SpeechActors vs Speechgen (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Speechgen grades higher than SpeechActors: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Speechgen grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
SpeechActors
Online AI voice generator with 300+ voices in 140+ languages
Speechgen
Pay-as-you-go text to speech with 5,000+ voices
Which one is for you
Pick SpeechActors if
- Fits if you want a big voice and language list in one place
- Works for a creator who also wants video from the voice
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as new accounts get 1,000 credits once
- Tight if you test on the homepage, as it limits a try to 300 characters
- Watch out: credits convert at different rates for voices, premium voices, scripts, voice changing and video
- Watch out: custom volume credits are quoted through sales, and a Developer API link shows no prices
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
| 2.0GPASpeechActorsFair | 2.2GPASpeechgenFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$23 a month billed monthly, $217 a year, against a category $20 dearer-quarter edge. | 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 | C1,000 free credits once on sign-up with no purchase needed, then no free plan. The homepage box limits a try to 300 characters. | CThe first 1,000 characters are free with no account or card. That is a taste, not a plan. |
| Features | CVoice library, premium voices, AI scripting, a voice changer and video generation. No API prices are listed. | 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, and credits convert at different rates for each tool. | CNo store rating on record. Paste text, choose a voice, download. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no apps or integrations listed on its pages. | CWeb only, with an API. No integrations listed. |
| Best for | an online voice generator with 300+ voices | 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: SpeechActors and Speechgen. How we grade
Where they differ
- SpeechActors also covers video generation.
- Speechgen also covers transcription and voice cloning.
At a glance
| SpeechActors | Speechgen | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $23 per month, billed monthly ($217 billed yearly) | $4.99 one-time for 25,000 credits |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 1,000 free credits on signup, no purchase needed. | First 1,000 characters free, with no account required. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Speechactors | SpeechGen.io |
| Price read from | speechactors.com | speechgen.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
SpeechActors
- No free plan is listed; new accounts get 1,000 credits once, and the homepage box limits a free try to 300 characters.
- Credits convert at different rates for standard voices, premium voices, scripts, voice changing and video.
- Custom volume credits are quoted through sales.
- The site lists a Developer API link but no API prices.
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
SpeechActors
- Voice library
- Over 300 AI voices in more than 140 languages and accents, with commercial use and MP3 export.
- Premium instruction voices
- Nine premium voices follow typed style instructions, with presets such as whisper, dramatic and educational.
- AI scripting
- Writes scripts inside the same credit pool used for voice generation.
- Voice changer
- Turns an uploaded recording into another voice while keeping its tone and pitch dynamics.
- Video generation
- Creates greenscreen or b-roll videos with different caption styles.
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
SpeechActors
Monthly$23
per month, billed monthly
125,000 credits a month, about 1 million characters or 15 hours of audio, shared across voice, script and video tools.
Quarterly$57
every 3 months, billed quarterly
Same 125,000 monthly credits, 300+ voices, commercial use and unlimited projects.
Annual$217
per year, billed yearly
Same 125,000 monthly credits at the lowest effective monthly price.
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
SpeechActors
- Annual discount
Lower price on longer billing terms
The same 125,000 credits a month cost $23 billed monthly, $57 every 3 months or $217 a year, which works out below $23 a month.
Speechgen
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, SpeechActors or Speechgen?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SpeechActors starts at $23 per month, billed monthly ($217 billed yearly), and Speechgen starts at $4.99 one-time for 25,000 credits.
Which has a free plan, SpeechActors or Speechgen?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither SpeechActors nor Speechgen has a free plan. Both have 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.