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Fish Audio vs Udio

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 Udio are both Audio & Speech AI tools. Fish Audio scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.2 vs 6.9 out of 10), led by value for money. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Fish Audio offers an API. Only Udio is available on iOS.

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 Udio if

  • You want a tool built for generating song drafts with vocals.
  • Generates songs with vocals from a prompt and lyrics.
  • Extend, remix and inpainting tools for editing tracks.
Best for beginners
Udio
Best for business
Fish Audio

Features

17 features compared.

  • Expressive Text-to-Speech
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Udio
    Not available
  • Voice Cloning
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Udio
    Not available
  • Speech-to-Text
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Udio
    Not available
  • Voice Library
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Udio
    Not available
  • Voice Design
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Udio
    Not available
  • Audio Tools
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Udio
    Not available
  • Voice Agents
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Udio
    Not available
  • Developer API and MCP
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Udio
    Not available
  • Avatar Lipsync and Media Generation
    Fish Audio
    Available
    Udio
    Not available
  • Text-to-song generation
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    Udio
    Available
  • Extend and Remix
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    Udio
    Available
  • Audio inpainting
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    Udio
    Available
  • Audio-guided generation
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    Udio
    Available
  • Voices
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    Udio
    Available
  • Sessions
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    Udio
    Available
  • Library and sharing
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    Udio
    Available
  • iOS app
    Fish Audio
    Not available
    Udio
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    Fish Audio
    Freemium
    Udio
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Fish Audio
    Yes
    Udio
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Fish Audio
    $0
    Udio
    $0
  • Plans
    Fish Audio
    5 plans
    Udio
    3 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

Udio plans

  • Free

    $0

    10 daily credits plus a 100-credit monthly limit

    • 10 daily credits
    • 100 monthly credits
    • Three 2-minute songs per day

  • Standard

    Most popular

    $10/month

    Up to 2,400 credits per month

    • 2,400 monthly credit limit
    • Unlimited 2-minute song creations within credits
    • Up to 6 songs at once
    • Voice Control
    • Audio-guided generation

  • Pro

    $30/month

    Up to 6,000 credits per month

    • 6,000 monthly credit limit
    • Up to 10 songs at once
    • Everything in Standard
    • Priority generation queue

Our ratings

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

Fish Audio
8.2overall
Udio
6.9overall

Fish Audio leads in 1 category and Udio in 0.

  • Ease of Use

    Fish Audio
    8.3
    Udio
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Fish Audio
    8.5
    Udio
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Fish Audio leads by 1.5
    Fish Audio
    8.0
    Udio
    6.5

  • Performance & Speed

    Fish Audio
    8.3
    Udio
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Fish Audio
    7.8
    Udio
    Not rated

  • Audio Quality

    Fish Audio
    Not rated
    Udio
    8.5

  • Vocal Realism

    Fish Audio
    Not rated
    Udio
    8.5

  • Editing Control

    Fish Audio
    Not rated
    Udio
    8.0

  • Export & Ownership

    Fish Audio
    Not rated
    Udio
    3.0

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.

Udio

Pros

  • Generates songs with vocals from a prompt and lyrics
  • Extend, remix and inpainting tools for editing tracks
  • Free plan with daily and monthly credits
  • Official iOS app alongside the web app
  • Paid credit limits were doubled or raised after the UMG deal

Cons

  • Downloads of audio, video and stems are disabled on all plans
  • Free plan is capped at three 2-minute songs per day
  • No public API and no Android app
  • Licensed platform and new models are announced but have no published launch date

Platforms

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

Integrations

Fish Audio

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

Udio

No integrations listed.

Company

  • Company
    Fish Audio
    Hanabi AI Inc.
    Udio
    Udio (Uncharted Labs)
  • Founded
    Fish Audio
    2025
    Udio
    2023
  • Headquarters
    Fish Audio
    Palo Alto, CA
    Udio
    New York, NY
  • Monthly users
    Fish Audio
    8M+
    Udio
    Not listed
  • Listing
    Fish Audio
    Claimed
    Udio
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Fish Audio better than Udio?

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. Udio is built for generating song drafts with vocals.

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

Fish Audio: Expressive text-to-speech, voice cloning and speech-to-text with fine-grained emotion control. Udio: Generate songs with vocals from text prompts and lyrics, with in-browser editing.

Does Fish Audio or Udio have a free plan?

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

Which is cheaper, Fish Audio or Udio?

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