 | https://reddit.com/link/1t3rp18/video/m8mb4g7t76zg1/player I don't personally use TTS much so I genuinely don't know how useful this is to people - but I see it requested constantly and most of the options out there are either heavily limited or locked behind a paywall pretty quickly. So I built it in and made the free tier actually free. Not free until you hit a daily cap. Not free for your first 10 generations. Truly unlimited generations with no paywall appearing mid use and no surprise blocks. The only limit on free tier is 150 words per generation. That's intentional - it keeps it sustainable while still covering pretty much every short video voiceover, social post, or quick content need without restriction. Premium tier removes that limit and gives you up to 10,000 words per generation - long form articles, essays, reports, scripts, no problem. 6 voices from OpenAI - Alloy, Echo, Fable, Nova, Onyx and Shimmer. Generates fast, playback built in, download as MP3. What I actually want to know from people who use TTS regularly: Is 150 words per generation enough for typical use cases or does that feel too restrictive. Which voice do people actually prefer for different content types. Is truly unlimited generations with a word limit per generation more useful than limited generations with no word limit - because I could go either way on that. Anything broken or could be better - tell me directly. I'd rather know than not. To try it simply create a free account. Once logged in click the + symbol next to chat input and then bottom right icon to open up command center. You'll see the Notepad TTS tool there. Supports: [link] [comments] |
Built a simple OpenAI Powered TTS feature into my AI platform - truly unlimited free generations, no paywalls, want to know if this is actually useful
Reddit r/artificial / 5/5/2026
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Key Points
- A developer claims to have added an OpenAI-powered TTS (text-to-speech) feature to their AI platform with a free tier that has no paywall blocks during use.
- The free tier is limited to 150 words per generation to keep the service sustainable, while a premium tier increases the limit up to 10,000 words per generation.
- The tool offers six OpenAI voices (Alloy, Echo, Fable, Nova, Onyx, Shimmer) and provides fast generation with built-in playback plus MP3 downloads.
- The post asks users—especially frequent TTS users—to evaluate whether 150 words per generation is sufficient, which voices work best for different content types, and whether “unlimited generations with a per-generation limit” is more useful than other pricing approaches.
- The developer includes usage instructions (create a free account, open the command center, and access the Notepad TTS tool) and states broad language support.
