Speechgen vs Voicemaker (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Voicemaker grades higher than Speechgen: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Voicemaker grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Speechgen
Pay-as-you-go text to speech with 5,000+ voices
Voicemaker
Browser-based text to speech with a credit-based voice library
Which one is for you
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
Pick Voicemaker if
- Fits if you turn short scripts into voiceovers in a browser
- Works for a creator who wants SSML pronunciation control
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want long free passes, as the free plan caps each conversion at 250 characters
- Not for you if the audio is for business, as the free plan is personal use only
- Tight if you pick expressive voices, which use 2 to 4 credits a character
- Pricey if you top up: extra credits are $20 per million, valid for 1 year, paid plans only
- Watch out: Starter and Creator credits do not roll over
How we grade them
| 2.2GPASpeechgenFair | 2.4GPAVoicemakerFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | B$5 a month on Starter, or $50 a year, at the edge of the category's cheaper quarter. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe first 1,000 characters are free with no account or card. That is a taste, not a plan. | C25K credits a month free, but 250 characters per conversion and personal use only. |
| Features | 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. | BVoice library, cloning and design, pronunciation and pause controls, audio tools and an API, all on credits. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Paste text, choose a voice, download. | CNo store rating on record, and credits and voice costs take working out first. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with an API. No integrations listed. | CWeb only, with an API but no phone or desktop apps, so one family of devices at most. |
| Best for | occasional voiceovers paid as credit packs | browser text to speech with credits |
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: Speechgen and Voicemaker. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| Speechgen | Voicemaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4.99 one-time for 25,000 credits | $5 per month, billed monthly ($50 billed yearly) |
| Free plan | None | 25K credits per month, 250 characters per conversion, access to selected voices and SSML support. |
| Free trial | First 1,000 characters free, with no account required. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | SpeechGen.io | Yedap Technologies LLC |
| Price read from | speechgen.io | voicemaker.in |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Voicemaker
- The free plan caps each conversion at 250 characters and covers personal use only.
- Expressive voices spend 2 to 4 credits per character, so a monthly allotment lasts a quarter to half as long.
- Extra credits cost $20 per million, valid for 1 year, and are sold only to paid plans.
- Starter and Creator credits do not roll over; Pro rolls over one billing cycle.
Key features
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.
Voicemaker
- Large multilingual voice library
- Choose from more than 2,000 voices across 130 languages and accents, filtered by model, gender, age and use case.
- Credits shared across tools
- Default voices cost 1 credit per character; expressive voices cost 2 to 4. Speech to speech and speech to text are billed per second.
- Voice cloning and design
- Paid plans can clone a voice from a short upload (20 seconds minimum) or design one from a written description.
- Pronunciation and pause controls
- SSML is supported on every plan, with sliders for pitch and speed; a pronunciation editor needs a free account or above.
- Audio tools
- VoxStudio offers stem splitting, voice isolation and voice effects, and Projects mixes several voices with music into one file.
- Developer API
- A separate pay-as-you-go API exposes text to speech, speech to text and speech to speech through REST endpoints.
Plans
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.
Voicemaker
Free$0
25K credits a month, 250 characters per conversion, selected voices, personal use only.
Starter$5
per month, billed monthly ($50 billed yearly)
200K credits a month, 3,000 characters per conversion, 5 voice clones and commercial rights.
Creator$10
per month, billed monthly ($100 billed yearly)
400K credits a month, 5,000 characters per conversion, 10 voice clones and a pronunciation editor.
Pro$24
per month, billed monthly ($240 billed yearly)
1M credits a month, 10,000 characters per conversion, 20 clones, priority support, 1-month rollover.
Teams$49
per month for 3 seats, billed monthly ($490 yearly)
2M credits a month, 3 workspace seats, roles and permissions, central billing, 30 clones.
Business$109
per month for 10 seats, billed monthly ($1,090 yearly)
5M credits a month, 10 workspace seats, audit logs, organization-wide usage reports, 50 clones.
Ways to pay less
Speechgen
No public discounts listed.
Voicemaker
- Annual discount
Yearly billing on the individual plans
Starter is $50 a year against $5 a month, and Creator $100 against $10; Pro is $240 a year against $24 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Speechgen or Voicemaker?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Speechgen starts at $4.99 one-time for 25,000 credits, and Voicemaker starts at $5 per month, billed monthly ($50 billed yearly).
Which has a free plan, Speechgen or Voicemaker?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Voicemaker has a free plan. Speechgen 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.