Speaktor vs Speechgen (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Speaktor grades higher than Speechgen: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Speaktor 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.
Speaktor
Text-to-speech reader and voiceover tool for documents and video
Speechgen
Pay-as-you-go text to speech with 5,000+ voices
Which one is for you
Pick Speaktor if
- Fits if you want articles and documents read aloud on your phone
- Works for short video voiceovers on a small plan
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you need the API, because it is Enterprise only
- Tight if you use Pro voices: 600 minutes becomes about 120, and dubbing about 60
- Watch out: minutes expire one month after payment and don't roll over
- Watch out: the Team yearly total showed $0.00 until seats were added, so check checkout
Pick Speechgen if
- Fits if you need a voiceover now and then and monthly plans would go unused
- Works for developers who want to automate speech through the API
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a real free plan, since only the first 1,000 characters are free
- Watch out: credits expire one year after the last top-up
- Watch out: HD voices use twice the credits of Pro voices per character, so a pack buys fewer minutes
- Skip it if you want to know who runs it: the pricing page names no company
How we grade them
| 2.4GPASpeaktorFair | 2.2GPASpeechgenFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BLite is $4.99 a month yearly ($9.99 monthly), inside the cheapest quarter. Pro is $12.49, Team $15 a seat. | B$4.99 one-time for about 60 minutes on Pro voices, up to $149.99 for 2M credits. A one-time price under a year of the category's middle, but credits expire after a year. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree text to speech with no signup is offered on the homepage, but the pricing page lists no free plan and no limits, so we can't say how far it goes. | CThe first 1,000 characters are free with no account or card. That is a taste, not a plan. |
| Features | CText to audio, MP3, WAV and SRT export, 55+ languages, Pro voices, video dubbing with cloning. It covers a reader's job with credit multipliers: Pro voices about 5x, dubbing about 10x. | C5,000+ voices, a commercial license, transcription and an API. Every pack has the same features, and Standard voices use 2 characters a credit, Pro 1 and HD half a character. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Paste text, pick a voice, get audio. | CNo store rating on record. Paste text, choose a voice, download. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS, Android and a browser extension, with Transkriptor listed. The API is Enterprise only. | CWeb only, with an API. No integrations listed. |
| Best for | having documents read aloud, plus quick voiceovers | occasional voiceovers paid as credit packs |
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: Speaktor and Speechgen. How we grade
Where they differ
- Speechgen also covers transcription.
At a glance
| Speaktor | Speechgen | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $4.99 per month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly) | $4.99 one-time for 25,000 credits |
| Free plan | The homepage offers free text to speech with no signup or card; the pricing page lists no free plan and states no limits. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | First 1,000 characters free, with no account required. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Speaktor | SpeechGen.io |
| Price read from | speaktor.com | speechgen.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Speaktor
- Minutes expire one month after payment; unused minutes do not roll over.
- Pro voices use about 5x the credits and video dubbing about 10x, so 600 minutes goes further on Lite voices.
- The API is sold only on Enterprise, through the sales team.
- The Team plan's yearly billed amount displayed as $0.00 until seats were added, so check the total at checkout.
Speechgen
- Credits expire one year after the last top-up, so unused credits are lost after that.
- Higher-quality voices use more credits: Standard is 2 characters a credit, Pro 1, and HD half a character.
- Every pack includes the same features; only the credit count differs.
- The pricing page names no company behind the service and gives card and PayPal as payment options.
Key features
Speaktor
- Read aloud from files
- Upload PDF, TXT or DOCX files, or paste text, and have them read in a chosen voice with adjustable speed.
- Multi-speaker voiceovers
- Assign different voices to different parts of a script and bulk-edit speaker voices before export as MP3 or WAV.
- Video dubbing with voice cloning
- Pro and Team can dub video with cloned voices and translate voiceovers into more than 100 languages.
- Audiobook and podcast tools
- Separate tools cover text to audiobook, text to podcast, PowerPoint narration and a book reader.
- Apps and extension
- Apps for iOS and Android and a Chrome extension sync files across devices.
Speechgen
- Large voice library
- The pricing page lists 5,000+ voices and 150+ languages with regional variants, in Standard, Pro and HD quality tiers.
- Multi-speaker dialogue and SSML
- Assign different voices to different paragraphs in one file, and fine-tune pauses and intonation in an SSML editor.
- File and subtitle input
- Converts pasted text of up to 1,000,000 characters, or DOCX, PDF and SRT uploads, and exports MP3, WAV or OGG.
- Smart Cache
- Regenerating text that was already converted is free, which suits recurring prompts such as phone menus.
- Audio to text
- Transcribes uploads of up to 1 GB or 3 hours, with speaker labels, word-level timestamps and SRT or VTT export.
Plans
Speaktor
Lite$4.99
per month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly)
90 minutes of text-to-audio a month, Lite voices, MP3, WAV and SRT export, 55+ languages, 1 seat.
Pro$12.49
per month, billed annually ($24.99 billed monthly)
600 minutes a month, Pro voices (about 5x credit use) and video dubbing with voice cloning (about 10x).
Team$15
per seat / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
Pro features with 3,000 minutes per seat each month, team workspaces and centralized billing.
EnterpriseCustom
Flexible seats and credits, full API access, custom workflows, SOC 2 and GDPR security.
Speechgen
25,000 credits$4.99
one-time, valid for 1 year
About 60 minutes of speech on Pro voices; also usable for transcription (about 180 minutes).
65,000 credits$9.99
one-time, valid for 1 year
About 155 minutes of speech; shown as 23% off a $13 list price.
200,000 credits$24.99
one-time, valid for 1 year
About 476 minutes of speech; shown as 38% off a $40 list price.
500,000 credits$49.99
one-time, valid for 1 year
About 1,190 minutes of speech; shown as 50% off a $100 list price.
2,000,000 credits$149.99
one-time, valid for 1 year
About 4,762 minutes of speech; shown as 63% off a $400 list price.
10,000,000 credits$599.99
one-time, valid for 1 year
About 23,810 minutes of speech; shown as 70% off a $2,000 list price.
Ways to pay less
Speaktor
- Annual discount
Yearly billing at 50% off
The pricing page's Yearly toggle shows 50% off: Lite at $59.99 a year and Pro at $149.95 a year.
- Education
50% off for students for three months
Sign up with an academic email for 50% off voiceovers and text-to-speech conversion for three months.
Speechgen
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Speaktor or Speechgen?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Speaktor starts at $4.99 per month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly), and Speechgen starts at $4.99 one-time for 25,000 credits.
Which has a free plan, Speaktor or Speechgen?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Speaktor has a free plan. Speechgen does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Speaktor and Speechgen run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Speaktor lists iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. 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.