Last updated: 2026-10-16
Typecast is a text-to-speech platform from Seoul-based Neosapience, founded in 2017. Its SSFM 3.0 model, released in 2025, picks emotion from the surrounding sentences, and the platform offers Instant and Professional voice cloning. The web editor is joined by a developer API and apps for iOS and Android.
About Typecast
Typecast is a text-to-speech and voice cloning platform built by Neosapience, a Seoul company founded in 2017. The company reported 2.63 million registered users on November 30, 2025, and said it was on track for about $6.8 million in revenue that year. You type a script, pick a voice from a library the API page sizes at 600+ voices in 35+ languages, and download the audio or a captioned video.
The editor is the main reason to choose it. Voice generation and playback are unlimited on every plan, and credits are spent only when you download, so you can audition a line many times before it costs anything. Speed, emotion, pitch and intonation controls sit on higher plans, and Smart Emotion adjusts a line's delivery in one click. The current model, SSFM 3.0, reads the sentences around a line to pick the emotion, which the API exposes through previous_text and next_text fields. ElevenLabs lists 70+ languages and cloning from short samples, and Murf AI sells plans by hours of audio per year, so the three suit different buying habits.
It fits YouTubers, game developers voicing characters, e-learning teams and ad producers who need to iterate on how a line sounds. Press coverage names LG U+, Chzzk (Naver's streaming platform) and the broadcaster SBS among its enterprise customers, which gives Korean-market teams a local reference. If you mainly want something to read documents aloud, Speechify is built around that. WellSaid leans on voices recorded by professional actors, Play.ht is another voice generator to price against, Descript suits editing spoken audio and video, and HeyGen covers avatar video.
Studio and API plans are separate subscriptions, so credits bought for the web editor do not carry over to the API. Free downloads require attribution and carry no commercial license, which matters for anyone publishing paid work. A mobile app for iOS and Android syncs projects with the web editor, and the full plan breakdown is in the pricing notes below.
Pricing
Studio (web editor), billed monthly: Free $0 (3,000 lifetime download credits, about 5 minutes, attribution required), Basic $5, Plus $19, Pro $29, Business $69. Yearly billing is $54, $204, $312 and $744 respectively (about 10% off). Monthly download credits: 30,000 on Basic, 40,000 on Plus, 75,000 on Pro and 200,000 on Business, which can also buy extra credits.
Enterprise is custom. API plans are separate: Free $0 with 15,000 credits a month, Lite $15 with 200,000 credits, Plus $280 with 4 million credits, Enterprise custom, at 1 credit per character; extra usage is billed pay as you go. ai/pricing/api on 2026-10-16, in US dollars.
App Store and Google Play prices can differ. Compare with ElevenLabs, Murf AI and WellSaid.
| Tier | Monthly price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | |
| Basic | $5/mo | |
| API Lite | $15/mo | |
| Plus | $19/mo | |
| Pro | $29/mo | |
| Business | $69/mo | |
| API Plus | $280/mo | |
| Enterprise | Custom |
Key Features
- Unlimited generation, metered downloads: Generation and playback cost nothing on any plan; credits are spent only on download, with 3,000 credits equal to about 5 minutes of audio.
- Smart Emotion and delivery controls: One-click Smart Emotion adjusts a line, while speed (Plus), emotion and intonation (Pro) and pitch let you shape delivery sentence by sentence.
- SSFM 3.0 context-aware model: The 2025 SSFM 3.0 model reads neighbouring text to choose emotion, and the API accepts previous_text and next_text to guide each line.
- Instant and Professional voice cloning: Instant Cloning starts on Basic with 1 slot, Professional Cloning arrives on Plus, and Business holds 10 cloning slots.
- Video editor with exports up to 4K: Exports run from 720p on Free to 1080p on Basic and 4K on Plus, with watermark-free output on paid plans.
- Developer API with six SDKs: The API serves 600+ voices in 35+ languages at 1 credit per character, with SDKs for Python, JavaScript, C#, Java, Kotlin and Rust.
Pros
- The entry paid plan already includes a commercial license, 44.1kHz downloads and watermark-free video, which is rare at that tier.
- Auditioning is free, so a creator can compare many voices and takes before spending a single download credit.
- Named enterprise customers include LG U+, Chzzk and SBS, a useful local reference for teams working in Korean.
Cons
- Emotion, intonation and pitch controls need the Pro plan, so the cheaper plans give you voice choice and speed only.
- The free plan caps downloads at a small lifetime credit allowance and requires attribution, so it works for testing, not for shipped commercial work.
- Credits meter downloads rather than hours, so a heavy narrator can use up the monthly credits on Basic in well under an hour of audio.
- Studio and API are separate subscriptions, so web credits cannot be spent on API calls.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Typecast actually cost?
The web editor runs Free at $0, then Basic $5, Plus $19, Pro $29 and Business $69 a month, or $54, $204, $312 and $744 a year on the first four paid plans. Monthly download credits climb from 30,000 on Basic to 200,000 on Business, and Enterprise is custom. The API is billed separately: Free $0 with 15,000 credits, Lite $15 for 200,000 and Plus $280 for 4 million, at 1 credit per character.
Can you use Typecast without paying?
Yes, for testing. The Free plan gives unlimited generation and playback, trial voices for download, 3 projects, 720p video export and a 7-day download history. Downloads draw on 3,000 lifetime credits, about 5 minutes of audio, and attribution is required with no commercial license.
What are Typecast's closest competitors?
ElevenLabs is the choice when you need 70+ languages or cloning from a short sample. Murf AI suits teams that want plans counted in audio hours and shared workspaces. WellSaid fits corporate training that benefits from voices recorded by licensed professional actors.
How does Typecast compare to ElevenLabs in 2026?
ElevenLabs lists 70+ languages, while Typecast's API page lists 35+ languages and 600+ voices. Typecast meters downloads in credits and keeps playback free, where ElevenLabs meters characters. Pick Typecast when directing emotion line by line matters most, and ElevenLabs when language coverage decides it.
How do you set up Typecast?
Create an account at studio.typecast.ai, open the text-to-speech editor, paste a script, choose a voice and press play. Playback is free, so audition several voices before spending credits on a download. For the API, create a key in the developer area and install one of the Python, JavaScript, C#, Java, Kotlin or Rust SDKs.
Top Alternatives
- ElevenLabs: Pick Typecast to direct emotion line by line in the editor; pick ElevenLabs when 70+ languages or cloning from short samples decides it.
- Murf AI: Pick Typecast if you want credit-metered downloads with free playback; pick Murf AI if you prefer plans counted in hours per year with team collaboration.
- WellSaid: Pick Typecast for creator and game work with a low entry plan; pick WellSaid when licensed professional-actor voices matter for corporate training.
- Speechify: Pick Typecast to produce voiceovers you publish; pick Speechify when you mainly want documents read aloud to you.