AI voice, September 2026: 0 open gaps across 7 read companies.

What was read

7 companies placed; 7 read during September 2026.

• ElevenLabsSep 30, 2026
• MurfSep 30, 2026
• Resemble AISep 30, 2026
• WellSaidSep 30, 2026
• SpeechifySep 30, 2026
• Voice cloning consentSep 30, 2026
• Creators narrating without a studioSep 30, 2026

Gaps closed and opened

No complaint theme was raised about two or more read companies this month. There is no previous month on record to compare against.

Who entered

7 companies placed (ElevenLabs, Murf, Resemble AI, WellSaid, Speechify, Voice cloning consent, Creators narrating without a studio); 0 products sighted by a search and not yet read.

Pricing moves

7 of 7 read companies have a pricing entry on record; 9 pricing changes recorded across 7 companies this month.

• ElevenLabs [COMPANY CLAIM] Sep 30, 2026 · 1 change this monthElevenLabs' current self-serve pricing spans six published tiers: Free ($0), Starter ($6), Creator ($22, first month $11), Pro ($99), Scale ($299), and Business ($990), each with escalating monthly credit allotments (10k up to 6M) and seat counts, plus custom Enterprise pricing. source
• Murf [COMPANY CLAIM] Sep 30, 2026 · 1 change this monthMultiple third-party pricing trackers report Murf's current four-tier structure as Free ($0), Creator (~$19/mo annual or ~$29/mo monthly), Business (~$66/mo annual or ~$99/mo monthly), and custom-priced Enterprise, with usage metered in voice-generation hours rather than characters and voice cloning reserved for Enterprise. source
• Resemble AI [USER OPINION] Sep 30, 2026 · 2 changes this monthA third-party review reports Resemble retired its consumer subscription tiers (Creator $29/mo) in 2025 and moved to a 2026 model of Flex (pay-per-use) and custom Enterprise pricing, with TTS billed at $0.0005/sec, voice agents at $0.001/sec, and audio deepfake detection at $0.04/sec, plus add-ons like Team Seats ($20/mo/user) and voice-clone fees ($2-5/mo/voice). source
• WellSaid [COMPANY CLAIM] Sep 30, 2026 · 1 change this monthWellSaid Studio's own help page describes three-tier pricing (Creative, Team/Business, Enterprise, plus an API tier), with the Creative plan listed at $99/month (or $1,069/year) including 250 monthly downloads, 20 projects, and all voice avatars; Business and Enterprise are described as custom/negotiated tiers. source
• Speechify [COMPANY CLAIM] Sep 30, 2026 · 2 changes this monthSpeechify's consumer pricing is structured as a Free tier (10 basic voices, up to ~1.5x speed) and a Premium tier at $139/year (~$11.58/mo) or $29/month billed monthly, unlocking 200+ voices, 5x speed, offline downloads, and priority support. source
• Voice cloning consent [FACT] Sep 30, 2026 · 1 change this monthElevenLabs' own documentation confirms that when credits run out, service does not stop but continues generating audio with overages billed automatically, and unused credits on paid plans roll over for up to two months (capping balance at three times the monthly quota), while free-plan credits do not roll over at all. source
• Creators narrating without a studio [COMPANY CLAIM] Sep 30, 2026 · 1 change this monthAuthorVoices AI uses a credit-pack pricing model with no subscription required, letting authors pay per credit for chapter-by-chapter audiobook narration with a free starting tier. source

What users raised

24 themes raised by users; the most raised: API priced separately and considered costly for smaller businesses (1 of 5), concurrency/overage pricing surprises (1 of 5), consent/compliance gaps in non-consensual cloning (1 of 5).

• API priced separately and considered costly for smaller businesses 1/5
• concurrency/overage pricing surprises 1/5
• consent/compliance gaps in non-consensual cloning 1/5
• credits burn faster than expected 1/5
• Extra costs from add-ons and seat minimums 1/5
• free trial requiring payment info upfront 1/5
• Generation-hour caps hit quickly for regular content creators 1/5
• Higher pricing than competitors 1/5
• Inconsistent/confusing public pricing information across plans 1/5
• Limited free plan (no downloads, 10-minute cap) 1/5
• monthly billing costing far more than annual 1/5
• No free tier / limited trial 1/5
• Per-second pricing gets expensive at scale 1/5
• Primarily English-focused 1/5
• regenerations consume credits regardless of output use 1/5
• Smaller pre-built voice library than competitors 1/5
• Smaller voice library than volume-focused rivals 1/5
• Steep price jump from Creator to Business tier 1/5
• Steeper learning curve for non-technical users 1/5
• surprise renewal price increases 1/5
• unclear billing/cancellation flow 1/5
• unpredictable credit cost per minute across products 1/5
• unused credits don't roll over on some plans 1/5
• Voice cloning locked behind Enterprise tier 1/5

Funding by quarter

Withheld: something was read in 1 of the last 8 quarters. A series needs at least 2 to say anything a single reading does not.

The ledger this month

30 observed claims recorded this month, 6 sources that did not answer.

• PRODUCT · 12
• PRICING · 9
• COMPLAINT · 3
• DISCOURSE · 2
• POSITIONING · 2
• FUNDING · 1
• PEOPLE · 1