Speechify
Reads your documents, web pages and books aloud.
Free plan
- Best for
- Listening to things you'd read
- On your PC
- No, online only
- Works on
- Web, iPhone, Android, Windows
- Version
- Simba 3.5
What’s good
- Simba 3.5 ranks third on the speech arena
- Apps everywhere, including a browser extension
- Very cheap developer price
Downsides
- Free voices sound robotic
- Monthly Premium is expensive; yearly is far cheaper
- Voiceover studio is a separate yearly plan
The details.
- For developers
- About $6.60 per 1M characters (Simba)
- Version
- Simba 3.5Released 2026-11
- Works on
- Web, iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Browser extension, API
- Open source
- No
- Website
- speechify.com
How it ranks.
- Artificial Analysis Speech Arena (Simba 3.5)#3 · score 13202026-11-05
Can I run it myself?
No. It only runs online.
Your prompts and files go to the company’s servers. See the local options in this category for a private alternative.
Want it offline? The best local option for text to speech is Kokoro.