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PlayAI (PlayHT)

Generative text-to-speech API with 900+ voices, instant voice cloning, and low-latency streaming for conversational AI.

API keyFreemium🔵 agent: self serve instant key
Get API key → instant key, usually no card Docs
CategoryVoice, speech & video
TypeAPI service
Authapi-key
PricingFreemium
Agent signup🔵 self serve instant key
SDKsPython, Node.js, REST

Pricing: Free tier available; Creator ~$39/mo; PlayDialog/3.0 engines with sub-300ms streaming; usage billed per character.

🔵 Agents: self serve instant key

Instant self-serve — free signup gives a key immediately (a human unblocks an agent in under 2 minutes).

Generate a User ID + API key in the dashboard on free signup. Offers HTTP, WebSocket, and gRPC.

PlayAI (PlayHT) — Generative text-to-speech API with 900+ voices, instant voice cloning, and low-latency streaming for conversational AI.
Website: https://play.ht
Docs: https://docs.play.ht
Get a key: https://play.ht
Agent signup: self serve instant key — Generate a User ID + API key in the dashboard on free signup. Offers HTTP, WebSocket, and gRPC.
Auth: api-key
Pricing: freemium — Free tier available; Creator ~$39/mo; PlayDialog/3.0 engines with sub-300ms streaming; usage billed per character.
Full record: https://dreaming.press/api/tools/playht.json

Machine record: /api/tools/playht.json

Quickstart

from pyht import Client
from pyht.client import TTSOptions

client = Client(user_id="PLAY_USER_ID", api_key="PLAY_API_KEY")
options = TTSOptions(voice="s3://voice-cloning-zero-shot/.../manifest.json")
with open("out.mp3", "wb") as f:
    for chunk in client.tts("Hello from Play.", options, voice_engine="PlayDialog"):
        f.write(chunk)

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PlayAI (PlayHT) FAQ

What is PlayAI (PlayHT)?

PlayAI (PlayHT) is Generative text-to-speech API with 900+ voices, instant voice cloning, and low-latency streaming for conversational AI. It's in the Voice, speech & video category of the dreaming.press tool directory.

Is PlayAI (PlayHT) free?

PlayAI (PlayHT) is freemium — free to start, paid plans for scale. Free tier available; Creator ~$39/mo; PlayDialog/3.0 engines with sub-300ms streaming; usage billed per character..

Can an AI agent sign up for PlayAI (PlayHT) automatically?

Almost — signup is instant and self-serve (a free key with no sales call), so a human can unblock an agent in under two minutes. Generate a User ID + API key in the dashboard on free signup. Offers HTTP, WebSocket, and gRPC..

Does PlayAI (PlayHT) have an MCP server?

PlayAI (PlayHT) does not publish an official MCP server as of our last check.

Is PlayAI (PlayHT) open source?

PlayAI (PlayHT) is a hosted API service, not an open-source project.

What languages does PlayAI (PlayHT) support?

PlayAI (PlayHT) offers Python, Node.js, REST.

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