Fish Audio vs Typecast (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Typecast grades higher than Fish Audio: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Typecast grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features 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
Typecast
AI voice generator with emotion controls, voice cloning and video
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 Typecast if
- Fits if you voice characters, games or audiobooks and need emotion controls
- Works for cloning your own voice from $5 a month
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you download a lot, since Basic covers about 35 minutes a month
- Pricey if you need an hour a month, which means Pro at $312 a year
- Not for you if you want extra credits without moving to Business at $69 a month, or a desktop app
- Watch out: the free plan's 3,000 credits are lifetime, not monthly, and free downloads need attribution
- Watch out: emotion and pitch controls sit on Pro, and App Store and Google Play prices can differ from the web's
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAFish AudioFair | 2.4GPATypecastFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CAn hour of downloads a month needs Pro: $312 billed yearly ($29 monthly) for 75,000 credits, about 90 minutes. Plus, at $204 a year, stops at about 50 minutes. That's near the top of what this category charges, though generation itself is unlimited. |
| 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. | CGenerating and playing is unlimited, so you can hear every voice. Downloads come from 3,000 lifetime credits, about 5 minutes, with attribution and no commercial license. Not enough for anything you publish. |
| 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. | B600+ voices with emotion controls, instant cloning from Basic and professional cloning from Plus, a video editor up to 4K, talking avatars, and an API with SDKs in six languages. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the voice work. |
| 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. Typing a line and picking a voice is easy; getting the emotion, pace and intonation right takes some fiddling, and those controls are spread across plans. |
| 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, iPhone and Android, plus an API with SDKs. No desktop app and no integrations listed, so a B is the top. |
| Best for | cloned voices and a pay-as-you-go speech API | voices with emotion and pace controls |
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 Typecast. 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. Typecast starts at $5 a month and scores 2.7.
Typecast scores higher and starts $6 a month lower. Of the other AI voice generators on the chart, 5 score higher than Fish Audio for less, and none scores higher than Typecast 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
- Fish Audio also covers transcription.
- Typecast also covers video editing.
At a glance
| Fish Audio | Typecast | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $11 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) | $5 per month for 30,000 download credits, billed monthly |
| 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 plan with unlimited generation and 3,000 lifetime download credits (about 5 minutes); attribution required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Hanabi AI Inc. | Neosapience, Inc. |
| Price read from | fish.audio | typecast.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.
Typecast
- The free plan's 3,000 download credits are lifetime, not monthly, and downloads on it need attribution; the commercial license starts on Basic.
- Credits are used only when you download, so each plan's monthly allowance caps how much finished audio you can export.
- You may clone only your own voice or one you have the legal right to use, and cloned voices stay private to your account.
- Extra credits can be bought only on Business, and App Store and Google Play prices can differ from the web prices.
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.
Typecast
- Expressive AI voices
- More than 600 voices, including exclusive ones from real voice actors, for ads, audiobooks, narration, games and short videos, in 35+ languages through the API.
- Emotion and delivery controls
- Smart Emotion adjusts a line's delivery in one click, and Pro adds custom emotion, intonation and pitch. Speed control starts on Plus.
- Instant and Professional Cloning
- Instant Cloning works from a few seconds of audio and starts on Basic; Professional Cloning trains on longer recordings and starts on Plus.
- Video editor and talking avatars
- Put voiceovers on video and export up to 4K, and generate talking-avatar clips, from 6 a month on Basic up to 40 on Business.
- Typecast API
- A text-to-speech API with SDKs for Python, JavaScript, C#, Java, Kotlin and Rust, priced separately from the Studio plans.
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.
Typecast
Basic$5
per month for 30,000 download credits, billed monthly
About 35 minutes of downloads a month, all voices, 44.1 kHz audio, 1 Instant Cloning slot, 1080p video without a watermark and a commercial license.
Plus$19
per month for 40,000 download credits, billed monthly
About 50 minutes of downloads a month, speed control, Professional Cloning (1 slot in total), 4K video export and 30 GB storage.
Pro$29
per month for 75,000 download credits, billed monthly
About 90 minutes of downloads a month, emotion controls including Smart Emotion, intonation and pitch, and 2 cloning slots.
Business$69
per month for 200,000 download credits, billed monthly
About 250 minutes of downloads a month, team members, extra credit purchases, 10 cloning slots and 100 GB storage. Meant for businesses and agencies.
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.
Typecast
- Annual discount
Save 10% with yearly billing
Basic is $54 billed yearly, Plus $204, Pro $312 and Business $744, against $5, $19, $29 and $69 a month on monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Fish Audio or Typecast?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Typecast is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against $11 a month for Fish Audio. Fish Audio starts at $11 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), and Typecast starts at $5 per month for 30,000 download credits, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Fish Audio or Typecast?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Fish Audio has a free plan. Typecast does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Fish Audio and Typecast run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Typecast lists iOS and Android apps. 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.