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Spoken
What Spoken is
Spoken helps authors and publishers turn manuscripts into audiobooks using AI narration. Its workflow moves through uploading, analysis, casting, and publishing, with options for one narrator, two narrators, or Spoken Multi-Cast. Multi-Cast Magic Mode automates casting and coordinates tone, emotional emphasis, timing, and cast continuity across a manuscript. Spoken says it supports 74 languages and lists YouTube, Spotify, Google Play, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, TuneIn, OverDrive, and Everand for audiobook streaming. Authors retain rights to their work and audiobook masters, and commercial rights are included. Spoken says manuscripts in paid-tier environments are not used to train its AI partners’ public models, and that voice generation uses consent-based actor recordings with safeguards against unauthorized cloning. Authors can use the studio; publishers and rights holders can use catalog-scale production and an API. The API supports partner-site launches, EPUB, DOCX, or PDF manuscript ingestion, and retrieval of project status and MP3 files. Manual Mode costs $10, paid once, billed at $10 per 5,000 words with a subscription, or $20, paid once, billed at $20 per 5,000 words per project.
Who it suits
Spoken suits authors making audiobooks from manuscripts and publishers or rights holders producing at catalog scale. Its API also supports partner-site launches and manuscript intake.
What it does well
- Offers single, dual, and Multi-Cast narration.
- Supports 74 languages.
- Authors retain rights to work and audiobook masters.
- API accepts EPUB, DOCX, and PDF manuscripts.
- Commercial rights are included.
What to know first
- Manual Mode starts at $10, paid once.
- Pay-per-project Manual Mode is $20, paid once.
- Enterprise pricing is available by contacting Spoken.
Limits
Narration is priced by 5,000 words: subscription Manual Mode is $10, paid once, subscription Multi-Cast is $15, paid once, pay-per-project Manual Mode is $20, paid once, and pay-per-project Multi-Cast is $30, paid once. The Spoken subscription costs $50 a month; enterprise pricing is volume-based by contact.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Manual Mode — Spoken Subscription | $10 per 5,000 words · Manual Mode narration · subscriber pricing · pay when perfect | $10, paid once |
| Spoken Multi-Cast — Spoken Subscription | $15 per 5,000 words · Multi-Cast narration · subscriber pricing · pay when perfect | $15, paid once |
| Manual Mode — Pay Per Project | $20 per 5,000 words · Manual Mode narration · per project | $20, paid once |
| Spoken Multi-Cast — Pay Per Project | $30 per 5,000 words · Multi-Cast narration · per project | $30, paid once |
| Spoken Subscription | $50/mo · Lower pricing on every project · cancel any time | $50 a month |
| Enterprise Pricing | Contact Spoken for a plan based on volume · Catalog-scale production | On request |
As spoken.press lists them, read 5 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open Spoken on the web
- Choose the studio, subscription, or pay-per-project route
- Upload a manuscript in EPUB, DOCX, or PDF format
- Move through Upload, Analyze, Cast, and Publish
- Select Manual Mode, dual narration, or Spoken Multi-Cast
- Export the finished audiobook or retrieve MP3 files through the API
Verdict
Spoken combines manuscript processing, narration choices, and audiobook exports for authors and publishing teams. Project pricing is based on 5,000-word units, with subscription and pay-per-project options.
Questions
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Spoken lists a free plan, while paid narration options start at $10, paid once for 5,000 words.
Which platforms does Spoken support?
Spoken lists web and API access.
What manuscript formats can the API ingest?
The API supports EPUB, DOCX, and PDF manuscript ingestion.
Do authors keep their rights?
Spoken says authors retain rights to their work and audiobook masters, and commercial rights are included.
How many languages are supported?
Spoken says it supports 74 languages.
What narration plans are available?
Options include Manual Mode, Spoken Multi-Cast, pay-per-project pricing, a $50 per month subscription, and enterprise pricing based on volume.
Facts from Spoken's own pages
- Distribution
- Spoken lists YouTube, Spotify, Google Play, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, TuneIn, OverDrive, and Everand as platforms where its audiobooks can stream. · spoken.press, 5 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Portland, Oregon · spoken.press, 23 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The API supports partner-site launches, manuscript ingestion from EPUB, DOCX, or PDF, and retrieval of project status and MP3 audio files. · api.spoken.press, 5 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Spoken presents its studio for authors and its catalog-scale production and API for publishers and rights holders. · spoken.press, 5 Oct 2026
- Languages
- Spoken says it supports 74 languages. · spoken.press, 5 Oct 2026
- Multi-Cast
- Magic Mode automates casting and coordinates tone, emotional emphasis, timing, and cast continuity across a manuscript. · spoken.press, 5 Oct 2026
- Narration modes
- The product offers single narrator, dual narrator, and Spoken Multi-Cast options. · spoken.press, 5 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Spoken says manuscripts are processed in paid-tier environments and are not used to train its AI partners’ public models. · spoken.press, 5 Oct 2026
- Rights
- Spoken says authors retain rights to their work and audiobook masters. · spoken.press, 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support is available through its FAQ, Discord community, help form, and [email protected]. · spoken.press, 5 Oct 2026
- Voice safeguards
- Spoken says its voice generation uses consent-based actor recordings and safeguards against unauthorized voice cloning. · spoken.press, 5 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Spoken lets authors and publishers create audiobooks from manuscripts using AI narration. · spoken.press, 5 Oct 2026
- Workflow
- Its production workflow is Upload, Analyze, Cast, and Publish. · spoken.press, 5 Oct 2026
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