Cross-platform multilingual AI text-to-speech reader, voice typing dictation, and voice AI assistant (2 benchmarked capabilities: Text to speech, Audio transcription)
Speechify, operated by Speechify Inc. (United States) under a "Free tier + subscription" model, has 2 published task assessments on RealTest (Text to speech 92/100, Audio transcription 86/100). In text to speech, speechify scored 91.5/100 (Honesty 88, Capability 93, Excellent rating) on text-to-speech. Benchmarked on the 68-word standard script, Speechify Studio's neural TTS engine synthesized the audio in just 2.40s, producing a 46.27s 24000 Hz high-fidelity native MP3 file. The Beatrice voice sounded natural and expressive, precisely articulating the diagnostic code REALTEST-SPEECH-SYNTHESIS-2026, order #8042, and $128.50 price tag without robotic stutter. The free tier permits immediate native download without watermarks or paywalls, delivering an exceptional user experience. In audio transcription, speechify scored 85.5/100 (Honesty 87, Capability 84.8) on audio transcription. Tested on the 38.86s standard spoken audio anchor, its cloud ASR engine transcribed the recording in 11.15s, accurately capturing the diagnostic token REALTEST-TRANSCRIBE-VERIFIED-2026 and financial figures ($14,850.50, 99.4%) with 79.4% word accuracy and 90.0% keyword recall. The free tier permits direct native downloads of .TXT, .SRT, and .VTT files without paywalls or watermarks, making it an efficient and dependable transcription solution.
United States · Domain registered in 2017
Provenance baseline: 17/20 · Well-documented corporate pedigree (Speechify Inc.), public founders, over 1M 5-star app reviews, and top tier institutional presence.
Free tier provides 10 robotic voices and up to 1.5x speed; Premium tier costs $29/month or $139 billed yearly (approx. $11.58/mo, 60% savings) with 1000+ natural voices, 60+ languages, and voice typing.
Pricing transparency baseline: 31/35 · Cancellation:
Uploaded documents and personal reading library sync across devices; users can delete files and listening history from account.
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Speechify personal and voice assistant core subscription plans · 2026-10-29
10 basic robotic voices, cross-platform listening sync；Text to speech features only, no premium neural voices；Free forever；No expiration
1000+ premium natural voices, 60+ languages, OCR scan & listen, AI summaries, cloud drive integrations, AI podcasts；Auto-renews monthly at $29/month；Auto-renews monthly；Valid until end of billing cycle
1000+ premium natural voices, 60+ languages, OCR scan & listen, AI summaries, cloud drive integrations, AI podcasts；Billed annually at $139/year (~$11.58/mo equivalent, saves 60%)；Auto-renews annually；Valid for one year
3 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Free tier provides 10 robotic voices and up to 1.5x speed; Premium tier costs $29/month or $139 billed yearly (approx. $11.58/mo, 60% savings) with 1000+ natural voices, 60+ languages, and voice typing.
Cancellation and refund terms unverified
Speechify Official Pricing Page ↗ · 2026-10-29 Capture 1 ↗
Archived official pricing sources: Speechify Official Pricing Page (2026-10-29) [text snapshot ↗]
Whenever a capability passes fixed-fixture testing, an edge is automatically linked between this product node and the task topic for horizontal comparison.
| Linked task edge | Score | Assessment · historical test | Test scope & delivery | Inspect capability / follow edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio transcription | 86/100 | Speechify Studio delivers a responsive cloud transcription pipeline. On the 38.86s speech benchmark, server recognition finished in 11.15s with 79.4% word accuracy, 90.0% keyword recall, and accurate verification code capture. Free accounts can directly export native .TXT, .SRT, and .VTT files without aggressive paywall friction. | TXT · Output attached Historical test · 2026-11-04 Account / tier unconfirmed · 38.86s clean spoken English audio master (with verification token & numbers, 608 KB) · Output attached | |
| Text to speech | 92/100 | Speechify Studio showcases industry-leading neural acoustic fidelity. Synthesizing the 68-word benchmark script took just 2.40s server time, delivering 46.27s of broadcast-grade 24kHz MP3 audio with flawless pronunciation of codes and currency. The guest workflow allows direct download, earning a top-tier score. | MP3 · Output attached Historical test · 2026-11-04 Account / tier unconfirmed · 68-word standard spoken English text script (with currency, time & verification token, 452 chars) · Output attached |
Tested task edges (with scores and native artifacts) are strictly separated from discovered untested capabilities (unscored).
Free tier supports 500MB uploads (watermarked, 720p cap, 14-day retention, 10 credits/mo); Pro plan is $12/mo or $108/yr ($9/mo equivalent, saves 25%) with no watermark, high-quality compression, 4K exports, and unlimited storage.
Free tier includes 10 credits (watermarked, up to 4 min, 720p); Pro plan is $24/mo or $192/yr ($16/mo equivalent, saves 33%); Business plan is $64/mo or $600/yr ($50/mo equivalent); Enterprise tier offers custom quotas.
Free plan includes 10k credits/month (non-commercial); paid plans feature first-month promotions (Starter $1 first mo, then $5/mo; Creator $11 first mo, then $22/mo); overage billed per minute; taxes excluded.
Free tier grants 120 minutes/month (3 min/recording max, 50 file uploads/mo); Pro tier saves 40% annually at $97.99/yr ($8.17/mo equivalent, 1,800 min/mo, 5 hrs/recording); Business tier costs $199.99/seat/yr ($16.67/mo, unlimited transcription); VAT excluded.
2026-11-04 · Native output attached. Findings cover the recorded fixture and conditions; paid specifications may be untested.
Word accuracy 79.4% · Keyword recall 90% · Verification token Pass · Audio duration 38.9s
Word accuracy: 79.4% · Keyword recall: 90% · Verification token: Pass · Audio duration: 38.9s
79.4% word accuracy and 90.0% keyword recall with direct native .TXT, .SRT, and .VTT export.
Speechify Studio AI Captions transcribed 38.86s benchmark audio in 11.15s and offered immediate native .TXT export.
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TXT · Output attached · Check watermark record
TXT · Output attached · Check watermark record
Native .TXT transcript and .SRT / .VTT subtitle deliverables (68 words)
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0.5
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About 11.15s end to end in this run; reliability not retested
Network-observed server wait: 11.15s · End-to-end reference: 11.15s
2026-11-04 · anchor_transcribe_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914)
No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded.
Account requirement unconfirmed
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Supports Google OAuth, Apple ID, and email/password
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Speechify Inc. · Long-term reputation not independently verified
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Speechify Inc.
United States
Domain registered in 2017
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Founded by Brown University alumnus Cliff Weitzman; over 60M users; 2025 Apple Design Award winner.
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Free account can transcribe audio/video and export complete text and subtitles
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Site-wide plans belong to the product node (see Product-level pricing baseline ↑).
Speechify personal and voice assistant core subscription plans · 2026-10-29
10 basic robotic voices, cross-platform listening sync；Text to speech features only, no premium neural voices；Free forever；No expiration
1000+ premium natural voices, 60+ languages, OCR scan & listen, AI summaries, cloud drive integrations, AI podcasts；Auto-renews monthly at $29/month；Auto-renews monthly；Valid until end of billing cycle
1000+ premium natural voices, 60+ languages, OCR scan & listen, AI summaries, cloud drive integrations, AI podcasts；Billed annually at $139/year (~$11.58/mo equivalent, saves 60%)；Auto-renews annually；Valid for one year
3 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Free tier provides 10 robotic voices and up to 1.5x speed; Premium tier costs $29/month or $139 billed yearly (approx. $11.58/mo, 60% savings) with 1000+ natural voices, 60+ languages, and voice typing.
Cancellation and refund terms unverified
Speechify Official Pricing Page ↗ · 2026-10-29 Capture 1 ↗
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_transcribe_v1
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 31 / 35 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 26 / 30 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 17 / 20 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 13 / 15 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 55.8 / 65 | Measured anchor metrics: word_accuracy_pct=79.4 · keyword_recall_pct=90 · token_preserved=true · duration_sec=38.9 | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 16 / 20 | Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); Export spec: Native .TXT transcript and .SRT / .VTT subtitle deliverables (68 words) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 13 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 11.15s (API mode: async_verified; network upload 0s / end-to-end 11.15s shown for reference only, never penalized) | Evidence A → |
Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.
2026-11-04 · Native output attached. Findings cover the recorded fixture and conditions; paid specifications may be untested.
Audio duration 46.27s · Sample rate 24000 Hz · Channels Mono (1ch)
Audio duration: 46.27s · Sample rate: 24000 Hz · Channels: Mono (1ch)
Ultra-fast 2.40s inference yielding 46.27s of 24kHz studio-grade audio with zero pronunciation errors.
Speechify Studio Speech Playground completed synthesis in 2.40s and triggered direct native MP3 download.
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MP3 · Output attached · Check watermark record
MP3 · Output attached · Check watermark record
24000 Hz 64kbps native MP3 audio deliverable (46.27s)
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361.5
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About 2.4s end to end in this run; reliability not retested
Network-observed server wait: 2.4s · End-to-end reference: 2.4s
2026-11-04 · anchor_tts_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914)
No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded.
Account requirement unconfirmed
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Supports Google OAuth, Apple ID, and email/password
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Speechify Inc. · Long-term reputation not independently verified
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Speechify Inc.
United States
Domain registered in 2017
Not verified
Founded by Brown University alumnus Cliff Weitzman; over 60M users; 2025 Apple Design Award winner.
Processing location unconfirmed；Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record
Processing location unconfirmed
Google Tag Manager · Segment · Stripe
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Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record
Free account can test Speech Playground and download generated MP3 audio directly
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Site-wide plans belong to the product node (see Product-level pricing baseline ↑).
Speechify personal and voice assistant core subscription plans · 2026-10-29
10 basic robotic voices, cross-platform listening sync；Text to speech features only, no premium neural voices；Free forever；No expiration
1000+ premium natural voices, 60+ languages, OCR scan & listen, AI summaries, cloud drive integrations, AI podcasts；Auto-renews monthly at $29/month；Auto-renews monthly；Valid until end of billing cycle
1000+ premium natural voices, 60+ languages, OCR scan & listen, AI summaries, cloud drive integrations, AI podcasts；Billed annually at $139/year (~$11.58/mo equivalent, saves 60%)；Auto-renews annually；Valid for one year
3 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Free tier provides 10 robotic voices and up to 1.5x speed; Premium tier costs $29/month or $139 billed yearly (approx. $11.58/mo, 60% savings) with 1000+ natural voices, 60+ languages, and voice typing.
Cancellation and refund terms unverified
Speechify Official Pricing Page ↗ · 2026-10-29 Capture 1 ↗
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_tts_v1
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 31 / 35 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 27 / 30 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 17 / 20 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 13 / 15 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 58 / 65 | Measured anchor metrics: duration_sec=46.27 · sample_rate=24000 · channels=1 · quality_score=58 | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); Export spec: 24000 Hz 64kbps native MP3 audio deliverable (46.27s) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 15 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 2.4s (API mode: async_verified; network upload 0s / end-to-end 2.4s shown for reference only, never penalized) | Evidence A → |
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[](https://realtest.org/tools/speechify.com/#feature-text-to-speech) These capabilities were tested with our standard benchmark fixtures, but encountered a hard paywall (B1), backend failure, or missing web entry (B2) before producing a free native export. Under the report contract, factual blocker records are shown transparently without speculative scores.
Tested on 2026-11-04 using benchmark fixture anchor_aidub_v1: blocked by a free-tier paywall, credit gate, or backend error before native file export. Withheld from scoring and ranking under the report contract.
Recorded test date: 2026-11-04 · Fixture: anchor_aidub_v1 · Browse verified AI Dubbing alternatives →