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Re:Show HN: ReadToMe (iOS) turns paper books into audio by kolchinski on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @08:20PM (#39283291)
Yes, their quality is great but the cost is astronomical — I pay about $8 in Azure TTS bills alone for TTS-ing a 500-page book (what you can scan per month with a $10 subscription), whereas Eleven Labs would be about $100 for the same length. I found Azure to be the best bang-for-the-buck, although I'm on the lookout for more affordable high-quality TTS, which would also let me drop the price point of the app.
Re:Show HN: ReadToMe (iOS) turns paper books into audio by diogomqbm on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @08:37PM (#39283404)
did you try the openAI pricing? how does it look?
Re:Show HN: ReadToMe (iOS) turns paper books into audio by kolchinski on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @09:43PM (#39283833)
Just took a look, their lower-quality model is almost exactly the same price as Azure TTS, and the quality is similar. Thanks for the pointer.