Unreal Speech

Unreal Speech is a low-cost, fast text-to-speech API with 48 voices across 8 languages, real-time streaming and timestamps, built for high-volume developer use.

Unreal Speech is built for developers who need to convert large volumes of text into lifelike speech without the premium pricing of leading TTS providers. It renders audio in as little as 300ms and supports both instant and asynchronous synthesis, with per-word or per-sentence timestamps useful for captions and syncing. The API exposes 48 male and female voices across eight languages including English, Mandarin, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, French and Italian, and can stream or batch-render clips running up to ten hours. Voice customization gives granular control over pace, pitch and emotional expression, and simple REST and WebSocket interfaces integrate with common languages and frameworks. Unreal Speech positions itself explicitly as a cost-effective alternative for high-volume use cases like audiobooks, IVR, e-learning and voice apps. The trade-off is that it currently lacks advanced voice cloning and the 30-plus language breadth of premium competitors, making it best where cost and scale matter more than exotic features.