What is Unreal Speech?

Unreal Speech is a text‑to‑speech API that delivers audio in under 0.3 seconds for requests up to 1,000 characters using its `/stream` endpoint. The `/speech` endpoint handles up to 3,000 characters synchronously, returning MP3 audio and optional word or sentence timestamps.

For longer scripts, `/synthesisTasks` processes up to 500,000 characters asynchronously and issues a task ID for status queries, enabling the creation of multi‑hour audio files in minutes. The `/streamWithTimestamps` WebSocket endpoint streams audio in real‑time while providing precise word‑level timing data, useful for applications that require synchronized highlighting.

The service offers 48 pre‑built voices across eight languages, including US English, UK English, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, French, and Italian, all based on the Kokoro TTS model. Developers can integrate the API in Python, Node.

js, React Native, or via CURL, with options to adjust bitrate, speed, pitch, and codec. Unreal Speech supports commercial usage without attribution on paid plans and rolls over unused characters between billing cycles. The API is designed for real‑time applications, long‑form audio generation, and accessibility tools that require accurate timing and multilingual support.

Unreal Speech pricing Subscription

Select basic $4.99/mo

Select plus $499/mo

Select pro $1499/mo

Select enterprise $4999/mo

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Unreal Speech user reviews

Based on 6 reviews, 66.7% of users recommend Unreal Speech, rated highly for ease of use.

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Easy to use 4 of 4

Quality results 3 of 4

Worth the price 3 of 4

All key features 3 of 4

Good integrations 3 of 4

Disliked for

Not worth the price 2 of 2

Lacks integrations 2 of 2

Inconsistent results 1 of 2

Missing features 1 of 2

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Unreal Speech's key features

Fast text‑to‑speech API
10‑hour audio synthesis
WebSocket streaming with timestamps
Multilingual voice support
Asynchronous long‑form synthesis
Per‑word timestamps available

Unreal Speech use cases

Provide instant, low-latency audio narration for live streaming apps, enabling real‑time captioning with word‑level timestamps
Generate long‑form podcasts in multiple languages, automatically embedding timestamps for searchable segments and closed captions
Build multilingual, voice‑activated IVR systems with customizable voice parameters and low‑latency responses