ElevenLabs✔
Freemium
Ultra-realistic voice synthesis, dubbing and voice design in 30+ languages.
Best OpenAI TTS alternatives in 2026
OpenAI TTS is a paid Text to Speech tool — Natural-sounding speech API with expressive, steerable voices. If you need a different price, a free plan or another approach, here are the 15 closest alternatives, ranked by the aixplor.in editors.
Pricing at a glance: 4 free · 8 freemium · 3 paid — 12 with a free plan.
About OpenAI TTS →Top 15 OpenAI TTS alternatives
Speechify
Freemium
Listen to any article, PDF or book with natural celebrity-grade voices.
Murf AI✔
Freemium
Studio-quality voiceovers for videos, ads and e-learning courses.
PlayHT
Freemium
Lifelike text-to-speech with hundreds of voices and an API for products.
NaturalReader
Freemium
Read documents and web pages aloud for study and accessibility.
LOVO
Freemium
Voice generator with 500+ voices and video sync for creators.
WellSaid✔
Paid
Enterprise-grade voice for products and training content.
TTSMaker
Free
Completely free online text-to-speech in 100+ languages.
Cartesia
Paid
Ultra-low-latency lifelike voices for real-time apps.
SpeechGen
Freemium
SpeechGen is a powerful speech reader that converts text into a very human voice. Available in 270 languages.
TTS Reader
Free
TTS Reader is a truly free online text reader that can even read entire web pages, or be installed as a Chrome…
Verbatik
Paid
Verbatik is a text-to-speech AI that turns your text into speech (with 600+ voices in 142 languages).
Uberduck
Free
Write text and have it read by stars. Possibility to clone your own voice..
VoiSpark
Freemium
Dub videos with AI voice cloning in 30+ languages with emotion and accent control
Speechki
Free
A free plugin available on ChatGPT-4 that can read any text you submit to it.
Compare at a glance
| Tool | Pricing | Free plan | Category |
| OpenAI TTS (original) | Paid | — | Text to Speech |
| ElevenLabs | Freemium | ✔ Yes | Text to Speech |
| Speechify | Freemium | ✔ Yes | Text to Speech |
| Murf AI | Freemium | ✔ Yes | Text to Speech |
| PlayHT | Freemium | ✔ Yes | Text to Speech |
| NaturalReader | Freemium | ✔ Yes | Text to Speech |
| LOVO | Freemium | ✔ Yes | Text to Speech |
| WellSaid | Paid | — | Text to Speech |
| TTSMaker | Free | ✔ Yes | Text to Speech |
| Cartesia | Paid | — | Text to Speech |
| SpeechGen | Freemium | ✔ Yes | Text to Speech |
| TTS Reader | Free | ✔ Yes | Text to Speech |
| Verbatik | Paid | — | Text to Speech |
| Uberduck | Free | ✔ Yes | Text to Speech |
| VoiSpark | Freemium | ✔ Yes | Text to Speech |
| Speechki | Free | ✔ Yes | Text to Speech |
Free OpenAI TTS alternatives
ElevenLabs, Speechify, Murf AI, PlayHT, NaturalReader, LOVO, TTSMaker, SpeechGen, TTS Reader, Uberduck, VoiSpark and Speechki have a free plans — a good place to start if you don't want to pay for OpenAI TTS.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to OpenAI TTS?
Based on aixplor.in's editorial ranking, the most popular OpenAI TTS alternatives are ElevenLabs, Speechify and Murf AI. The best choice depends on your budget and what you use OpenAI TTS for.
Is there a free alternative to OpenAI TTS?
Yes. ElevenLabs (freemium), Speechify (freemium), Murf AI (freemium) and PlayHT (freemium) are free or have a free plan.
How many OpenAI TTS alternatives are there?
aixplor.in lists 15 close alternatives to OpenAI TTS in the Text to Speech category, 3 of them verified by our editors.
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