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Narakeet review
Pay-as-you-go text to speech and narrated video maker with 900 voices in 100 languages.
By the HearSmart research desk · Updated November 9, 2026
- Performance (40%)
- 7.2
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.6
- Value (35%)
- 8.4
Narakeet suits creators who publish now and then and do not want another subscription. Its plans are one-time purchases of minutes: the smallest package is 30 minutes for $6, or $0.20 a minute, and credits never expire. You are charged by the final duration of each file, in 1-second increments, and commercial accounts get free previews, so experiments do not burn minutes. It offers 900 voices in 100 languages and goes beyond audio: it turns PowerPoint or Markdown into narrated videos and can build dubbing audio synchronized to an SRT or WebVTT subtitle file. Commercial accounts accept scripts up to 1024 KB and include an automation API. Free accounts get 20 conversions with a 1 KB script limit and no commercial use. Narakeet publishes fewer controls for emotion and voice cloning than ElevenLabs or Fish Audio, so it fits explainers and lessons better than dramatic fiction.
Who it is for
Occasional creators who want to pay once for minutes instead of a subscription.
Price
Free account with 20 conversions; commercial packages from $6 one-time for 30 minutes, credits never expire.
The 6 USD package gives you 30 minutes @ $0.20 per minute of credits to spend on building audio/video files whenever you like.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.
Key features
- 900 voices in 100 languages
- Turns PowerPoint or Markdown into narrated videos
- Dubbing audio synchronized from SRT or WebVTT subtitle files
- Charged by final duration in 1-second increments
- Automation API on commercial accounts
Strengths and weaknesses
- Strength: No subscription, and credits do not expire
- Strength: Free previews and experiments on commercial accounts
- Strength: Builds slide videos as well as audio
- Weakness: Free accounts cannot be used commercially
- Weakness: Fewer emotion and cloning controls than the leaders
- Weakness: Free audio scripts are limited to 1 KB
Key facts
- Smallest package: 30 minutes for $6, $0.20 per minute
- Free accounts: 20 conversions, no commercial use
- Max audio script: 1 KB free, 1024 KB commercial
- Voices: 900 in 100 languages
- Credit expiry: Credits do not expire
Where it ranks
Narakeet is No. 8 in our Best AI Voice Generators verdict.
Alternatives we scored
- ElevenLabs9.2
- Fish Audio8.8
- WellSaid8.4
- Murf AI8.3
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