureMIDI
    Available
  • Pay-per-success credits
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    PureMIDI
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Fish Audio
    Freemium
    PureMIDI
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Fish Audio
    Yes
    PureMIDI
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Fish Audio
    $0
    PureMIDI
    $0
  • Plans
    Fish Audio
    5 plans
    PureMIDI
    4 plans

Fish Audio plans

  • Free

    $0

    Personal use with monthly credits

    • 8,000 credits/month
    • 500 characters per generation
    • 3 public voice slots
    • standard speed

  • Plus

    Most popular

    $15/month

    Individual creators needing more volume and private voices

    • 250,000 credits/month
    • 15,000 characters per generation
    • 10 private voices
    • 1 professional voice
    • Voice Design
    • priority generation

  • Pro

    $100/month

    Heavier production use with team seats

    • 2,000,000 credits/month
    • 30,000 characters per generation
    • 5 professional voices
    • 3 team seats

  • Max

    $999/month

    High-volume production

    • 25,000,000 credits/month
    • 15 professional voices
    • 10 team seats

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Organizations needing controls and compliance

    • Pay-as-you-go
    • zero data retention
    • on-premise deployment
    • SOC2 compliance
    • volume discounts

PureMIDI plans

  • Free account

    $0

    Free previews and a small starter credit gift

    • Audio preview up to 30 seconds
    • First-page preview of PDF scores
    • 2 gift credits for eligible new accounts valid 14 days

  • Starter

    Most popular

    $4.99/one-time

    30 credits, the pack the site marks as recommended

    • 30 credits
    • About 30 single-melody conversions
    • About 7 PDF or image score conversions
    • About 2 to 5 full songs

  • Standard

    $9.99/one-time

    100 credits

    • 100 credits
    • About 100 single-melody conversions
    • About 25 score conversions
    • About 6 to 16 full songs

  • Pro

    $19.99/one-time

    300 credits

    • 300 credits
    • About 300 single-melody conversions
    • About 75 score conversions
    • About 20 to 50 full songs

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Fish Audio
8.2overall
PureMIDI
7.3overall

Fish Audio leads in 5 categories and PureMIDI in 0.

  • Ease of Use

    Fish Audio leads by 0.3
    Fish Audio
    8.3
    PureMIDI
    8.0

  • Feature Depth

    Fish Audio leads by 1.0
    Fish Audio
    8.5
    PureMIDI
    7.5

  • Value for Money

    Fish Audio leads by 0.5
    Fish Audio
    8.0
    PureMIDI
    7.5

  • Performance & Speed

    Fish Audio leads by 1.3
    Fish Audio
    8.3
    PureMIDI
    7.0

  • Documentation & Support

    Fish Audio leads by 1.3
    Fish Audio
    7.8
    PureMIDI
    6.5

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Fish Audio

Pros

  • Inline emotion and non-verbal tags give direct control over delivery.
  • Voice cloning from about 10 to 15 seconds of audio.
  • Permanent free tier with 8,000 credits per month.
  • Separate pay-as-you-go API with published per-unit prices and an MCP integration.
  • Large public voice library, reported at more than 2 million voices.
  • Open-source roots in Fish Speech and OpenAudio.

Cons

  • No official mobile app confirmed; web and API only.
  • Free plan is limited to 500 characters per generation, and its commercial-use terms are inconsistent on the plan page.
  • Big price jumps between tiers: $15 Plus, $100 Pro and $999 Max per month.
  • Plan page credit-per-minute estimates do not match plan figures, which makes usage hard to forecast.

PureMIDI

Pros

  • Pay-per-use credit packs with no subscription, starting at $4.99 for 30 credits
  • Failed conversions are not charged
  • Free previews let users check quality before spending credits
  • Covers audio, video, sheet music and existing MIDI in one workspace, with MusicXML export
  • In-browser multi-track editor with piano-roll, notation and guitar TAB views
  • States a clear retention policy (successful uploads deleted within 3 days)

Cons

  • No named legal entity, address or founding date on the site
  • No public API and no native app
  • Paid charges are non-refundable except where required by law
  • Sheet-music, PDF and drum conversion are labeled Beta, and AI Music generation and Text to MIDI are only waitlisted
  • 25 MB upload limit and full-song conversions cost 6 to 15 credits each

Platforms

  • Web
    Fish Audio
    Supported
    PureMIDI
    Supported
  • Windows
    Fish Audio
    Not supported
    PureMIDI
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Fish Audio
    Not supported
    PureMIDI
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Fish Audio
    Not supported
    PureMIDI
    Not supported
  • Android
    Fish Audio
    Not supported
    PureMIDI
    Not supported
  • API
    Fish Audio
    Supported
    PureMIDI
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    Fish Audio
    Not supported
    PureMIDI
    Not supported

Integrations

Fish Audio

9 integrations
  • HeyGen
  • Retell
  • LiveKit
  • Telnyx
  • ComfyUI
  • OpenArt
  • Novita AI
  • Viggle
  • Runware

PureMIDI

No integrations listed.

Company

  • Company
    Fish Audio
    Hanabi AI Inc.
    PureMIDI
    PureMIDI
  • Founded
    Fish Audio
    2025
    PureMIDI
    Not listed
  • Headquarters
    Fish Audio
    Palo Alto, CA
    PureMIDI
    Not listed
  • Monthly users
    Fish Audio
    8M+
    PureMIDI
    Not listed
  • Listing
    Fish Audio
    Claimed
    PureMIDI
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Fish Audio better than PureMIDI?

It depends on your workflow. Fish Audio is built for expressive narration and character voices, cloning a voice from a short sample, and building voice agents through an API. PureMIDI is built for turning a hummed or played melody, a recorded riff or a PDF score into editable MIDI for a DAW or notation program.

What are the key feature differences between Fish Audio and PureMIDI?

Fish Audio: Expressive text-to-speech, voice cloning and speech-to-text with fine-grained emotion control. PureMIDI: Convert audio and sheet music to editable MIDI, then refine it in your browser.

Does Fish Audio or PureMIDI have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Fish Audio is freemium and PureMIDI is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Fish Audio or PureMIDI?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.