AISpeech vs iSpeech
AISpeech
aispeech.comiSpeech
ispeech.orgSide by side
| Figure | AISpeech | iSpeech |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $0.25/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 15 |
| Spec score · Text-to-Speech Software | 8.6 (#34) | 9.2 (#6) |
| Spec score · Text-to-speech tools | 8.0 (#110) | 9.2 (#11) |
| API access | Yes | API access requires an API key, with mobile development, mobile production, and web/general production key types. |
| Export formats | mp3 | aiff,mp3,ogg,wma,flac,wav,alaw,ulaw,vox,mp4 |
| Headquarters | Suzhou, China | The company lists Newark, New Jersey as headquarters and San Francisco as an additional office. |
| Platforms | web,windows,linux,ios,android,api,self_hosted | web,ios,android,api |
| Support | The official site lists technical support at [email protected]. | The developer pricing page lists priority technical support with purchases; the API guide directs support requests to [email protected]. |
| What it does | AISpeech develops conversational AI platforms, voice technologies, chips, and scenario-based human-machine interaction solutions for smart mobility, IoT, and office applications. | iSpeech provides cloud text-to-speech and automated speech-recognition services that turn text into audio or submitted audio into transcriptions. |
Plans
AISpeech
- Online short speech synthesis — standard voicesPrice not published
- Online short speech synthesis — premium voicesPrice not published
- Pro柔彩版2,799 CNY, paid once
- Pro畅写版3,099 CNY, paid once
- Turbo柔彩版3,799 CNY, paid once
- Turbo畅写版4,099 CNY, paid once
- AI办公本 X54,899 CNY, paid once
- AI办公本 X5 Pro5,599 CNY, paid once
iSpeech
- Plus$2.95 a month
- Premium$3.95 a month
- Pay Per Use$50 a month
- Pay Per Install$0.25 a month
- BasicFree
- HackerFree
- Plus$2.95 a month
- Premium$3.95 a month
- Junior$29 a month
- Pay-per-use 2,000 credits$50, paid once
In their own words
iSpeech
iSpeech provides text-to-speech and automated speech recognition through APIs, SDKs, and online tools. Its speech API can synthesize audio with multiple voices, formats, bitrates, frequencies, and playback speeds, and supports MathML and SSML. The API can also transcribe submitted audio across multiple languages and recognition models; iSpeech says custom models can be created. The homepage lists support for more than 30 languages. Audio downloads are available in AIFF, MP3, OGG, WMA, FLAC, WAV, A-law, μ-law, VOX, and MP4 formats. Listed access includes Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, Windows, API, and extension. The Basic plan is free for personal use, and commercial use is listed as available. Plus costs $2.95 a month, billed monthly, and includes 30-minute recordings, approximately 4,167 words. Premium costs $3.95 a month, billed monthly, with 12-hour recordings, approximately 100,000 words. Pay Per Use costs $50 a month for dynamic TTS usage only and includes 2,000 credits. Pay Per Install costs $0.25 a month and has a 10,000-install minimum.