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Speechify TTS API (Simba)
Simba TTS API at 300ms latency and $10 per 1M chars
APIFree tierSOC 2
Audited by Jack Phillips · Updated May 2026
Overall score
3.3/ 5
SME fit2/5
usage-metered pricing + free tier · technical setup
JTBD4/5
solid named JTBD
Integration3/5
API
Trust5/5
mature, founded 2017
Quality3/5
4.4 on G2 (48 reviews)
Compliance4/5
SOC 2 + GDPR
About
Speechify's TTS API, branded as Simba, generates natural-sounding speech in 60+ languages from a catalog of 1,000+ pre-set voices, plus voice cloning. The product is built around a per-character pricing model the vendor positions as 20x cheaper than competitors. SDKs ship for Python and TypeScript, with SSML and speech-mark support for production use.
Best for: Best for builders adding voice to AI apps: indie hackers, founders building voice agents and small teams that need usage-based pricing without enterprise minimums.
Pricing
Starter
- Monthly
- Free
- Annual /mo
- Free
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- 50,000 characters per month;100 minutes of TTS;50+ languages;1,000+ voices;SSML and speech marks;Python and TypeScript SDKs · Voice cloning not included. Permanent free tier, not a trial.
Pay-As-You-Go
- Monthly
- n/a
- Annual /mo
- n/a
- Billing
- usage_based
- Notes
- $10 per 1M characters;unlimited characters;2,000 minutes of TTS;voice cloning (zero-shot and fine-tuned);everything in Starter · No fixed monthly cost. Vendor markets as 20x cheaper than competitors.
Enterprise
- Monthly
- n/a
- Annual /mo
- n/a
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- Security questionnaires;custom DPA and SLA;bespoke voice cloning and dubbing;multiple seats;priority support · $5,000 annual commitment minimum. Contact sales.
| Tier | Monthly | Annual /mo | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free | Free | flat | 50,000 characters per month;100 minutes of TTS;50+ languages;1,000+ voices;SSML and speech marks;Python and TypeScript SDKs · Voice cloning not included. Permanent free tier, not a trial. |
| Pay-As-You-Go | n/a | n/a | usage_based | $10 per 1M characters;unlimited characters;2,000 minutes of TTS;voice cloning (zero-shot and fine-tuned);everything in Starter · No fixed monthly cost. Vendor markets as 20x cheaper than competitors. |
| Enterprise | n/a | n/a | flat | Security questionnaires;custom DPA and SLA;bespoke voice cloning and dubbing;multiple seats;priority support · $5,000 annual commitment minimum. Contact sales. |
Key features
- Simba neural TTS model at sub-300ms latency
- 60+ languages and 1,000+ pre-set voices
- voice cloning (zero-shot and fine-tuned) on PAYG and above
- 10+ emotion controls per voice plus SSML and speech marks
- Python and TypeScript SDKs with bearer-token auth
- $10 per 1M characters on the pay-as-you-go tier
Trust & compliance
- Stage range
- Seed → Growth
- Founded
- 2017
- Status
- active
- SOC 2
- yes
- GDPR
- yes
- Data residency
- unknown
- External rating
- 4.4 on G2 (48 reviews)
- Last verified
- May 2026
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