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Cartesia vs Hume AI

Voice APIs (Text-to-Speech & Voice Cloning) pricing comparison · 2026

Cartesia pricing ranges from $0–$299/month, while Hume AI ranges from $0–$500/month. Cartesia is typically 40% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.

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2 products · Voice APIs (Text-to-Speech & Voice Cloning)
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Cartesia
Cartesia is a text-to-speech API platform offering plans from $0/month (Free, with 10K cre
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$4.2K $15K
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Hume AI
Hume AI is a voice API platform built around emotionally intelligent speech.
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$4.2K $15K
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Verdict · list-price math · year 1
Hume saves $11K vs Cartesia · 25 seats
Cheapest $4.2K
Spread 71%
Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
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Startup
$15K/yr
year 1 license · $49/seat
Creator
$4.2K/yr
year 1 license · $14/seat
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Voice APIs (Text-to-Speech & Voice Cloning)

Cartesia

$0–$299
/month
5 plans · Free tier
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Voice APIs (Text-to-Speech & Voice Cloning)

Hume AI

$0–$500
/month
7 plans · Free tier
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Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan Cartesia Hume AI
Free Free /month Free /user/month
Pro $5 /month $3 /user/month
Startup $49 /month $14 /user/month
Scale $299 /month $70 /user/month
Enterprise Custom $200 /user/month
Business — $500 /user/month
Enterprise — Custom

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