Typecast review
A broad AI voice and video toolkit with strong emotion controls and a $5 entry plan.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Typecast is an AI voice and video creation platform for creators, developers, teams, and enterprises. It turns scripts into expressive speech with controls for emotion, speed, pitch, and intonation, while also supporting voice cloning, talking avatars, video editing, and downloadable audio. Its 700-voice library spans 35 languages, and the service is available on the web, iOS, Android, and through an API. It fits projects that need more than basic text-to-speech, particularly narrated video, character content, branded audio, and applications that require generated voices.
Pricing covers a useful progression from experimentation to team use. The Free plan costs $0 per month and includes voice generation and playback, trial voice downloads, and HD video exports, with attribution required. Basic costs $5 per month or $54 per year and adds access to all AI voices, high-quality audio downloads, instant cloning, and a commercial license. Plus costs $19 per month or $204 per year, adding speed control, professional cloning, and Ultra HD video exports. Pro costs $29 per month or $312 per year and adds Smart Emotion, advanced intonation controls, and voice cloning. Business costs $69 per month and includes a scalable team platform, additional credit purchases, and voice cloning.
Typecast’s breadth is a central strength: one product combines text-to-speech, expressive controls, cloning, video creation, avatars, and streaming and timestamp text-to-speech APIs. Developer support includes Python, JavaScript, C#, Java, Kotlin, Rust, Zapier, n8n, Make, MCP, Pipecat, and Postman. Audio downloads are available in MP3 and WAV. Choose Typecast when expressive delivery, visual content, and multiple integration paths matter together. Consider an alternative if SSML is required, if attribution-free free usage is essential, or if a project needs only narrowly focused voice generation.
Typecast pros and cons
- Where it wins
- 700 voices across 35 languages with emotion and intonation controls
- Voice cloning, video editing, talking avatars, and MP3/WAV downloads
- Web, mobile, API, and developer workflow integrations
- Where it doesn't
- The Free plan requires attribution and limits downloads to trials
- SSML support is not available
- API pricing is separate from Studio plan pricing
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