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.
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
- Want whole books rendered in the background in minutes
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 135 narrators freely
- Publish one or two books a year
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 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
Want us to produce it for you?
$299 one timeWe handle manuscript setup, narration, quality cleanup, and final MP3/M4B files for one book up to 550,000 characters.
See Done-for-You ProductionStudio Subscription Plans
One flat fee. Render audiobooks from our included narration engine — no per-character cost. Whole books render in the background and usually finish in minutes, not hours.
- About 2 audiobooks per month
- 440,000 credits a month — narration and edits from one pool
- Up to 2 audiobooks a month, one new book a day
- Every narrator in the catalogue, including your own cloned voice
- 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 new book a day
- Edits use Instant Credits (real-time, no queue)
- About 5 audiobooks per month
- 1,100,000 credits a month — narration and edits from one pool
- Up to 5 audiobooks a month, one new book a day
- Every narrator in the catalogue, including your own cloned voice
- 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 new book a day
- About 10 audiobooks per month
- 2,200,000 credits a month — narration and edits from one pool
- Up to 10 audiobooks a month, one new book a day
- Every narrator in the catalogue, including your own cloned voice
- 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 new book a day
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.
How credits work
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 | All narrators included | All narrators available |
| Render time | Minutes — renders in the background, no queue | 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.
