The PlayHT Replacement That's Live Today

Play.ht was acquired by Meta and no longer takes customers. AltSpeak is live, starts free, and your scripts paste straight in. AltSpeak is a hosted AI text-to-speech studio with 200+ voices across 100+ languages, credit-based pricing with no per-seat fees, and up to 50,000 credits per generation.

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PlayHT stopped selling. Your voiceovers need a new home.

Play.ht (PlayAI) was acquired by Meta in July 2025 and no longer sells access. The site itself is offline.

• Taking customers today: PlayHT no, shut down vs AltSpeak yes, free trial in 60 seconds.
• Studio voices: PlayHT offline vs AltSpeak 200+ across 100+ languages.
• Entry price: PlayHT none available vs AltSpeak free 10,000 credits, plans from $5/mo.
• Emotion control: PlayHT no longer available vs AltSpeak 16 emotions plus plain-English direction.

Play.ht status checked June 2026. Acquisition reported by TechCrunch, July 2025.

Frequently asked questions

What happened to PlayHT?

Play.ht (the PlayAI company) was acquired by Meta in July 2025 and stopped selling access. The website no longer loads. If you relied on it for voiceovers, you need a replacement to keep publishing.

Will my PlayHT scripts work on AltSpeak?

Yes. Scripts are plain text, so they paste straight in. Re-apply pauses and emphasis with AltSpeak's controls (SSML on Google voices, emotion tags on Inworld voices) and regenerate.

Can I create a custom voice on AltSpeak?

Yes. Voice Design, available on paid plans, builds a custom synthetic voice from a text description you provide on the Inworld engine. You can also choose from 200+ ready-made studio voices with free previews. Voice Design is not voice cloning and is not intended to imitate any real or famous person; any resemblance is coincidental.

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