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Cartesia vs Murf API

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

Cartesia pricing ranges from $0–$299/month, while Murf API ranges from $0–$0.03/per 1,000 characters. Murf API is typically 100% 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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Murf API
Murf API offers a 100,000-character free trial, pay-as-you-go text-to-speech at $0.
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Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
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Startup
$15K/yr
year 1 license · $49/seat
Usage-based
$0.03 per 1,000 characters
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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources 5 sourced facts
4 hidden-cost · 1 contract
Last verified 2mo ago
Confidence Medium confidence
Sources 2 sourced facts
2 review platforms
Last verified 4d ago
Confidence Limited confidence
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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker
Severity-ranked, sourced
4 documented
  • Overage Charges
    1 source
  • Pro Voice Cloning Training Fee
    1 source
  • Telephony Rates
    $0.06/minute
    1 source
  • Lack of Enterprise Features
    1 source
No hidden costs documented
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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews
TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
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Evaluating Sonic latency and quality
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Limited Voice Library and Language Support
Trustpilot
4.5out of 5 (185)
G2
4.7out of 5 (1,413)
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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.
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)

Murf API

$0–$0.03
/per 1,000 characters
3 plans
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Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan Cartesia Murf API
Free Free /month Custom
Pro $5 /month Custom
Startup $49 /month Custom
Scale $299 /month —
Enterprise Custom —

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