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AI Voice & Speech Comparison

Fish Audio vs. Typecast

At a glance

At a glance

Fish Audio

Best for

Best for developers and creators who want expressive text-to-speech and quick voice cloning, including open-source models.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized

Typecast

Best for

Best for creators who want expressive, emotion-controlled voiceover for video, audiobooks and podcasts.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion Fish Audio Typecast
Starting price Free tier; Plus from $15 / month Credit-based. Plus adds 250,000 credits per month, commercial use and API access; 33% off with annual billing. lower value Free tier; Basic from $5 / month Credit-based. The free tier offers trial voices only and requires attribution; commercial use starts on Basic.
Free trial Free tier with 8,000 credits per month (about 7 minutes) Free tier with 3,000 lifetime credits (around 5 minutes), trial voices only
Commercial use Not stated Paid (Basic and above)
Output Text-to-speech, speech-to-text and voice cloning (S2.1 Pro model) Expressive AI speech with emotion and dynamics control; video export on paid tiers
API Yes, REST API and SDKs Yes
Voice cloning Yes, from about 15 seconds of audio Yes, instant and professional cloning; slots scale from one to ten by plan
Real-time use Yes, real-time with low latency Yes, real-time generation via the API
Languages 30+ languages 35+ languages
Speech-to-speech and dubbing Yes, a Voice Changer transforms existing audio into a different voice Not documented: the API covers text-to-speech, streaming playback, word- and character-level timestamps and voice cloning from a sample, with no voice-conversion or dubbing endpoint
Editing and controls Emotion tags and effects such as angry, sad, excited, whispering, laughing and pauses Emotion, pitch, intensity, speed and dynamics
Consent and trust Professional clones require a live voiceprint check: the speaker reads a randomised passage that is matched against the training audio. Instant clones are unverified. The terms forbid using another person's voice without permission, with a voice ownership dispute process Every voice actor on the platform has agreed to the use cases for their voice and keeps ownership of the model. Uploading a sample requires confirming permission for any third-party voice in it, and cloned voices stay private
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support more entries Email helpdesk, Community forum Email helpdesk
Onboarding Documentation and knowledge base Documentation and knowledge base
Company size Freelancers, Small and mid-sized more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price Fish Audio Free tier; Plus from $15 / month Typecast Free tier; Basic from $5 / month
  • Free trial Fish Audio Free tier with 8,000 credits per month (about 7 minutes) Typecast Free tier with 3,000 lifetime credits (around 5 minutes), trial voices only
  • Company size Fish Audio Freelancers, Small and mid-sized Typecast Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
  • Support Fish Audio Email helpdesk, Community forum Typecast Email helpdesk
  • Output Fish Audio Text-to-speech, speech-to-text and voice cloning (S2.1 Pro model) Typecast Expressive AI speech with emotion and dynamics control; video export on paid tiers

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

Fish Audio

Strengths

  • Fast voice cloning and expressive emotion control
  • Open-source models (Fish Speech and Fish Audio S2)
  • Large community voice library and a developer API

Limitations

  • API access and commercial use require a paid plan
  • Cloned and community voices raise consent questions

Typecast

Strengths

  • 700+ voices with fine emotion and delivery control
  • Context-aware emotion model adapts tone to the script
  • Affordable entry with a commercial license from $5 per month

Limitations

  • Free tier is limited to trial voices and requires attribution
  • Credit allowances are modest on the lower tiers

Plans

Pricing

Fish Audio

  • Free $0 8,000 credits per month (about 7 minutes) and 3 public voice slots. No API access.
  • Plus $15 / month 250,000 credits (about 200 minutes), commercial use, API access and one professional voice slot. 33% off billed annually.
  • Pro $100 / month 2,000,000 credits, 3 team seats and five professional voice slots. 33% off billed annually.
  • Max $999 / month 25,000,000 credits, 10 team seats and 15 professional voice slots.
  • Enterprise Not stated Custom terms with zero data retention, on-premise deployment and SOC 2 compliance.
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Typecast

  • Free $0 3,000 lifetime credits (around 5 minutes), trial voices only, attribution required.
  • Basic $5 / month $54 / year. 30,000 credits per month (around 35 minutes), all AI voices, commercial license, 1 instant cloning slot.
  • Plus $19 / month $204 / year. 40,000 credits per month, speed control, 1 professional cloning slot.
  • Pro $29 / month $312 / year. 75,000 credits per month, emotion and intonation controls, 2 cloning slots.
  • Business $69 / month $744 / year. 200,000 credits per month, 10 cloning slots, additional credit purchases.
  • Enterprise Not stated Custom pricing.
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What users say

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Fish Audio

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Typecast

Ease of use
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User interface
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Onboarding
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Support and service
Not rated yet
Value for money
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Features
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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

Fish Audio https://fish.audio · no check date recorded yet

Typecast https://typecast.ai · no check date recorded yet

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