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Fish Audio vs Speechify

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 Speechify are both Audio & Speech AI tools. Speechify scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.8 vs 8.2 out of 10). Both have a free plan or trial. Only Speechify is available on Windows, macOS and iOS.

Best overall

Speechify

  • Students
  • Professionals
  • People with dyslexia or ADHD
  • Content creators

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 Speechify if

  • You want a tool built for listening to PDFs, articles and textbooks, Reading emails and documents while commuting, Dictating text by voice, Adding text-to-speech to an app through the API.
  • Free plan available for basic listening.
  • More than 1,000 voices in 60+ languages on Premium.
Best for beginners
Fish Audio
Best for business
Fish Audio

Features

18 features compared.

  • Expressive Text-to-Speech
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Speechify
    Not available
  • Voice Cloning
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Speechify
    Not available
  • Speech-to-Text
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Speechify
    Not available
  • Voice Library
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Speechify
    Not available
  • Voice Design
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Speechify
    Not available
  • Audio Tools
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Speechify
    Not available
  • Voice Agents
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Speechify
    Not available
  • Developer API and MCP
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Speechify
    Not available
  • Avatar Lipsync and Media Generation
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Speechify
    Not available
  • AI voice library
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    Speechify
    Available
  • Adjustable listening speed
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    Speechify
    Available
  • Scan and Listen
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    Speechify
    Available
  • AI summaries and chat
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    Speechify
    Available
  • Voice typing
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    Speechify
    Available
  • AI podcasts
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    Speechify
    Available
  • Voice AI Assistant
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    Speechify
    Available
  • Cloud storage integrations
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    Speechify
    Available
  • Browser extensions and desktop apps
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    Speechify
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    Fish Audio
    Freemium
    Speechify
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Fish Audio
    Yes
    Speechify
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Fish Audio
    $0
    Speechify
    $0
  • Plans
    Fish Audio
    5 plans
    Speechify
    2 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

Speechify plans

  • Free

    $0

    Basic text-to-speech listening

    • 10 robotic-sounding voices
    • Listening speeds up to 1.5x
    • Text-to-speech features only

  • Premium

    Most popular

    $29/month

    Full voice library and voice AI features; $139 per year when billed yearly

    • 1,000+ natural voices
    • 60+ languages
    • Listening at up to 5x speed
    • Scan and Listen
    • AI summaries and chats
    • Voice typing
    • AI podcasts
    • Voice AI Assistant
    • Google Drive
    • Dropbox and OneDrive integrations

Our ratings

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

Fish Audio
8.2overall
Speechify
8.8overall

  • Ease of Use

    Fish Audio
    8.3
    Speechify
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Fish Audio
    8.5
    Speechify
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Fish Audio
    8.0
    Speechify
    Not rated

  • Performance & Speed

    Fish Audio
    8.3
    Speechify
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Fish Audio
    7.8
    Speechify
    Not rated

  • Voice Naturalness

    Fish Audio
    Not rated
    Speechify
    8.8

  • Speed & Clarity

    Fish Audio
    Not rated
    Speechify
    9.0

  • OCR & Scanning

    Fish Audio
    Not rated
    Speechify
    8.4

  • Language Coverage

    Fish Audio
    Not rated
    Speechify
    8.6

  • Cross-Platform Sync

    Fish Audio
    Not rated
    Speechify
    9.0

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.

Speechify

Pros

  • Free plan available for basic listening
  • More than 1,000 voices in 60+ languages on Premium
  • Playback up to 5x speed on Premium
  • Scan and Listen reads printed pages through the camera
  • Apps for iOS, Android, macOS and Windows plus Chrome and Edge extensions
  • Separate developer API with a free tier

Cons

  • Free plan is limited to 10 robotic-sounding voices and 1.5x speed
  • Premium is $29 per month on monthly billing; the lower price needs a $139 yearly commitment
  • Studio and API are separate products with their own pricing, not part of Premium

Platforms

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

Integrations

Fish Audio

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

Speechify

3 integrations
  • Google Drive
  • Dropbox
  • Microsoft OneDrive

Company

  • Company
    Fish Audio
    Hanabi AI Inc.
    Speechify
    Not listed
  • Founded
    Fish Audio
    2025
    Speechify
    Not listed
  • Headquarters
    Fish Audio
    Palo Alto, CA
    Speechify
    Not listed
  • Monthly users
    Fish Audio
    8M+
    Speechify
    60M+
  • Listing
    Fish Audio
    Claimed
    Speechify
    Not claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Fish Audio better than Speechify?

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. Speechify is built for listening to PDFs, articles and textbooks, Reading emails and documents while commuting, Dictating text by voice, Adding text-to-speech to an app through the API.

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

Fish Audio: Expressive text-to-speech, voice cloning and speech-to-text with fine-grained emotion control. Speechify: Listen to documents and web pages with natural AI voices, and dictate by voice.

Does Fish Audio or Speechify have a free plan?

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

Which is cheaper, Fish Audio or Speechify?

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