Fish Audio vs Murf (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Fish Audio and Murf share a 2.2 GPA, and only Fish Audio has a free plan.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Fish Audio grades higher on features. Murf grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Fish Audio
Voice cloning and text to speech with credit plans and an API
Murf
AI voiceover studio with dubbing, translation and a speech API
Which one is for you
Pick Fish Audio if
- Fits if you want cloned voices for videos or audiobooks on about $11 a month
- Works for developers who prefer paying per character with no subscription
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you need free output for commercial work, because the FAQ says free is personal use
- Tight if you stay free: 8,000 credits is about 7 minutes and 500 characters a generation
- Watch out: unused monthly credits and minutes do not roll over
- Watch out: the free S2.1 Pro API model is free only through November 30, 2026, with no SLA
- Pricey if you want to self-host the open-weight models, which is an Enterprise deal under a paid license
Pick Murf if
- Fits if you make e-learning or training videos and need one narrator throughout
- Works for voiceovers that live in Google Slides, PowerPoint or Canva
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to clone your own voice without going through sales
- Not for you if you want to download a test clip before paying, or work in a phone or desktop app
- Tight if you redo lines a lot, since every render uses generation time
- Watch out: the API is billed on top, at $0.01 per 1,000 characters with Falcon or $0.03 with Gen2, after $10 of credit
- Pricey if you need a business license, which is $66 a month billed yearly, or broadcasting rights, which are Enterprise-only
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAFish AudioFair | 2.2GPAMurfFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPlus is $11 a month yearly ($15 monthly) for 250,000 credits, Pro $75. That is mid-category. The API is billed separately and needs no plan. | CCreator is $19 a month billed yearly, for 24 hours of voice generation a year with commercial rights. That's around what this category charges. Every render uses generation time, edits included, so an hour of finished audio can take more. |
| Free plan and trial | C8,000 credits a month, about 7 minutes, 500 characters a generation, no card. The FAQ says free-plan output is non-commercial, even though the card lists commercial use. | CA free trial with 10 minutes of voice generation and 10 of transcription, and its own page says no card is needed. It never runs out, but nothing can be downloaded until you pay, so nothing leaves the studio, commercial or not. |
| Features | BSpeech, instant cloning from about 30 seconds, professional voice slots, direction tags, speech to text, voice changer and audio tools. The core job is covered. | C200+ voices with emphasis, pronunciation and pace controls, dubbing into 20+ languages, a voice changer, transcription and an API. The gap is cloning: it isn't self-serve, only Enterprise through Murf's team, and broadcasting rights are Enterprise-only too. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. There is a text box for beginners and an API with SDKs for developers, but credits and voice slots need learning. | CNo store rating on record. It's a web studio where you write the script, pick voices and tune each line, with video and music on the same project. Not hard, but there's a bit to learn, and generation time to keep an eye on. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb and an API with Python and TypeScript SDKs and WebSocket streaming. No desktop or phone app and no integrations listed. | BWeb only, but with add-ons for Canva, Google Slides, PowerPoint, Adobe Captivate and Adobe Audition, plus a pay-as-you-go API. No desktop or phone app, so a B is the top. |
| Best for | cloned voices and a pay-as-you-go speech API | voiceovers for training videos and slides |
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: Fish Audio and Murf. How we grade
Price against what you get
Fish Audio starts at $11 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Murf starts at $19 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Fish Audio starts $8 a month lower. Of the other AI voice generators on the chart, 5 score higher than Fish Audio for less, and 6 score higher than Murf 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
At a glance
| Fish Audio | Murf | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $11 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) | $19 per month and up, billed annually |
| Free plan | 8,000 credits a month, about 7 minutes of generation, up to 500 characters per generation, 3 public voice slots. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial with 10 minutes of voice generation and 10 minutes of transcription, no downloads and no time limit |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Hanabi AI Inc. | Murf Inc. |
| Price read from | fish.audio | murf.ai |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Fish Audio
- The free tier caps each generation at 500 characters, and the FAQ says free-plan output is for personal, non-commercial use even though the card lists commercial use.
- Unused monthly credits and minutes do not roll over.
- The free S2.1 Pro API model is free only through November 30, 2026, with no SLA, and requests may be used to improve the model.
- Self-hosting the open-weight models is an Enterprise engagement under a paid commercial license.
Murf
- The free trial gives 10 minutes of voice generation once, and nothing can be downloaded until you pay.
- Voice cloning is not self-serve: it is available only on Enterprise, through Murf's team. Broadcasting rights are Enterprise-only too.
- The API is billed separately by usage: $0.01 per 1,000 characters with Falcon and $0.03 with Gen2, after $10 of free credit.
- Voice generation time is used every time audio is rendered, edits included; unused monthly time carries forward to the next month.
Key features
Fish Audio
- Text to speech
- Generates speech from a text box or API call. A minute of audio costs roughly 600 to 625 credits on the subscription plans.
- Voice cloning
- Instant cloning from about 30 seconds of audio, plus professional voice slots on paid plans and a browsable public voice library.
- Direction tags
- Inline tags such as warm or near-whisper steer delivery inside the text itself; the developer page cites 15,000+ tags.
- Developer API
- A pay-as-you-go API at $15 per million UTF-8 bytes, with Python and TypeScript SDKs and WebSocket streaming. No subscription needed.
- Other audio tools
- The product list also covers speech to text, a voice changer, audiobooks, audio separation, audio translation and sound effects.
Murf
- Voiceover studio
- Write a script, pick from more than 200 voices and adjust emphasis, pronunciation, speed and pitch, then add video, images and music to the project.
- AI dubbing and translation
- Translate scripts and dub video and audio into more than 20 languages, with dubbing paid from separate dubbing credits.
- Voice changer and transcription
- Turn your own recording into a studio-quality AI voice, and transcribe audio to text within the studio.
- Text-to-speech API
- A pay-as-you-go API with the Falcon model for real-time voice agents and the Gen2 model for voiceovers, plus voice changer and translation endpoints.
- Add-ons for other apps
- Add Murf voiceovers inside Canva, Google Slides, PowerPoint and Adobe Captivate and Audition.
Plans
Fish Audio
Free Tier$0
8,000 credits monthly, up to 7 minutes of generation, standard speed. No card needed.
Plus$11
per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
250,000 credits monthly (up to 200 minutes), 10 private voice slots, Voice Design and 1 professional voice slot.
Pro$75
per month, billed annually ($100 billed monthly)
2,000,000 credits monthly (up to 1,620 minutes), 3 team seats, unlimited voice slots, 5 professional voices.
Murf
Creator$19
per month and up, billed annually
24 hours of voice generation a year on yearly billing (2 hours a month on monthly billing), 5 project credits and commercial rights.
Business$66
per month and up, billed annually
For registered businesses, with a business license and 200 project credits; the help center lists 240 hours of voice generation a year.
EnterpriseCustom
Voice cloning, broadcasting rights, high-volume usage and custom terms, sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
Fish Audio
- Annual discount
Save with annual billing
The plan page shows Plus at $11 a month billed annually against $15 monthly, and Pro at $75 against $100, with a banner of 3 months off.
Murf
- Annual discount
33% off with yearly billing
Murf's help center says yearly plans are a flat 33% off every subscription.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Fish Audio or Murf?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Fish Audio is cheaper to start with: $11 a month, against $19 a month for Murf. Fish Audio starts at $11 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), and Murf starts at $19 per month and up, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Fish Audio or Murf?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Fish Audio has a free plan. Murf does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.