Typecast

Text-to-speech and voice cloning for narration

by Neosapience

Overview

Typecast is Neosapience's text-to-speech product, sold as two subscriptions that are billed separately: the browser studio, with a mobile app alongside it, and the Typecast API. Voice generation and playback are free on every plan and credits are only deducted when you download audio, so the plan sets how much finished audio you can take away rather than how much you can preview. Prices are in US dollars through the vendor's own checkout, and the pricing page warns that App Store and Google Play amounts may differ under each store's pricing policies: Studio Free is $0 with 3,000 lifetime download credits (about 5 minutes) and attribution is required; Basic is $5 a month, or $54 billed yearly, with 30,000 credits a month (about 35 minutes), 44.1kHz downloads and a commercial licence; Plus is $19 a month with 40,000 credits (about 50 minutes); Pro is $29 and Business is $69. The hard limit to plan around is the monthly download allowance, which the vendor itself converts into minutes rather than leaving the reader to guess; that page names no region for the price.

The API is a separate meter rather than an add-on: the API pricing page states that the web service plan and the API plan are subscribed to individually, with usage and billing managed independently, prices usage as one credit per character, and lists API Free at $0 with 15k credits a month and a concurrency limit of 2, API Lite at $15 a month with 200k credits and concurrency 5, and API Plus at $280. It adds that audio generated on the API free plan cannot be used commercially and must include attribution, while a paid API plan can keep going past its included credits on a pay-as-you-go rate.

Rights and retention have to be read together. The pricing page marks the free Studio tier as requiring attribution and lists a commercial licence as a Basic feature, with attribution optional from Basic up; the terms say you own the Output, and the same terms also list using the service for commercial purposes without prior consent among the prohibited uses. Those statements coexist only if the plan, and the moment each clip was made, are part of the reading - which is why the tiers and the timing belong in the record. Output is retained on the vendor's servers for one year from creation on every plan, and re-downloading requires an active subscription while the output is still retained, so finished files have to be saved locally. On data use, the terms grant Neosapience a licence to store, reproduce, modify, transmit, display, publish and distribute your content to operate, improve, promote and provide the services; whether that includes training models is not established, because the terms, the privacy policy, both pricing pages and the download help page read here contain no training statement.

On the export format the answer depends on which product you mean. The API documentation states that text-to-speech converts text into complete WAV or MP3 audio files, and the API page prices one credit per character. For the studio itself, the current download help page dated 31 July 2026 describes the download flow and warns that credits are deducted immediately and cannot be cancelled, but names no file type; the only page read here that lists mp3 and wav for the studio interface is a help page for the earlier UI whose structured data records a January 2024 modification date. So a studio export format is not established by a current page, and the API's WAV and MP3 belong to the API subscription.

Editor's take

Compare it on the download allowance rather than the headline price: the vendor publishes both the credit figure and what it buys in minutes, which is the conversion most speech plans leave out, and the cheapest Studio tier that carries a commercial licence is $5 a month. Two things to check before committing. The licence story has a tier axis and a timing axis, so note which plan was active when each clip was generated, and record that the vendor requires attribution on the free tier. And the studio export format is not documented on a current page - if the deliverable has to be a named container such as WAV, either confirm it in the product or route the work through the API, which is a separate subscription with its own credit rate.

Our reading of who this suits, based on the sources above. Opinion, offered to help you decide - not a lab result.

Key Features

•Browser studio plus mobile app, with the API sold as a separate subscription
•Voice generation and playback free on every plan; credits deducted on download
•Studio allowances published with a minutes conversion: 3,000 lifetime credits (~5 mins), 30,000/mo (~35 mins), 40,000/mo (~50 mins), 75,000/mo (~90 mins)
•Instant cloning from Basic and professional cloning from Plus, with 2 cloning slots on Pro and 10 on Business
•Commercial licence listed from Basic, with attribution required on the free tier
•Video editing and talking avatars in the same studio, with export quality by tier

Use Cases

→Narration for courses, videos and ads
→Cloning a voice and keeping it consistent across a series
→Generating speech through the API inside another product
→Video editing and talking-avatar clips in the same studio

Pros

✓The vendor publishes the credit-to-minutes conversion instead of leaving it to the reader
✓A commercial licence starts at the $5 Basic tier, and generation and playback are free on every plan
✓The API and the studio are explicitly separate subscriptions, so it is clear which meter you are on
✓Output ownership is stated in the terms, and the 44.1kHz quality starts at Basic

Cons

✕One credit per character on the API, so text length is the cost driver and the studio allowance is metered by download
✕The terms prohibit commercial use without prior consent while the pricing page sells a commercial licence from Basic, so the two have to be read together
✕Output is deleted from the vendor servers one year after creation and re-downloading needs an active subscription
✕Whether your content is used to train models is not stated on any page read here
✕The studio download format is not named on the current help page

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Typecast cost?

The Studio plans are published in US dollars on the vendor site: Free at $0 with 3,000 lifetime download credits, Basic at $5 a month (or $54 billed yearly) with 30,000 credits a month, Plus at $19 with 40,000, Pro at $29 with 75,000 and Business at $69 with 200,000. The API is a separate subscription: Free with 15k credits a month, Lite at $15 with 200k and Plus at $280. The page warns that App Store and Google Play prices may differ, and names no region for the web prices.

Source: Typecast - Studio pricing · Typecast - API pricing

Is it free to generate and listen?

Yes. The pricing page states that voice generation and playback are free on every plan and that credits are used when you download audio, so the free tier limits what you take away rather than what you can hear. Downloads on the free plan require attribution, and its 3,000 credits are lifetime rather than monthly.

Source: Typecast - Studio pricing

Can I use the audio commercially?

The pricing page lists a commercial licence from the Basic tier up, with attribution optional there and required on the free plan, and the terms say you own the Output. The same terms also prohibit using the service for commercial purposes without prior consent, so read the two together with the plan and the date each clip was made: the licence is described per tier, and the prohibition is written as a general rule.

Source: Typecast - Studio pricing · Typecast - Terms of Use

What file format do I get?

For the API, the documentation states complete WAV or MP3 audio files. For the studio, the current download help page (31 July 2026) explains the download flow, including that credits are deducted immediately and cannot be cancelled, but does not name a file type; the page that lists mp3 and wav for the studio is a help article for the earlier UI, last modified in January 2024. We did not establish a current studio export format, and the API documents are the API subscription rather than the studio.

Source: Typecast - documentation, text-to-speech output · Typecast Help Center - audio download · Typecast Help Center - audio download (earlier UI, January 2024)

Is my content used to train models?

Not established from the pages read here. The terms grant a licence to store, reproduce, modify, transmit, display, publish and distribute your content to operate, improve, promote and provide the services, and output is retained on the vendor servers for one year, but no page read here states that content is used to train models.

Source: Typecast - Terms of Use · Typecast Help Center - privacy policy

Task guides for this product

T12 · Choose a text-to-speech route for deliverable narration

Key facts and where they come from

PriceDocumented: Studio Free is US$0 with 3,000 lifetime download credits (about 5 minutes) and requires attribution; Basic is US$5 a month or US$54 billed yearly with 30,000 monthly credits (about 35 minutes), 44.1kHz downloads and a commercial licence; Plus is US$19 a month with 40,000 credits (about 50 minutes); Pro is US$29 with 75,000 (about 90 minutes) and Business is US$69 with 200,000 (about 250 minutes). The page warns that App Store and Google Play amounts may differ and names no region for the web prices.Source: Typecast - Studio pricing
AvailabilityNot established: Which regions the Studio is sold in, and whether the service can be reached there, is not established: the pricing page we read says store amounts may differ and names no region for the web prices.Source: Typecast - Studio pricing
Commercial useDocumented: The pricing page lists a commercial licence from Basic up, with attribution required on the free plan and optional from Basic, and the terms state that you own the Output; the same terms also list using the service for commercial purposes without prior consent among the prohibited uses, so the plan and the date each clip was made are both part of the reading. Audio generated on the API free plan cannot be used commercially and must include attribution.Source: Typecast - Studio pricing · Typecast - Terms of Use · Typecast - API pricing
Training on your dataNot established: Whether your content is used to train models is not established: the terms, the privacy policy, both pricing pages and the download help page we read contain no training statement, and output is retained on the vendor servers for one year from creation.Source: Typecast - Terms of Use · Typecast Help Center - privacy policy
API billingDocumented: The API is a separate subscription rather than an add-on: the web service plan and the API plan are subscribed to individually with usage and billing managed independently, the API meters 1 credit per character, and its own tiers are Free with 15k credits a month and a concurrency limit of 2, Lite at US$15 with 200k and concurrency 5, and Plus at US$280.Source: Typecast - API pricing
Export formatsDocumented: The API documentation states that text-to-speech converts text into complete WAV or MP3 audio files. For the studio, the current download help page dated 31 July 2026 describes the flow, including that credits are deducted immediately and cannot be cancelled, but names no audio file type; the page that lists mp3 and wav for the studio interface is a help article for the earlier UI last modified in January 2024, so a current studio export format is not established.Source: Typecast - documentation, text-to-speech output · Typecast Help Center - audio download · Typecast Help Center - audio download (earlier UI, January 2024)
Usage limitsDocumented: Voice generation and playback are free on every plan and credits are deducted on download, so the monthly download allowance is the limit to plan around: 3,000 lifetime credits on Free (about 5 minutes) and 30,000/40,000/75,000/200,000 a month on Basic through Business (about 35/50/90/250 minutes). Output is retained on the vendor servers for one year from creation and re-downloading requires an active subscription.Source: Typecast - Studio pricing · Typecast - Terms of Use

Official sources

The vendor pages we read for the claims on this page, what each one states, and the day we read it.

Typecast - Studio pricing ↗
'Voice generation and playback are free on every plan. Credits are used when you download audio.' Free $0 /month with 'Lifetime download credits 3,000 credits (~5 mins)' and 'Attribution is required for all content downloaded on the Free plan.'; Basic $5 /month, $54 billed yearly, 'Monthly download credits 30,000 credits (~35 mins)', 44.1kHz audio downloads, 'Commercial license'; Plus $19 /month, $204 billed yearly, 40,000 credits (~50 mins); Pro $29 /month, $312 billed yearly, 75,000 credits (~90 mins); Business $69 /month, $744 billed yearly, 200,000 credits (~250 mins). 'Prices on the App Store and Google Play Store may differ from the amount shown above, based on each store's pricing policies.' No region is named for the web prices.
Read on October 12, 2026
Typecast - API pricing ↗
'Usage is calculated as 1 credit per character .' API Free $0 / month with 15k credits per month and 'Concurrency limit: 2', where 'Audio generated using the free plan cannot be used commercially and must include attribution.'; Lite $15 / month with 200k credits per month and 'Concurrency limit: 5'; Plus $280 / month with 4M credits. FAQ: 'Are the Typecast web service plans and API plans separate? Yes, they are separate. The web service (Studio) plan and the API plan are subscribed to individually, and usage and billing are managed independently.'
Read on October 12, 2026
Typecast - Terms of Use ↗
Last updated August 1, 2026. 'You retain your ownership rights in Your Content and own the Output.' The licence over Your Content covers storing, reproducing, modifying, transmitting, displaying, publishing and distributing it 'to operate, improve, promote and provide the Services'. Output 'will be retained on our servers for a period of one (1) year from the date of creation'. Prohibited uses include 'use our Service for commercial purposes without our prior consent'. 'All fees are in U.S. Dollars.' The page contains no clause about training models.
Read on October 12, 2026
Typecast - documentation, text-to-speech output ↗
'Text-to-speech Convert text into complete WAV or MP3 audio files for apps, videos, narration, learning content, and voice products.' The page documents the API rather than the studio interface.
Read on October 12, 2026
Typecast Help Center - audio download ↗
Article dated July 31, 2026: describes the studio download flow and states that 'Once you click the final Download button, credits are deducted immediately and the action can't be canceled.' The page names no audio file type.
Read on October 12, 2026
Typecast Help Center - audio download (earlier UI, January 2024) ↗
An article for the earlier interface whose structured data records a January 16, 2024 modification date: 'File type Choose the file type of the downloaded audio' with 'mp3' and 'wav', audio quality 'Low (8kHz)' / 'Normal (16kHz)' / 'High (44.1kHz)', and re-downloads from the history page without credit deduction for paid members.
Read on October 12, 2026
Typecast Help Center - privacy policy ↗
Read on 14 October 2026. States it is effective as of August 1, 2026 and follows the Korean Personal Information Protection Act, the GDPR and UK GDPR, the CCPA/CPRA and COPPA. Its processing purposes are listed as member handling, identifying and verifying users, providing the TTS service and managing usage records, newsletters, social login, fraud and security handling, and analytics, and it states that personal information is not used for any purpose other than those listed; it contains no clause saying that user content is used to train models. It adds that images containing faces are treated as ordinary image files and are not used for any purpose other than providing the service, such as content generation, quality improvement and error handling, and are not provided to third parties for external analysis. Cross-border recipients named are Mailchimp, Mixpanel, Google and Meta.
Read on October 14, 2026

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