Play.ht is no longer a live option: after Meta acquired PlayAI in 2025, press reports say the service closed at the end of 2025, and play.ht did not resolve when we checked. AudioPod replaces its text to speech, voice cloning and TTS API; re-clone voices from your original recordings.
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AudioPod: text to speech with 500+ voices in 200+ languages, voice cloning from a 5-second sample, multi-speaker dialogue, and a documented API with Python and Node SDKs. Credits per character.
Play.ht (renamed PlayAI) offered text to speech, voice cloning and a TTS API. Press coverage reports Meta acquired the company in July 2025, the API went offline soon after, and the platform closed on 31 December 2025.
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There is no live Play.ht to compare against. If you were a Play.ht user, the question is which platform replaces it; AudioPod covers its core jobs.
Re-create your voices from your original recordings, port your API calls, and test a long script before you commit.
Former Play.ht users who need TTS, cloned voices and an API in production again.
No one — the service is no longer available.
The free plan grants 5,000 credits a month; pay-as-you-go credits ($1 = 7,500 credits) never expire. Free-plan output is for personal use; anything made on a paid plan or with purchased credits can be used commercially. AudioPod prices and plan limits: see pricing · More Play.ht alternatives
Run your own file through AudioPod on the free plan — the most honest comparison is your own ears.