Fish Audio vs LoudReader
Fish Audio
fish.audioLoudReader
loudreader.ioSide by side
| Figure | Fish Audio | LoudReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $11/mo | $4.17/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 5 |
| Spec score · Text-to-Speech Software | 9.0 (#11) | 8.4 (#67) |
| Spec score · Text-to-speech tools | 9.1 (#13) | 8.0 (#112) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The enterprise page lists integrations or ecosystem connections for Vapi, Twilio, Retell, and workflow automation tools. | Users can share EPUBs, PDFs, and article links to LoudReader from Files, Safari, or other apps with a share button. |
| Paid from | 15 | 7.99 |
| Support | Enterprise support includes 24/7 production support, a technical account manager, and a stated 99% uptime SLA. | Support is available by email, with the support page saying the team aims to respond within 24 hours. |
| Voice cloning | Yes | Users can create a narrator on-device from about ten seconds of clear speech, and may create up to three clones during the all-voices trial. |
Plans
Fish Audio
- Free TierFree
- Plus$11 a month
- Pro$75 a month
- Max$749 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
LoudReader
- FreeFree
- Premium$7.99 a month
- Premium$49.99 a year
- Lifetime$199.99, paid once
- Premium Lifetime$199.99, paid once
In their own words
Fish Audio
Fish Audio provides text-to-speech, voice cloning, speech-to-text, voice agents, and other audio tools. Its text-to-speech controls cover emotion and expression, real-time generation, multilingual output, speed, volume, and model parameters. Fish Audio says TTS supports eight languages with native accents and its platform hosts more than 2,000,000 voices. Developers can use the API for speech generation, voice cloning, and transcription through REST, WebSocket streaming, and official Python and TypeScript SDKs. The listed platforms include web, Linux, macOS, Windows, API access, and self-hosting. Use cases named by the company include video voiceovers, audiobook narration, character voices, and conversational chatbots. The Free Tier costs nothing and allows 8,000 monthly credits, up to 7 minutes of generation, and personal, non-commercial use. Plus costs $11 a month, billed $132 billed annually; paid plans are listed from $15/mo. Commercial use is listed as available. Enterprise deployments include VPC, on-premises, air-gapped, and sovereign cloud options. Fish Audio says default data stays in the United States and self-hosted deployments run inside customer infrastructure. Unused monthly minutes do not roll over.
LoudReader
LoudReader has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.