Unreal Speech: Text-to-Speech API for Scale

What's Unreal Speech?

Unreal Speech is a highly affordable text-to-speech API designed to slash your costs by up to 90%. It is up to 10x cheaper than Eleven Labs and Play.ht, and up to 2x cheaper than Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.

Features

• Cost Efficiency: Save up to 90% on text-to-speech costs.
• High Volume Handling: Capable of processing 10,000+ pages per hour.
• Quality Audio: Delivers high-quality listening experiences.
• Live Demo: Test the API with various text categories like non-fiction, fiction, news, blog, and conversation.
• Flexible Pricing: The more you use, the cheaper it gets, with volume discounts available.

Use Case

Ideal for businesses and developers needing a scalable and affordable text-to-speech solution. Perfect for applications in customer service, content creation, e-learning, and more.

How to Use

Short Endpoint: /stream

• Up to 1,000 characters
• Synchronous, instant response (0.3s+)
• Streams back raw audio data python import requests response = requests.post( 'https://api.v7.unrealspeech.com/stream', headers = { 'Authorization' : 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' }, json = { 'Text': '''<YOUR_TEXT>''', # Up to 1,000 characters 'VoiceId': '<VOICE_ID>', # Scarlett, Dan, Liv, Will, Amy 'Bitrate': '192k', # 320k, 256k, 192k, ... 'Speed': '0', # -1.0 to 1.0 'Pitch': '1', # 0.5 to 1.5 'Codec': 'libmp3lame', # libmp3lame or pcm_mulaw } ) with open('audio.mp3', 'wb') as f: f.write(response.content)

Medium Endpoint: /speech

• Up to 3,000 characters
• Synchronous, takes ~1s per 700 chars
• Returns MP3 and JSON timestamp URLs javascript const axios = require('axios'); const headers = { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY', }; const data = { 'Text': '<YOUR_TEXT>', // Up to 3,000 characters 'VoiceId': '<VOICE_ID>', // Scarlett, Dan, Liv, Will, Amy 'Bitrate': '192k', // 320k, 256k, 192k, ... 'Speed': '0', // -1.0 to 1.0 'Pitch': '1', // 0.5 to 1.5 'TimestampType': 'sentence', // word or sentence }; axios({ method: 'post', url: 'https://api.v7.unrealspeech.com/speech', headers: headers, data: data, }).then(function (response) { console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data)); });

FAQ

Do you offer voices in other languages?

We currently only have English speaking voices. But we're working on multilingual voice support, expected to be available in 3-6 months.

Can I create custom voices (voice cloning)?

Not right now, but we're working on it!

What happens if I use all of my monthly characters?

Additional usage over the monthly allowance will be charged daily at the rate of your current plan:

• Basic – $16 per 1M characters
• Plus – $12 per 1M characters
• Pro – $10 per 1M characters
• Enterprise – $8 per 1M characters

What happens to unused characters at the end of the month?

• Free plan – Characters are reset on the 1st of every month.
• Paid plan – Unused characters roll over to the next billing cycle.

Can I use generated audio commercially?

Yes, audio generated with Unreal Speech can be used commercially. The following terms apply, based on your subscription plan:

• Free plan – You must attribute Unreal Speech when publishing audio by including a link to "unrealspeech.com" in the description.
• Paid plan – You do not need to include any attribution.

How do I update my payment method?

Go to your Dashboard and choose "Manage Subscription".

How do I cancel my subscription?

You can cancel your subscription at any time. Go to your Dashboard and choose "Manage Subscription".

Do you have an affiliate program?

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