The best free AI voice and text-to-speech tools (36)

Every option in the catalog for when you need to turn text into a natural-sounding voice — 36 AI voice and text-to-speech tools, 34 of them free or freemium, with the pricing tier printed on every row.

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Best Free AI voice and text-to-speech tools — straight answers

What are the best free AI voice and text-to-speech tools?

Flocci AI Tools lists 36 of them, ordered free tiers first: Copilot Audio Expressions, Kokoro Web, Zonos, Chatterbox (Resemble AI) and CosyVoice. 34 of the 36 are free or have a free tier. Each entry states what it uniquely does rather than a score.

Which of these are completely free?

24 on this page are marked fully free with no paid plan at all: Copilot Audio Expressions, Kokoro Web, Zonos, Chatterbox (Resemble AI) and CosyVoice. The remaining 12 are freemium, trial or paid, and each is labelled with its exact tier so nothing surprises you at sign-up.

How is this list ordered?

Free tools first, then freemium, then trial, then paid, and alphabetically inside each tier. Nobody pays to appear higher: Flocci AI Tools carries no ads, no sponsored slots and no paid listings, so the order reflects price and nothing else.

Best Free AI voice and text-to-speech tools — quick picks

Which AI voice and text-to-speech tools work in a browser with no install?

Copilot Audio Expressions, Kokoro Web, Zonos, CAMB.AI and Cartesia all work in a browser tab with no install needed — just open the site and go. 12 of the 34 free AI voice and text-to-speech tools listed here are browser-based.

Which AI voice and text-to-speech tools have a mobile app?

Speechify and Krisp have an iOS or Android app. 2 of the 34 free AI voice and text-to-speech tools here can run on your phone.

Which AI voice and text-to-speech tools can you self-host or run offline?

Chatterbox (Resemble AI), CosyVoice, F5-TTS, Fun-CosyVoice 3 and GPT-SoVITS can be self-hosted or run locally without a browser — useful for privacy, air-gapped networks, or avoiding API rate limits. 21 of the 34 free AI voice and text-to-speech tools here run offline.

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Best Free AI voice and text-to-speech tools: pricing tier, category and the capability each tool is listed for.
ToolPricingTypeListed for
Copilot Audio ExpressionsFreeAI Voice & SpeechTurns text into expressive speech using Microsoft's MAI-Voice models
Kokoro WebFreeAI Voice & SpeechFree web front-end and API for the Kokoro-82M TTS model, self-hostable and OpenAI-compatible
ZonosFreeAI Voice & SpeechApache-2.0 TTS with emotion, pitch and speaking-rate conditioning
Chatterbox (Resemble AI)FreeAI Voice & SpeechMIT-licensed, fully open-source TTS/voice-cloning family (Turbo/Nano/Multilingual V3)
CosyVoiceFreeAI Voice & SpeechMultilingual voice generation with zero-shot voice cloning
F5-TTSFreeAI Voice & SpeechFlow-matching TTS with zero-shot voice cloning from a few seconds of audio
Fun-CosyVoice 3FreeAI Voice & SpeechAlibaba Tongyi lab's 0.5B TTS covering 9 languages and 18+ Chinese dialects
GPT-SoVITSFreeAI Voice & SpeechFew-shot voice cloning and TTS from as little as one minute of audio
Higgs AudioFreeAI Voice & SpeechOpen Apache-2.0 audio foundation model for expressive speech and multi-speaker dialogue
IndexTTSFreeAI Voice & SpeechBilibili's zero-shot TTS with precise duration control and emotion control (IndexTTS2)
KittenTTSFreeAI Voice & SpeechUltra-small (tens of MB) Apache-2.0 TTS models that run on CPU
Kokoro TTSFreeAI Voice & SpeechOnly 82M parameters yet ranks near top of the TTS Arena leaderboard for quality
Kyutai TTS & STTFreeAI Voice & SpeechStreaming TTS and STT models built on delayed-streams modeling, from the French Kyutai lab
MOSS-TTS FamilyFreeAI Voice & SpeechApache-2.0 model family: long-form TTS, MOSS-TTSD multi-speaker dialogue (up to ~60 minutes), voice design from text, streaming TTS, and sound-effect generation
NeuTTSFreeAI Voice & SpeechOn-device TTS with instant voice cloning from three seconds of audio
OpenVoiceFreeAI Voice & SpeechInstant voice cloning that transfers tone colour to multilingual speech
Orpheus TTSFreeAI Voice & SpeechLlama-based speech LLM with human-like intonation and emotion tags
Piper TTSFreeAI Voice & SpeechFast, fully offline neural TTS for many languages and voices
Qwen3-TTSFreeAI Voice & SpeechAlibaba Qwen open TTS family with voice cloning and text-described voice design
RVC (Retrieval-based Voice Conversion)FreeAI Voice & SpeechTrain a voice-conversion model on 10 minutes or less of audio and convert speech or singing
Sesame CSMFreeAI Voice & SpeechOpen Apache-2.0 conversational speech model generating context-aware, natural speech
SoulX-PodcastFreeAI Voice & SpeechGenerates multi-speaker podcast conversations up to 90+ minutes with stable voices
Spark-TTSFreeAI Voice & SpeechLLM-based TTS with BiCodec single-stream tokens
VibeVoice (Microsoft)FreeAI Voice & SpeechOpen-source TTS generating up to 90 minutes of speech with up to 4 speakers
CAMB.AIFreemiumAI Voice & SpeechMARS8 family of TTS models covering 150+ languages, including Flash (low latency) and Nano (on-device)
CartesiaFreemiumAI Voice & SpeechUltra-low-latency real-time voice (Sonic)
ElevenLabsFreemiumAI Voice & SpeechMost natural text-to-speech and voice cloning
Fish AudioFreemiumAI Voice & Speech15-second voice cloning claimed near-perfect fidelity
Hume AIFreemiumAI Voice & SpeechEmotionally expressive voice interface (EVI)
MiniMax AudioFreemiumAI Voice & SpeechMiniMax Speech (Speech-02 series) text-to-speech with 300+ voices across 30+ languages
RimeFreemiumAI Voice & Speech3,000 free minutes on signup, no card required, before any payment
SpeechifyFreemiumAI Voice & SpeechFree tier includes unlimited basic TTS at up to 1.5x speed with 10 voices
TTSMakerFreemiumAI Voice & SpeechOnline TTS with hundreds of voices across 100+ languages including Chinese and Japanese
KrispFreemiumAI Voice & SpeechReal-time AI noise cancellation and accent conversion during live calls, not just post-processing
Murf AITrialAI Voice & SpeechStudio-quality voiceovers for videos
Resemble AIAI Voice & SpeechPairs voice cloning/TTS with its own deepfake-detection and audio watermarking suite

Copilot Audio Expressions

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Turns text into expressive speech using Microsoft's MAI-Voice models
  • Control emotion, style and personality
  • Free in the browser, no mandatory login per press reports
  • MAI-Voice-2 supports 15 languages

Kokoro Web

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Free web front-end and API for the Kokoro-82M TTS model, self-hostable and OpenAI-compatible
  • Browser-only versions run the model locally via WebGPU with no signup
  • Many English and multilingual voices; unlimited use

Zonos

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Apache-2.0 TTS with emotion, pitch and speaking-rate conditioning
  • Voice cloning from a short reference clip
  • Multilingual output; free playground on Zyphra site

Chatterbox (Resemble AI)

AI Voice & Speech
free
  • MIT-licensed, fully open-source TTS/voice-cloning family (Turbo/Nano/Multilingual V3)
  • Built-in watermarking for responsible-AI provenance on generated audio
  • Paralinguistic tags ([laugh], [cough]) for expressive, non-flat speech

CosyVoice

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Multilingual voice generation with zero-shot voice cloning
  • Streaming synthesis with low latency
  • Inference and training code plus weights
  • Apache-2.0 open source

F5-TTS

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Flow-matching TTS with zero-shot voice cloning from a few seconds of audio
  • English, Chinese and community multilingual checkpoints
  • MIT code, free Hugging Face Space and Gradio app

Fun-CosyVoice 3

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Alibaba Tongyi lab's 0.5B TTS covering 9 languages and 18+ Chinese dialects
  • Zero-shot voice cloning, pronunciation inpainting and ~150ms bi-streaming latency
  • Apache-2.0 with inference, training and deployment code

GPT-SoVITS

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Few-shot voice cloning and TTS from as little as one minute of audio
  • WebUI with dataset tools, ASR labeling and fine-tuning
  • Supports Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Cantonese

Higgs Audio

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Open Apache-2.0 audio foundation model for expressive speech and multi-speaker dialogue
  • Zero-shot voice cloning and background-music-aware generation
  • Weights on Hugging Face

IndexTTS

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Bilibili's zero-shot TTS with precise duration control and emotion control (IndexTTS2)
  • Strong Chinese pinyin correction plus English
  • Open weights and demo on Hugging Face

KittenTTS

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Ultra-small (tens of MB) Apache-2.0 TTS models that run on CPU
  • Multiple built-in voices, fast inference without a GPU
  • Good for embedded and offline apps

Kokoro TTS

AI Voice & Speech
free
  • Only 82M parameters yet ranks near top of the TTS Arena leaderboard for quality
  • Apache 2.0 license — fully free for commercial use, weights open on Hugging Face
  • Trained on a shoestring budget, the cheapest-to-reproduce competitive TTS model

Kyutai TTS & STT

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Streaming TTS and STT models built on delayed-streams modeling, from the French Kyutai lab
  • Low-latency text-in streaming speech, English and French
  • Apache-2.0; powers the Unmute voice assistant demo

MOSS-TTS Family

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Apache-2.0 model family: long-form TTS, MOSS-TTSD multi-speaker dialogue (up to ~60 minutes), voice design from text, streaming TTS, and sound-effect generation
  • 31 languages with code-switching; Nano variant (0.1B) runs on CPU
  • From the Shanghai OpenMOSS lab

NeuTTS

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • On-device TTS with instant voice cloning from three seconds of audio
  • Runs on CPU and phones; GGUF quantised models
  • Open weights from Neuphonic

OpenVoice

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Instant voice cloning that transfers tone colour to multilingual speech
  • Granular control over emotion, accent, rhythm
  • MIT license; cross-lingual cloning without target-language training data

Orpheus TTS

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Llama-based speech LLM with human-like intonation and emotion tags
  • Zero-shot voice cloning and low-latency streaming
  • Apache-2.0 with multilingual variants

Piper TTS

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Fast, fully offline neural TTS for many languages and voices
  • Runs on Raspberry Pi and CPU-only machines
  • Powers Home Assistant voice; Open Home Foundation project

Qwen3-TTS

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Alibaba Qwen open TTS family with voice cloning and text-described voice design
  • Multilingual, low-latency streaming synthesis
  • Apache-2.0 weights; also usable via Qwen Chat
  • Train a voice-conversion model on 10 minutes or less of audio and convert speech or singing
  • Real-time voice changing with ~90 ms latency and built-in vocal separation
  • MIT-licensed WebUI for CPU, NVIDIA, AMD and Intel GPUs

Sesame CSM

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Open Apache-2.0 conversational speech model generating context-aware, natural speech
  • Takes prior dialogue turns as context for prosody
  • Weights on Hugging Face; base for the Sesame voice companion

SoulX-Podcast

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Generates multi-speaker podcast conversations up to 90+ minutes with stable voices
  • Mandarin, English and Chinese dialects (Sichuanese, Henanese, Cantonese) with cross-dialect cloning
  • Paralinguistic tags for laughter, sighs and breathing; WebUI included

Spark-TTS

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • LLM-based TTS with BiCodec single-stream tokens
  • Zero-shot cloning and controllable pitch/speed/gender for Chinese and English
  • Apache-2.0 weights

VibeVoice (Microsoft)

AI Voice & Speech
freeNew
  • Open-source TTS generating up to 90 minutes of speech with up to 4 speakers
  • VibeVoice-ASR transcribes 60-minute audio in one pass with speaker, timestamps and text
  • ASR covers 50+ languages
  • Free to self-host from GitHub and Hugging Face

CAMB.AI

AI Voice & Speech
freemiumNew
  • MARS8 family of TTS models covering 150+ languages, including Flash (low latency) and Nano (on-device)
  • AI video dubbing with voice cloning and lip sync
  • $0 plan: 1 cloned voice, 5-minute video limit and a monthly TTS character allowance

Cartesia

AI Voice & Speech
freemium
  • Ultra-low-latency real-time voice (Sonic)
  • Ideal for voice agents and calls
  • Instant voice cloning
  • Free tier for developers

ElevenLabs

AI Voice & Speech
freemium
  • Most natural text-to-speech and voice cloning
  • Dubbing into 30+ languages
  • Voice design and a huge voice library
  • Free monthly characters

Fish Audio

AI Voice & Speech
freemium
  • 15-second voice cloning claimed near-perfect fidelity
  • S2.1 Pro real-time emotionally-controllable voice model, free to start for devs
  • Bundles TTS, voice cloning, STT and a full voice-agent stack in one platform

Hume AI

AI Voice & Speech
freemium
  • Emotionally expressive voice interface (EVI)
  • Detects and responds to tone
  • Customizable empathic voices
  • Free developer credits

MiniMax Audio

AI Voice & Speech
freemiumNew
  • MiniMax Speech (Speech-02 series) text-to-speech with 300+ voices across 30+ languages
  • Voice cloning from ~10 seconds of audio
  • Free plan with monthly credits after sign-up; also home of MiniMax Music

Rime

AI Voice & Speech
freemium
  • 3,000 free minutes on signup, no card required, before any payment
  • Two model options: Mist (ultra-low latency) vs Coda (natural expression)
  • 600+ voices across 50+ languages built for real-time voice-agent use

Speechify

AI Voice & Speech
freemium
  • Free tier includes unlimited basic TTS at up to 1.5x speed with 10 voices
  • Scan & Listen turns physical text/photos into audio
  • AI Podcasts and Voice AI Assistant bundled into Premium beyond plain reading

TTSMaker

AI Voice & Speech
freemiumNew
  • Online TTS with hundreds of voices across 100+ languages including Chinese and Japanese
  • Free allowance of about 20,000 characters per week on standard voices
  • Downloads MP3/WAV; commercial use allowed on free output per vendor

Krisp

AI Voice & Speech
freemium
  • Real-time AI noise cancellation and accent conversion during live calls, not just post-processing
  • Voice isolation and turn/interrupt detection APIs for developers
  • Call Center AI tier adds live agent-assist summaries and analytics

Murf AI

AI Voice & Speech
trial
  • Studio-quality voiceovers for videos
  • Sync voice with slides and media
  • Voice changer and cloning
  • Free trial minutes

Resemble AI

AI Voice & Speech
  • Pairs voice cloning/TTS with its own deepfake-detection and audio watermarking suite
  • Flex pay-as-you-go tier with credits that never expire
  • Speech-to-speech real-time voice conversion alongside standard TTS

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