Async vs Fliki (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Fliki: it is second in our ranking of AI voice generators, and it grades higher too, 2.4 against 2.2.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Fliki grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Async
Chat-based video editor with AI voices, dubbing and music
Fliki
AI video and voiceover maker with voice cloning in 80+ languages
Which one is for you
Pick Async if
- Fits if you make videos or podcasts and want to edit by typing what you want
- Works for creators who also want AI voiceover in the same tool
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: allowances are lifetime, not monthly, at 1 hour and 10 credits
- Pricey if you want dubbing and lip sync, which start on Teams at $49.99 a creator
- Watch out: AI use burns credits fast, and premium models can use dozens per video
- Watch out: English-only subtitles on Essentials and Pro, and no desktop app
- Watch out: the trial's length isn't stated
Pick Fliki if
- Fits if you run a faceless YouTube or social channel
- Works for turning blog posts or slide decks into narrated videos
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you rewrite a lot, since regenerating audio uses credits again
- Pricey if you need the API, a team, AI video clips or all the avatars, which start on Premium at $88 a user a month
- Not for you if you want to stay free and publish, as free exports are 720p, watermarked and carry no commercial rights
- Skip it if you want a phone or desktop app, as it's web only
- Watch out: Standard caps videos at 15 minutes and 1 voice clone; Premium raises that to 40 minutes and 3
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAsyncFair | 2.4GPAFlikiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CEssentials is $11.99 a month billed yearly, above the voices middle of $10. Credits meter all AI use, and 450 credits is about 61 videos from one premium model. | CStandard is $28 a month, or 25% less billed yearly, for 180 credits, roughly 180 minutes of audio or video, with commercial rights and 1 voice clone. An hour fits, and the yearly price sits in this category's usual range. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe Free plan is 1 hour of media for AI chat and 10 AI credits, both lifetime. Paid plans have a free trial of unstated length. | C3 credits a month, about 3 minutes of video, with 300 voices and no card needed. Exports are 720p with a watermark and carry no commercial rights, so it's for trying, not for publishing. |
| Features | CChat editing, text to speech, voice cloning, generation, recording and clips. Dubbing and lip sync start at Teams, and subtitles are English only on Essentials and Pro. | BScript, blog post or deck in, narrated video or audio out, with up to 2,000+ voices, a pronunciation map, cloning, translation into 80+ languages, avatars and bulk creation. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the voice work; the API waits for Premium. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You learn the credits and which model to spend them on. | CNo store rating on record. You build videos scene by scene in the browser, choosing voices, media and timing. There's a lot to adjust, and every regeneration costs credits. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and iPhone, with Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. | BWeb only, publishing straight to YouTube, with Make and Zapier on paid plans and an API on Premium. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | editing video by chatting with an AI | turning scripts and blog posts into narrated videos |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Async and Fliki. How we grade
Price against what you get
Async starts at $11.99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Fliki starts at $28 a month and scores 2.7.
Fliki scores higher, and starts $16.01 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI voice generators on the chart, 6 score higher than Async for less, and 3 score higher than Fliki for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Async also covers transcription, video editing and image generation.
At a glance
| Async | Fliki | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $11.99 per month, billed annually | $28 per user / month for 180 credits, billed monthly |
| Free plan | 1 hour of media for the AI chat and 10 AI credits, both one-time. | 3 credits a month (about 3 minutes of video), 300 voices, 720p exports with a Fliki watermark and no commercial rights. No credit card required. |
| Free trial | A free trial is offered on the paid plans; the page does not state its length. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Async | Nine Thirty Five LLC |
| Price read from | async.com | fliki.ai |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Async
- Everything AI is metered in credits, and a single video from a premium model can use dozens; Essentials' 450 credits is about 61 Kling 3.0 videos or 900 Nano Banana 2 images.
- The Free plan's credits and media hours are lifetime allowances, not monthly ones.
- Dubbing and lip sync start on the Teams plan, and subtitles are English only on Essentials and Pro.
- The prices read are for yearly billing; the monthly-billing prices were not shown in the page text.
Fliki
- The Free plan's 3 credits a month come with watermarked 720p video and no commercial rights; both are fixed on Standard.
- Credits are charged again whenever text or voice settings change and the audio is regenerated, so heavy editing uses up the allowance faster.
- Clone only your own voice or one you have explicit permission to use; Fliki checks consent and identity, and bars impersonation.
- API access, team collaboration, AI video clips and all AI avatars need Premium at $88 per user a month.
Key features
Async
- Chat-based video editing
- You tell the editor what to cut, pace or polish and it makes the edit, including removing filler and pauses, syncing cuts to music, and adding captions.
- Text to speech and voice cloning
- Voices can be generated in chat or through the standalone text-to-speech and voice cloning tools. Paid plans include monthly text-to-speech hours.
- Dubbing and lip sync
- AI dubbing and lip sync, with multilingual voices, are listed from the Teams plan.
- Video, image, music and sound effects generation
- Credits are spent on third-party models such as Kling, Veo, Seedance, Nano Banana and GPT Image; the pricing page lists credit costs per video or image.
- Recording, audio cleanup and hosting
- The former Podcastle studio records remote guests, removes noise with Magic Dust, edits audio by transcript and publishes to Spotify, Apple and YouTube.
- Clips and subtitles
- Finds strong moments to turn into short clips for social platforms and adds subtitles, English only on lower plans.
Fliki
- Text to video and audio
- Start from an idea, a script, a blog post or a PowerPoint deck, and Fliki builds a narrated video or an audio file with matching stock or AI media.
- AI voices in 80+ languages
- From 300 voices on Free to more than 2,000 on Premium, with pace and pitch sliders, pause markers and a pronunciation map.
- Voice cloning
- Record or upload about 30 seconds of audio to clone a voice: 1 clone on Standard and 3 on Premium. Fliki requires a consent step and an identity check first.
- Translation
- Translate a video into more than 80 languages from the Standard plan up.
- AI avatars and video clips
- Add AI presenters and generated video clips to scenes. Standard includes limited stock avatars; Premium includes all avatars and AI clips.
- Publishing and automation
- Publish to YouTube, create videos in bulk, and connect Make and Zapier on paid plans. Premium adds API access.
Plans
Async
Free$0
1 hour of media uploaded to AI chat (lifetime) and 10 AI credits (lifetime).
Essentials$11.99
per month, billed annually
450 credits a month, 4 hours of recording, 2 hours of text to speech, 20 GB of storage and English-only AI subtitles.
Pro$23.99
per month, billed annually
1,200 credits a month, 20 hours of recording, 10 hours of text to speech, 120 GB of storage and AI video enhancement.
Teams$49.99
per creator / month, billed annually
3,000 credits a month, 40 hours of text to speech, 1 TB of storage, dubbing and lip sync, brand kit and basic user management.
BusinessCustom
Custom credits, hours and storage, advanced user management, priority support and security and compliance. Sold through sales.
Fliki
Free$0
3 credits a month, 300 voices in 80+ languages, videos up to 5 minutes and 720p export with a watermark.
Standard$28
per user / month for 180 credits, billed monthly
1,000 voices with 500 ultra-realistic, 1080p videos up to 15 minutes, translation, 1 voice clone, no watermark and commercial rights.
Premium$88
per user / month for 600 credits, billed monthly
2,000+ voices, videos up to 40 minutes, AI video clips, all AI avatars, 3 voice clones, 3 brand kits and API access.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credits and bulk discounts, invoiced yearly billing, personalized avatars, professional voice cloning and team collaboration.
Ways to pay less
Async
- Annual discount
Save 40% with yearly plans
The pricing page shows a Yearly toggle labelled 40% off, and shows savings of $96 on Essentials, $192 on Pro and $420 on Teams per year.
Fliki
- Annual discount
25% off with yearly billing
Fliki takes 25% off Standard ($28 a month) and Premium ($88 a month) when billed yearly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Async or Fliki?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Async is cheaper to start with: $11.99 a month, against $28 a month for Fliki. Async starts at $11.99 per month, billed annually, and Fliki starts at $28 per user / month for 180 credits, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Async or Fliki?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Async and Fliki have a free plan.
Which platforms do Async and Fliki run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Async lists an iOS app. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.