Audiobook Narration Pricing

Buy one book at a time with simple, one-time pricing. Studio subscriptions remain available for publishers producing several books every month.

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Subscribe — Studio Narration

Flat monthly or annual fee. Render audiobooks from your included narration engine — no per-character charges.

Best for authors who:

  • Produce multiple audiobooks per month
  • Want predictable monthly costs
  • Are happy to wait a few hours for rendering in queue
Works with 36 of 55 narrators · Books queued and rendered in turn
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One Book at a Time — Recommended

Choose your book size once, use any premium narrator, and keep unused narration credits forever.

Best for authors who:

  • Need their audiobook right now, no queue
  • Want access to all 55 narrators freely
  • Publish one or two books a year
All 55 narrators · Instant render · Credits never expire
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Lowest-Cost One-Book Option

Economy One-Book Pass

Produce one audiobook up to 400,000 characters (about 74,000 words) with our included narration engines.

  • One-time purchase — no subscription
  • 20,000 Instant Credits included for pronunciation and line edits
  • 36 compatible narrators; your book renders in the Studio queue
  • The pass locks to the first project you start and is consumed when that book completes
$79.0
one time
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Want us to produce it for you?

$299.0 one time

We handle manuscript setup, narration, quality cleanup, and final MP3/M4B files for one book up to 550,000 characters.

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Studio Narration

Studio Subscription Plans

One flat fee. Render audiobooks from our included narration engine — no per-character cost. Books queue behind other subscribers; most finish in 2–5 hours.

Studio Starter
$49 / month
$490 / year
$40.83/mo billed annually
  • About 2 audiobooks per month
  • 400,000 Studio Credits per month (whole-book narration)
  • 40,000 Instant Credits per month (real-time edits)
  • Use any of 36 Studio-eligible narrators
  • Studio Credits and Instant Credits reset each month — use it or lose it
  • Studio whole-book renders are queued (typically 2–5 hours each)
  • One Studio book per day maximum
  • Edits use Instant Credits (real-time, no queue)
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Studio Basic
Most Popular
$99 / month
$990 / year
$82.50/mo billed annually
  • About 5 audiobooks per month
  • 1,000,000 Studio Credits per month (whole-book narration)
  • 100,000 Instant Credits per month (real-time edits)
  • Use any of 36 Studio-eligible narrators
  • Studio Credits and Instant Credits reset each month — use it or lose it
  • Studio whole-book renders are queued (typically 2–5 hours each)
  • One Studio book per day maximum
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Studio Pro
$149 / month
$1490 / year
$124.17/mo billed annually
  • About 10 audiobooks per month
  • 2,000,000 Studio Credits per month (whole-book narration)
  • 200,000 Instant Credits per month (real-time edits)
  • Use any of 36 Studio-eligible narrators
  • Studio Credits and Instant Credits reset each month — use it or lose it
  • Studio whole-book renders are queued (typically 2–5 hours each)
  • One Studio book per day maximum
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How Studio queuing works: Your book is rendered in turn behind other subscribers' books. Most finish in 2–5 hours; peak demand can stretch to 48 hours. You'll receive an email when your audiobook is ready. To keep the queue fair, one book can be started per day up to your monthly limit. Studio works with 36 of our 55 narrators. See narrators →
Premium One-Book Packages

Choose the Size of Your Book

One-time purchase. Use any of our 55 premium narrators with no subscription. The credit amount is simply how we meter narration behind the scenes.

Short Book
Up to ~55,800 words · about 6 finished hours
$129.0
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Standard Book
Up to ~93,000 words · about 10 finished hours
Most common
$199.0
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Long Book
Up to ~139,500 words · about 15 finished hours
$299.0
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How credits work: Credits are deducted based on actual characters rendered · Unused credits roll over and never expire · Additional packs can be purchased at any time · All purchases are final — no refunds on unused credits.
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Studio vs. Instant Credits

Not sure which track fits your workflow? Here's the quick breakdown.

Studio Instant Credits
Pricing model Flat monthly or annual subscription One-time credit pack purchase
Narrator selection 36 of 55 narrators included All 55 narrators available
Render time Queued — typically 2–5 hours; up to 48 hrs at peak Instant — starts rendering immediately
Per-character cost None — included in subscription Yes — credits consumed per character
What expires? Subscription renews monthly or annually Credits never expire
Best for High-volume authors, predictable budgets Occasional publishers, need-it-now projects
Where to start Choose a Studio plan ↑ Buy a credit pack ↑

Looking for the cost breakdown behind these numbers? Read Affordable Audiobook Production for Authors.