The Unreal Speech Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Unreal Speech in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Unreal Speech
The Insider’s Guide
Low-cost text-to-speech API with streaming and word timestamps
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI voice generators, read from Unreal Speech’s own pages.
Made by Unreal Speech · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Unreal Speech’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Unreal Speech’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 8 of the 43 other AI voice generators we grade
Unreal Speech is a text-to-speech API priced by the number of characters converted each month. It has endpoints for streaming short text, medium requests and long jobs such as audiobooks, with per-word timestamps and SDKs for Python, Node.js and React Native. Its site lists 48 voices in 8 languages, and its demo is powered by the open Kokoro-82M model.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Unreal Speech, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for a low-cost speech API with timestamps
The docs' rate limits were last updated almost three years ago, and voice cloning isn't mentioned.
- 2
Paid plans start at $10 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $10 per month for 500,000 characters.
- 3
You can try it first
250,000 free characters (about 6 hours of audio) on the Free plan; the page does not say whether the allowance renews.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Three request types
The docs recommend /stream for short, time-sensitive text up to 1,000 characters, /speech up to 3,000 characters, and /synthesisTasks for long jobs such as audiobooks.
- 6
Streaming audio
The homepage says audio streams in 300 ms and a single request can produce up to 10 hours of audio.
- 7
Per-word timestamps
Responses can include word or sentence timestamps, and a websocket endpoint streams audio and timestamps together.
- 8
A 2.0 GPA, above 8 of 43
That is against the other AI voice generators we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Unreal Speech you would be making a voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Unreal Speech at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $10 per month for 500,000 characters
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 250,000 free characters (about 6 hours of audio) on the Free plan; the page does not say whether the allowance renews.
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Unreal Speech
- Category
- AI Voices & Text to Speech
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for a low-cost speech API with timestamps
Unreal Speech is a text-to-speech API with streaming and word timestamps, from $10 a month for 500,000 characters. The Free plan has 250,000 characters, and the page does not say whether they renew. The docs' rate limits were last updated almost three years ago, and voice cloning isn't mentioned.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Starter is $10 a month for about 11 hours of audio, which is the category middle. Basic is $49, with $4.99 a month for the first 6 months. |
| Free plan and trial | C | 250,000 characters (about 6 hours) free, and the page doesn't say they renew. Treat it as a trial. |
| Features | C | Streaming, word timestamps and a Studio, with no cloning mentioned on the pages read. Plans go up to 625M characters. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. An API plus a web demo and Studio. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web and API. No desktop or mobile apps listed, and no integrations. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Unreal Speech is for
- Fits if you add speech to a chatbot or app on a budget
- Works for turning long text into audio, with timing for highlighted words
Who it is not for
- Not for you if you need voice cloning, which isn't mentioned on the pages read
- Watch out: the free 250,000 characters may not renew
- Watch out: the docs' rate limits (2 requests a second on Free, 8 on Basic) are almost three years old
- Skip it if you want apps, because none are listed
Good to know
Good for
- Developers adding speech to a chatbot or app on a budget
- Long-form audio such as audiobooks from text
- Projects that need word-level timing for highlighted text
Worth knowing
- It is an API and web demo with a Studio; no desktop or mobile apps are listed.
- Rate limits in the docs, last updated almost three years ago, are 2 requests a second on Free, 8 on Basic and 32 on Pro.
- The pricing page does not say whether the 250,000 free characters renew monthly.
- Voice cloning is not mentioned on the pricing or homepage text read.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$10
A month to start
Unreal Speech is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $10 per month for 500,000 characters.
Starter
$10
per month for 500,000 characters
About 11 hours of audio a month.
Basic
$49
per month for 3M characters
About 67 hours of audio a month. The page shows $4.99 a month for the first 6 months.
Plus
$499
per month for 42M characters
About 933 hours of audio a month.
Pro
$1499
per month for 150M characters
About 3,000 hours of audio a month.
Enterprise
$4999
per month for 625M characters
About 14,000 hours of audio a month. A custom tier for 1B+ characters is quoted on request.
Trying it first
250,000 free characters (about 6 hours of audio) on the Free plan; the page does not say whether the allowance renews.
Read from unrealspeech.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Other savings
Basic at $4.99 a month for the first 6 months
The pricing page shows the $49 Basic plan at $4.99 a month as a discount for the first 6 months.
Stated on unrealspeech.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Low-cost text-to-speech API with streaming and word timestamps. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, text to speech.
Streaming, word timestamps and a Studio, with no cloning mentioned on the pages read.
- Three request types
- The docs recommend /stream for short, time-sensitive text up to 1,000 characters, /speech up to 3,000 characters, and /synthesisTasks for long jobs such as audiobooks.
- Streaming audio
- The homepage says audio streams in 300 ms and a single request can produce up to 10 hours of audio.
- Per-word timestamps
- Responses can include word or sentence timestamps, and a websocket endpoint streams audio and timestamps together.
- Voices and languages
- The site lists 48 voices and 8 languages, with controls for speed, pitch and bitrate in its demo.
- SDKs
- The documentation lists Python, Node.js and React Native SDKs.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Unreal Speech is made by Unreal Speech.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
8/43
Other AI voice generators it is graded above
Unreal Speech's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 8 of the 43 other AI voice generators we grade, and level with 9.
Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 16 of the 33 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 11 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 44 AI voice generators we grade, cut by the letter each got. Unreal Speech’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 4 of 43
- CFree plan and trialAbove 12 of 43
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 43
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 43
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 43
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 34 AI voice generators. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Unreal Speech is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Unreal Speech you would be making a voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 26 of the 43 other AI voice generators grade higher. It costs $120 a year.
What you could not
- A voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make.
- An API that other software can build on.
What this rests on. Unreal Speech’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Cartesia, ElevenLabs, Google Cloud Text-to-Speech, Azure AI Speech and IBM Watson TTS
The 5 tools Unreal Speech is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Cartesia
Free plan · from $5/mo
Low-latency speech models and voice agents for developers.
- Cartesia has a free plan. Unreal Speech does not, though it has a free trial.
- Cartesia also covers transcription and voice cloning.
- 3.0GPA
ElevenLabs
Free plan · from $5/mo
AI voice platform for speech, voice cloning, dubbing and voice agents.
- ElevenLabs has a free plan. Unreal Speech does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only ElevenLabs lists iOS and Android apps.
- ElevenLabs also covers transcription, video generation and voice cloning.
- 2.8GPA
Google Cloud Text-to-Speech
Free plan
Pay-per-character speech API with Gemini, Chirp and WaveNet voices.
- Google Cloud Text-to-Speech has a free plan. Unreal Speech does not, though it has a free trial.
- Google Cloud Text-to-Speech also covers voice cloning.
- 2.2GPA
Azure AI Speech
Free plan
Microsoft speech API for text to speech, transcription and translation.
- Azure AI Speech has a free plan. Unreal Speech does not, though it has a free trial.
- Azure AI Speech also covers transcription and voice cloning.
- 2.0GPA
IBM Watson TTS
Free plan
IBM's text-to-speech API with neural voices and custom voices.
- IBM Watson TTS has a free plan. Unreal Speech does not, though it has a free trial.
- IBM Watson TTS is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- IBM Watson TTS also covers voice cloning.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Unreal Speech free?
No, Unreal Speech is a paid product, but you can try it first. 250,000 free characters (about 6 hours of audio) on the Free plan; the page does not say whether the allowance renews.
How much does Unreal Speech cost?
Unreal Speech lists 5 plans. Starter: $10 per month for 500,000 characters.
What platforms does Unreal Speech work on?
Unreal Speech is available on Web.
Does Unreal Speech offer any discounts?
Unreal Speech publicly lists the following: Basic at $4.99 a month for the first 6 months.
Does Unreal Speech have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Unreal Speech is listed for Web.
Does Unreal Speech have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Unreal Speech is listed for Web.
Is Unreal Speech open source?
Unreal Speech is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Unreal Speech have an API?
Yes. Unreal Speech offers a public API, according to its own site.
Who makes Unreal Speech?
Unreal Speech is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Unreal Speech?
The closest alternatives to Unreal Speech in our directory are Cartesia, ElevenLabs, Google Cloud Text-to-Speech, Azure AI Speech and IBM Watson TTS.
How does Unreal Speech compare with other AI voice generators?
Unreal Speech's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 8 of the 43 other AI voice generators we grade, and level with 9.
Is Unreal Speech good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Unreal Speech C for value for money. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4.
Could I make my own version of Unreal Speech?
To replace Unreal Speech you would be making a voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Unreal Speech’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Unreal Speech's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Unreal Speech. Prices change, so check unrealspeech.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
5,038
tools graded
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categories
739
price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Unreal Speech, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/unreal-speech
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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See our other guides
The best-graded AI voice generators after Unreal Speech, each with an Insider's Guide of its own.
- AI Voices & Text to Speech Insider's GuideEvery one of the 44 AI voice generators we grade, compared
- ElevenLabs Insider's GuideAI voice platform for speech, voice cloning, dubbing and voice agents3.0 GPA
- Google Cloud Text-to-Speech Insider's GuidePay-per-character speech API with Gemini, Chirp and WaveNet voices2.8 GPA
- NaturalReader Insider's GuideText-to-speech reader for listening to documents, with a voiceover app2.8 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Unreal Speech’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Unreal Speech is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Unreal Speech. Prices and plans change: check unrealspeech.com before you buy.