Audio, Voice & Music · verified 4 September 2026

Best AI for Voiceovers

4 tools 4 with a free plan 2 built for this Prices verified 4 September 2026

The 4 that fit

ElevenLabs

By ElevenLabsNew York, United States1 product across 1 category

Built for this. The category standard for voice — generation, cloning, dubbing across languages, and voice agents.

Free plan
Yes
Free tier with text to speech, speech to text, sound effects, voice design and music, roughly
Month to month
$6/mo
Starter
Billed yearly
$5/mo
Starter plan −17%

Watch out: Voice cloning consent rules are strict and vary by country. Free tier is small; costs scale with audio minutes.

All plans (4)
PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$0Free tier with text to speech, speech to text, sound effects, voice design and music, roughly 10 minutes of audio a month
Starter$6/mo · $5/mo yearlycommercial licence, instant voice cloning, 20 Studio projects
Creator$22/mo · $18.33/mo yearlyprofessional voice cloning and extra credits
Pro$99/mo · $82.50/mo yearly44.1kHz PCM output over the API and 192kbps audio
Open ElevenLabs Pricing and company Prices checked 4 September 2026

Murf

By MurfSan Francisco, United States1 product across 1 category

Strong fit. Generates narration in a range of voices with control over pace and emphasis, aimed at training and explainer video.

Free plan
Yes
Free plan with no card, 10 projects and 10 minutes of voice generation
Month to month
$29/mo
Creator
Billed yearly
$19/mo
$228 a year, Creator plan −34%

Watch out: Voices are recognisable as synthetic on long listens. Commercial use sits on the paid tiers.

All plans (4)
PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$0Free plan with no card, 10 projects and 10 minutes of voice generation
Creator$29/mo · $19/mo yearly100 projects, 24 hours of voice generation a year on annual or 2 hours a month on monthly, all 200+ voices
Business$99/mo · $66/mo yearly500 projects, 96 hours a year or 8 hours a month, business licence
EnterpriseCustomunlimited voice generation, custom projects and editors. Dub and API products are priced separately
Open Murf Pricing and company Prices checked 4 September 2026

Podcastle

By PodcastleBerkeley, United States1 product across 2 categories

Strong fit. Records, cleans and edits a podcast in the browser, with transcription and voice tools in the same place.

Free plan
Yes
Free sign-up, with a free trial of the paid plans; Podcastle now sells as Async at async.com
Month to month
$19.99/mo
Essentials
Billed yearly
$11.99/mo
Essentials plan −40%

Watch out: Podcastle has rebranded as Async and now sells a credit-priced creative suite, so the price depends on how many credits you pick. Browser recording is only as good as the connection.

All plans (5)
PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$0Free sign-up, with a free trial of the paid plans; Podcastle now sells as Async at async.com
Essentials$19.99/mo · $11.99/mo yearly450 credits a month at the base level, roughly 61 short videos or 900 images
Pro$39.99/mo · $23.99/mo yearly1,200 credits a month at the base level, all video, image and audio models
Teams$84.99/mo · $49.99/mo yearly3,000 credits a month per creator at the base level
BusinessCustom
Open Podcastle Pricing and company Prices checked 4 September 2026

Descript

By DescriptSan Francisco, United States1 product across 2 categories

Built for this. Edits video and audio by editing the transcript, which is the fastest workflow available for podcasts and talking-head content.

Free plan
Yes
Free tier with limited transcription hours
Month to month
$24/mo
Hobbyist
Billed yearly
$16/mo
Hobbyist plan −33%

Watch out: Less suited to cinematic editing. It is a spoken-word tool first.

All plans (5)
PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$0Free tier with limited transcription hours
Hobbyist$24/mo · $16/mo yearlyone person, 10 media hours and 400 AI credits a month, 1080p export without watermark
Creator$35/mo · $24/mo yearlyteams up to 3 billed separately, 30 media hours and 800 AI credits a month, 4K export, full Underlord access
Business$65/mo · $50/mo yearlyteams up to 5, 40 media hours and 1,500 AI credits a month, team-wide Brand Studio
EnterpriseCustom
Open Descript Pricing and company Prices checked 4 September 2026

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How to read this list

Two things separate these and both are on every card.

Fit

Whether a tool is built for this job, a strong fit for it, or able to do it without that being its focus.

Free plan

Whether there is a tier you can keep using rather than a trial that expires.

The order

Fit first, then a free plan, then alphabetical. There is no score, no weighting we decline to publish, and nothing on this site a company can buy.

Questions

What is the best ai for voiceovers?

There is no single answer, which is why this page lists 4 rather than one: ElevenLabs, Murf, Podcastle, Descript. 2 of them are built for this kind of work rather than able to do it. Start with a free one.

Which of these have a free plan?

4 of the 4: ElevenLabs, Murf, Podcastle, Descript. Free means a real free tier you can keep using, not a trial that expires.

How was this list chosen?

By hand, from the 750 products this site tracks, and it is checked against the catalogue on every build — a product renamed or removed breaks the build rather than quietly disappearing from here. Nothing on this site can be paid for: no listing, no position, no wording.