Speakvora vs Rime
Rime sells low-latency conversational voices at premium per-character prices. Speakvora is far cheaper per character but does not claim lower latency.
What the same job costs
Text to speech billed per character, at list price. Rime charges $30.00 to $50.00 per million characters; Speakvora catalog voices are $0.70, which is 98% to 99% less for the same number of characters. Different models, so this compares cost, not voice quality.
| Voice | 1M characters | 10M a month | 100M a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rime Mist v3 | $30.00 | $300 | $3,000 |
| Rime Coda | $50.00 | $500 | $5,000 |
| Speakvora catalog voices | $0.70 | $7.00 | $70.00 |
| Speakvora your own voice | $6.00 | $60.00 | $600 |
Source: Rime official pricing, checked 2026-10-08. Prices change; confirm on the source. Speech to text, agents and plans are priced in other units, explained below.
Short answer. Pick Rime when its conversational voices and speed on live calls are the reason you chose it. Pick Speakvora for cost, a simple API and a ready-made phrase library.
The price, read carefully
Rime's pricing page lists Mist v3 at $30 and Coda at $50 per million characters. Cloning is not priced on its Starter plan.
Speakvora's catalog voices are $0.70 per million and your own voice is $6, with 100,000 characters free once per account.
Rime official pricing (as read)
Source: https://rime.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-08. Prices change; confirm on the source.
| Product / model | Price | Native unit | Notes and restrictions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text to speech, Mist v3 | $30 | per 1M characters | Lowest time to first audio per Rime's docs |
| Text to speech, Coda | $50 | per 1M characters | |
| Voice cloning | Not priced on the Starter plan | - | See the page for higher plans |
Speakvora list prices (early access)
| Product | List price | Native unit | Free allowance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalog voices (Kokoro) | $0.70 | per 1M characters | 100,000 characters |
| Your own voice | $6 | per 1M characters | same pool |
| Speech to text | $0.0015 | per minute, billed per second | 60 minutes |
| Voice agents (beta) | $10 | per 1,000 turns | 200 turns |
| Industry packs | Coming | one time, per pack | priced when published |
Where Rime is stronger
- Mist v3 with a low time to first audio
- Coda voices
- WAV or PCM over one HTTP call
Where Speakvora is stronger
- A much lower list price per character
- Own-voice creation in the portal
- A checked phrase library and industry packs
Three situations, three different answers
5 million characters a month
About $150 on Mist v3 and $3.50 on Speakvora catalog voices at list prices. Models differ, so this is a cost comparison only.
A live phone agent where first-audio speed is critical
Rime is built for that. We have not benchmarked against it and do not claim lower latency.
A kiosk with fixed prompts
Play stored audio from a pack instead of generating each time.
What we did not find at Rime
- Curated industry phrase packs
- Downloadable ready-generated industry audio
- A self-serve cloning price on the Starter plan
"Not found" means we did not see it in the official material reviewed. It is not a claim that the provider lacks it.
What we are not claiming
We have not benchmarked audio quality, accuracy or uptime against Rime. Speakvora has no SLA and is in early access with billing is live. Our own timings are on the speed page, with the method.
Questions people ask
Is Speakvora cheaper than Rime?
Per character at list price, yes: $0.70 or $6 versus $30 to $50 per million. We have not compared quality or latency.
Switching? See the Rime alternative guide with the code change. Prices side by side: text to speech · speech to text.