Speechify
Speechify in 2026 rolls out its SIMBA 3.0 voice model and AI dubbing. Premium runs $29/month or $11.58/month billed yearly, plus a separate Studio line.
About Speechify
What is Speechify (2026 update)
Speechify is a text-to-speech app that reads digital content, such as articles, PDFs, ebooks, and documents, out loud in natural-sounding AI voices across phone, desktop, and browser extension. It is built for people who want to consume written material by listening, whether for speed reading, accessibility, or multitasking.
What is new in 2026
Speechify’s AI Voice Research Lab began an early rollout of SIMBA 3.0, its newest proprietary voice model for text-to-speech, speech recognition, and real-time speech-to-speech, with full general availability planned for March 2026. By July 2026, SIMBA 3.0 covered English plus German, Spanish (both ES and MX variants), French, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese. In April 2026, Speechify expanded to Windows with on-device voice AI and cross-app productivity tools. The company also launched multimodal learning features that combine listening, reading, and AI question answering, letting a user upload a document, listen to it, and ask questions about the content while getting structured summaries back. On the safety side, a 2026 update introduced Identity Locking, which requires biometric verification before a cloned voice can be used, aimed at limiting deepfake misuse, and Speechify Studio added granular prosody control over pitch, pause length, breathing sounds, and emotional tone, plus AI dubbing and translation that syncs a speaker’s lip movements to the translated audio.
Key features
- Text-to-speech reading of articles, PDFs, ebooks, and documents across mobile, desktop, and browser
- SIMBA 3.0 proprietary voice model with multilingual support
- OCR scanning for scanned documents and images, plus offline listening
- Multimodal learning mode combining listening, reading, and AI question answering
- Speechify Studio for voice cloning, prosody control, and AI dubbing with lip sync
- Identity Locking biometric verification to restrict cloned voice use
Pricing in 2026
Speechify runs several parallel product lines, a core reading app, a separate Audiobooks subscription, and a separate Studio product for voiceover and dubbing work, each with its own plans.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Around 10 basic voices, up to 1.5x-2x playback speed, small file library limit |
| Premium | $29/month, or $139/year ($11.58/month) | Access to Speechify’s full voice library, faster playback speeds, OCR scanning, unlimited PDF/ebook import, offline listening, 20+ languages |
| Audiobooks | $14.99/month or $9.99/month billed annually | Access to 60,000+ audiobook titles with offline listening |
| Studio Free | Free | 600 Studio credits, access to Studio’s voice library, no commercial usage rights |
| Studio Starter | $19/month | 7,200 Studio credits (about 2 hours of voiceover), voice cloning, commercial usage rights |
| Studio Creator | $49/month | 28,800 Studio credits (about 8 hours of voiceover), for high-volume professional creators |
Student pricing and Enterprise plans with centralized billing and a dedicated account manager are available on request, check the official site for current custom quotes.
Who should use it
Speechify fits students, professionals, and anyone with a lot of reading material, articles, research papers, or ebooks, who wants to consume it hands-free at faster than normal speed, and it fits accessibility needs like dyslexia support through OCR and adjustable playback speed. Speechify Studio is aimed at a different audience, content creators and video producers who need voiceover, voice cloning, or dubbing rather than personal reading assistance.
Limitations and alternatives
The product line is split across three separate subscriptions, core Premium, Audiobooks, and Studio, so a user who wants both a great reading voice and audiobook access or voiceover tools ends up paying for more than one plan rather than a single bundled price. The free tier’s voice quality and speed are noticeably behind Premium, which pushes most regular users toward a paid plan quickly. Alternatives include Natural Reader and Voice Dream Reader for a narrower focus on document reading, ElevenLabs for teams that primarily need high-quality voice cloning and dubbing rather than a reading app, and Audible for audiobook listening alone without the text-to-speech reading features.
Frequently asked questions
Is Speechify free to use?
Yes, Speechify has a free tier with around 10 basic voices, slower playback speeds, and a small file library limit. Premium removes those caps and unlocks the full voice library.
How much does Speechify Premium cost?
Premium is $29/month billed monthly, or $139/year, which works out to about $11.58/month billed annually.
What is SIMBA 3.0?
SIMBA 3.0 is Speechify's newest proprietary voice AI model, rolled out through 2026 for text-to-speech, speech recognition, and real-time speech-to-speech, with multilingual support that expanded to German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese by July 2026.
Is Speechify Studio the same subscription as Speechify Premium?
No, Studio is a separate product line for voiceover, voice cloning, and dubbing with its own plans (Studio Free, Studio Starter at $19/month, and Studio Creator at $49/month), distinct from the core Premium reading subscription.
Information last verified: September 2026.
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