PlayHT now operates under the PlayAI brand on the pricing surface, with a large voice library (800+ voices, 130+ languages) and a studio workflow alongside the API. SpeechifyAI publishes $6 per 1M additional characters on the $499/month Scale plan and includes instant zero-shot cloning on paid plans.
| Capability | SpeechifyAI | PlayHT |
|---|---|---|
| Price (per 1M chars) | $6 / 1M additional usage on $499/month Scale | Public pricing rebranded as PlayAI; consumer plans sold by character bundles, PlayAI by minute credits, API rate by negotiation |
| Pricing model | Per character; no credits, no token math | Character bundles (consumer) or minute credits (PlayAI); per-voice cloning fees on top |
| Voice quality | Proprietary neural voice models | Natural neural voices; the platform's heritage is consumer TTS and podcast workflows |
| Voice library | Model-compatible catalog; filter GET /v1/voices by each voice's models[] | 800+ voices marketed |
| Voice cloning | Instant zero-shot cloning on Starter and above; fine-tuned voices by sales arrangement | "Clone a voice in 30 seconds"; per-voice setup fee from tens to hundreds of dollars |
| Languages | 6 languages across 7 locales self-serve; 48 through our team | 130+ languages marketed |
| Latency | 56 ms p50 first byte on Simba 3.2, streaming, measured 15 Sep 2026 | Streaming TTS; no hard ms figure on the public marketing pages |
| Availability / commercial use | Commercial use on every plan; 500K chars/month free | Commercial use plan-dependent; pricing surface rebranded to PlayAI |
PlayHT now operates as PlayAI on the pricing surface; the consumer plans bill in character bundles, the PlayAI side bills in minute credits, and the API rate is by negotiation. The cloning workflow has per-voice setup fees that run from tens of dollars to a hundred plus. SpeechifyAI is $6 per 1M additional characters on the $499/month Scale plan documented on the pricing page, with cloning included on Starter and above at no per-voice setup fee.
SpeechifyAI publishes $6 per 1M additional characters on the $499/month Scale plan. Instant zero-shot cloning is included on Starter and above with no per-voice setup fee, and commercial use is allowed on every tier.
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