AI-powered text to speech for reading, accessibility and voiceover creation
Independent voice studio for live conversations and text to speech
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Freemium
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Starter: $19.9/month for 660 credits. Pro: $39.9/month for 2,000 credits. Max: $79.9/month for 4,100 credits. Annual billing also available. Live Talk costs one credit per six seconds (10 credits per minute). Text to Speech costs one credit per 160 trimmed Unicode characters, rounded up per request.
Key features
Content-aware AI voices that understand and adjust tone to match text
Voice cloning to create custom multilingual AI voices
Support for over 90 languages with accent adjustment
Custom voice prompts to control tone, emotion and accent
AI Podcast to convert documents into podcast episodes
AI Recap to generate concise summaries of key takeaways
OCR camera scanner for physical books and documents
MP3 export for offline listening
Cross-device compatibility across web, mobile and browser
Immersive reader with highlighting and reduced distractions
Live voice conversations with multiple voice options
Text-to-speech with downloadable WAV files
Multiple conversation modes including casual chat, language tutoring, mock interviews, and storytelling
Live captions during conversations
Downloadable conversation transcripts
Support for multiple languages
Session length limits based on subscription plan
Credit balance management across both tools
Failed operation refunds and recovery
What makes it different
LLM-trained AI voices for the highest quality lifelike speech
Content-aware technology that understands and adapts to text tone
Trusted by over 10 million users globally and 6000+ organizations
20 years of experience in text-to-speech technology
Three specialized product lines for personal, commercial and educational use
Independent service clearly distinguished from Block's official Dessa research model
Transparent provider identification with clear separation of research samples from tool outputs
Unified credit system shared between live chat and text-to-speech tools
No credit card required for free trial
Detailed documentation of pricing calculation and service limits
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