DupDub vs Speechify (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Speechify grades higher than DupDub: 2.8 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Speechify grades higher on the free plan, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
DupDub
AI voiceovers, avatars and video translation in one studio
Speechify
Text-to-speech reader for listening to documents and web pages
Which one is for you
Pick DupDub if
- Fits if you want voiceover, avatars and subtitles under one login
- Works for audiobook and podcast makers who want several voices in one file
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a real free plan, because it is 5 credits for 3 days and personal use only
- Watch out: premium voices cost five times the credits of standard ones, so 150 credits goes less far
- Watch out: the page shows annual prices, and a month-to-month price wasn't readable
- Pricey if you need Business, which has no price on the page
Pick Speechify if
- Fits if you'd rather listen to articles and PDFs on your commute
- Works for students who want a chapter summarized before they listen
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $29 against $139 for a whole year
- Skip it if you want to publish voiceovers, which need Studio, a separate plan at $100 or $300 a year
- Not for you if robotic voices put you off and you won't pay: free has 10 of them at up to 1.5x
- Watch out: the 3-day Premium trial charges the yearly plan on day 3
- Tight if you want scanning or AI summaries for free, as both are Premium; Studio's free plan has no commercial rights
How we grade them
| 2.2GPADupDubFair | 2.8GPASpeechifyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$11 a month billed yearly for 150 credits, which sits in the middle of the category. Professional is $30 and Ultimate $110, and Scale is $3,000 a year. | CPremium is $139 a year or $29 a month, a little dearer than NaturalReader's Plus. For voiceovers you'd want Studio instead: $100 a year with commercial rights, which the listing says buys about 24 hours of voiceover. Paying monthly costs more than twice the yearly price. |
| Free plan and trial | D3 days, 5 credits, personal use only. The listing calls it a free plan, but it works as a short trial. | CThe free plan never ends, but it's 10 robotic-sounding voices at up to 1.5x. Natural voices, scanning and the AI tools are Premium, whose trial charges the yearly plan on day 3. Studio's free plan has no commercial rights, so it's no use for voiceovers. |
| Features | B700+ voices in 90+ languages, cloning, avatars, subtitles, translation, a writing tool and an API from Personal. Credits are shared, and premium voices cost 0.1 credits a second against 0.02 for standard. | B1,000+ natural voices in 60+ languages, up to 5x speed, Scan & Listen, AI summaries, chats and podcasts, voice typing and a voice assistant. As a reader it covers the whole job. Voiceovers and cloning live in Studio and the API, sold separately. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Several tools in one studio means more to learn than a single text box. | B4.66 from 526,597 App Store ratings, just short of an A. Open a PDF or a web page and press play. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android, plus Canva and ChatGPT add-ons and an API. No desktop app listed. | AiPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows and the web, Chrome and Edge extensions, imports from Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive, and an API. |
| Best for | voiceovers, avatars and subtitles in one account | listening to anything you'd otherwise read |
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: DupDub and Speechify. How we grade
Price against what you get
DupDub starts at $11 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Speechify starts at $29 a month and scores 3.3.
Speechify scores higher, and starts $18 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI voice generators on the chart, 3 score higher than DupDub for less, and 1 scores higher than Speechify 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
- DupDub also covers transcription and video editing.
- Speechify also covers dictation.
At a glance
| DupDub | Speechify | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $11 per month, billed annually | $29 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | 5 credits as a 3-day trial, personal use only, standard voiceovers. | Listen anywhere at up to 1.5x speed with 10 robotic-sounding voices, text to speech features only. |
| Free trial | None listed | 3-day free trial of Premium in the app; the yearly plan is charged on day 3 |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Mobvoi Pte. Ltd. | Speechify Inc. |
| Price read from | dupdub.com | speechify.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
DupDub
- The page shows annual-billing prices; a month-to-month price was not readable, though the page has a Monthly toggle.
- Credits cover voiceover, avatars and transcription, and premium voices cost more per second than standard ones (0.1 vs 0.02 credits).
- The free plan is a 3-day trial of 5 credits and is for personal use only.
- The Business plan has no price on the page.
Speechify
- The free plan is limited to 10 robotic-sounding voices at up to 1.5x speed; natural voices, scanning and the AI features need Premium.
- Voiceovers for publishing need Speechify Studio, a separate plan: free with 600 credits and no commercial rights, or $100 or $300 a year with commercial rights.
- Studio credits are spent per second: 1 for voiceover, 3 for dubbing and 30 for avatars, so $100 a year buys about 24 hours of voiceover.
- Cloned voices need the voice owner to pass Speechify's verification or a written business agreement; users must be 18, and politicians' and deceased people's voices are barred.
Key features
DupDub
- Text to speech
- 700+ voices in 90+ languages and accents, with several voices usable in one piece of text.
- Voice cloning
- Instant cloned voices, from 3 on the Personal plan up to 10 on Ultimate.
- AI avatars
- Turns a still photo into a talking avatar; the site says the avatar tool is available on web, iOS and Android.
- Video translation and subtitles
- Transcribes and subtitles video and localizes it into 90+ languages and accents.
- AI writing
- A GPT-powered writing tool drafts scripts and translates text.
- API
- A text-to-speech API is offered; the pricing page lists API access from the Personal plan.
Speechify
- Listen to any text
- Have PDFs, documents, emails and web pages read aloud in natural voices, at speeds up to 5x on Premium.
- Scan & Listen
- Photograph a printed page or book and listen to it. Scanning is a Premium feature.
- AI summaries, chats and podcasts
- Premium can summarize what you are reading, answer questions about it and turn it into a podcast-style episode.
- Voice typing and voice assistant
- Dictate text in other apps with voice typing, and talk to the Voice AI Assistant about a website, book or anything else.
- Apps and cloud imports
- Apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and Windows, extensions for Chrome and Edge, and imports from Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive.
- Studio and API
- Speechify Studio, sold separately, makes voiceovers and dubbed videos with commercial rights. The API lets developers add Speechify voices and voice cloning to their apps.
Plans
DupDub
Free$0
3-day trial with 5 credits, personal use only, standard AI voiceovers and 1 GB storage.
Personal$11
per month, billed annually ($132 a year)
150 credits a month (1,800 a year), 3 instant cloned voices, commercial license and API access.
Professional$30
per month, billed annually ($360 a year)
500 credits a month, 5 cloned voices, priority generation and 30,000 characters per voiceover file.
Ultimate$110
per month, billed annually ($1,320 a year)
2,500 credits a month, 10 cloned voices and 10 cloned avatars.
Scale$3,000
per year
60,000 credits a month (720,000 a year) and unlimited storage.
BusinessCustom
Price not shown on the page; the page points to contacting sales for custom plans.
Speechify
Free$0
Listening at up to 1.5x speed with 10 robotic-sounding voices, and text to speech features only.
Premium$29
per month, billed monthly
1,000+ natural voices in 60+ languages, 5x speed, Scan & Listen, AI summaries and chats, AI podcasts, voice typing and cloud drive imports. $139 a year billed yearly.
Ways to pay less
DupDub
- Annual discount
25% off with annual billing
The pricing page labels the annual toggle as 25% off.
Speechify
- Annual discount
Premium for $139 a year
Yearly billing costs $139 against $29 a month on monthly billing; the pricing page says this saves 60%.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, DupDub or Speechify?
As of Nov 12, 2026, DupDub is cheaper to start with: $11 a month, against $29 a month for Speechify. DupDub starts at $11 per month, billed annually, and Speechify starts at $29 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, DupDub or Speechify?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both DupDub and Speechify have a free plan.
Which platforms do DupDub and Speechify run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Speechify lists macOS and Windows apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. 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.