Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Whisper
Whisper clearly comes out ahead of OpenAI TTS on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Whisper has a free tier; OpenAI TTS does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | ai tool | ai tool |
| Company | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | MarketingDevelopmentMedia & Entertainment | DevelopmentAI & Machine Learning |
| Categories | ai-voice | developer-toolsai-voice |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Whisper
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| Feature | openai-tts | openai-whisper |
|---|---|---|
| Gpt-4O-Mini-Tts Model ($0.60 Per 1 Million Input Tokens, $12.00 Per 1 Million Audio Output Tokens) | ||
| $0.006 Per Minute | ||
| Tts-1 Model ($15.00 Per 1 Million Characters) | ||
| Full Control Over Infrastructure | ||
| Tts-1-Hd Model ($30.00 Per 1 Million Characters) | ||
| Local Execution | ||
| Managed Transcription | ||
| No Per-Minute Api Fees | ||
| Pay-As-You-Go |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Whisper comes out ahead overall, though OpenAI TTS can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Whisper offers a free tier; OpenAI TTS does not currently list one.
Whisper is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
