Is Speechify free? Free vs Premium text to speech
Yes. Speechify's free plan reads text aloud, with 10 basic (robotic-sounding) voices at speeds up to 1.5x, and works anywhere you listen. Premium costs $29 a month billed monthly and adds 1,000+ natural voices, 60+ languages, faster speeds, scanning and AI summaries.
Prices checked Oct 2026.
What the free plan does
Speechify reads web pages, documents and other text out loud. Its pricing page lists these on Free: listening at speeds up to 1.5x, listening anywhere, 10 robotic-sounding voices, and text-to-speech features only.
That's genuinely useful if reading is tiring: for tired eyes, dyslexia, or listening to an article while you cook or drive.
What Premium adds
Premium is $29 a month billed monthly. Speechify says paying yearly saves up to 60%; check the current yearly price on its pricing page. Premium adds 1,000+ natural voices, 60+ languages, up to 5x speed, Scan & Listen (photograph a printed page and hear it), AI summaries and chat, cloud-drive connections, voice typing and AI podcasts.
Is free enough?
For listening to articles and emails, try Free first. The voices sound robotic, so if that bothers you, or you want printed pages read from a photo, Premium is the upgrade. Want to create a voiceover rather than listen? See Best free AI voice generators.
The first thing to type
Open a long news article in your browser, press Speechify's Play button, and listen at 1x speed.Common questions
Is Speechify really free?
Yes. The free plan reads text aloud with 10 basic voices at up to 1.5x speed.
How much is Speechify Premium?
$29 a month billed monthly. Speechify says yearly billing saves up to 60%.
Does Speechify free have natural voices?
No. Free has 10 robotic-sounding voices; Premium has 1,000+ natural voices.
Can Speechify read a printed page?
Yes, with Scan & Listen, which is a Premium feature.
Sources (checked 2026-10-20): speechify.com/pricing