NVIDIA Magpie TTS vs Typecast
NVIDIA Magpie TTS
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Typecast
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| Figure | NVIDIA Magpie TTS | Typecast |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $375/mo | $5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 15 |
| Spec score · Text-to-speech tools | 9.4 (#1) | 9.0 (#18) |
| Spec score · Text-to-Speech Software | 9.0 (#14) | 8.3 (#88) |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial use | NVIDIA marks this release as ready for commercial use under its stated terms. | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California, USA | Seoul, South Korea |
| Languages | 12 | 35 |
| Languages | Supported languages are English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Vietnamese, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Modern Standard Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese and Korean. | The API page states support for more than 35 languages and identifies English, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese as its most natural languages. |
| Voice cloning | Yes | Typecast offers instant and professional voice cloning, with cloned voices supporting multilingual speech and expressive delivery. |
Plans
NVIDIA Magpie TTS
- NVIDIA Developer ProgramFree
- NVIDIA AI Enterprise$4,500 a year
Typecast
- FreeFree
- Basic$5 a month
- Plus$19 a month
- Pro$29 a month
- Business$69 a month
- Free (API)Free
- Free (Studio)Free
- Basic$5 a month
- Lite (API)$15 a month
- Plus$19 a month
In their own words
NVIDIA Magpie TTS
NVIDIA Magpie TTS has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Typecast
Typecast is an AI text-to-speech service that turns text into expressive, context-aware speech. Its Studio advertises more than 700 voices, with controls for emotion, speed and dynamics. Voice generation and playback are unlimited on every Studio plan, but downloading audio uses credits. Typecast also offers an API for content automation, app services and conversational agents; stated streaming latency is 170–210 ms. Listed integrations include Python, JavaScript, Zapier, Google Sheets, n8n and Make. The service describes uses including creator narration, audiobooks, podcasts, conversational agents, AI tutors and AICC. It supports 35 languages and offers MP3 and WAV output; SSML is not supported. Web, iOS and Android are listed, and the mobile app supports device syncing. A free plan is available. Studio paid plans start at $5 a month, and Lite API costs $15 a month. The API free plan allows 15,000 credits monthly but is noncommercial and requires attribution.