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Turns any article into natural audio you can download.

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Audio & VoiceFreemiumWe checked the prices on read-this.ai on 27 Sep 2026.

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What is Read This AI?

Turns any article into natural audio you can download.

Who is Read This AI best for?

Read This AI is best for people who would rather listen to web articles than read them and want to keep the audio.

  • Listening on the move

    Articles become audio you can play while walking, driving or exercising, at up to 9 times the average reading speed.

  • Reading in the browser

    Chrome and Safari extensions turn the page you are on into audio with one click, and streaming starts within about 10 seconds.

  • Keeping and sharing audio

    Every generated file can be downloaded and reused, or sent by link to someone who does not have the app.

  • Long reading lists

    The Unlimited plan removes the character cap, so heavy readers do not have to count articles.

How much does Read This AI cost?

Read This AI costs $4.99 a month for Light (60,000 characters, about an hour of audio) or $19.99 a month for Unlimited, and a verified free account gets 5,000 characters to try it.

Free$0To try it
  • 5,000 characters, about 1 or 2 articles
  • Needs a verified email address
  • Audio downloads and streaming
Light$4.99Per month
  • 60,000 characters a month, about 60 minutes of audio
  • Download audio files
  • Allowance resets each billing cycle
Unlimited$19.99Per month
  • Unlimited articles and characters
  • Download audio files
  • Use above 1M characters a month counts as excessive under the terms

Billed yearly, Light is $44.99 a year for 720,000 characters and Unlimited is $179.99 a year. Students get 50% off the annual plan by writing to support from a student email address. Voices are tuned for English, and 57 languages are supported in total. Full pricing on read-this.ai. We checked these prices on .

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What are the best Read This AI alternatives?

Three tools on Recaply do Read This AI's job.

Questions about Read This AI

What is Read This AI?

Turns any article into natural audio you can download.

Who is Read This AI for?

Read This AI is best for people who would rather listen to web articles than read them and want to keep the audio.

Is Read This AI free?

Only to try it. Read This AI gives 5,000 characters, about one or two articles, once you verify your email address. For regular listening you need Light at $4.99 a month for 60,000 characters, or Unlimited at $19.99 a month.

How much does Read This AI cost?

Read This AI's paid plans are Light at $4.99 per month and Unlimited at $19.99 per month.

What are the best Read This AI alternatives?

The closest alternatives on Recaply are article2audio, Podcast Later and Speechify.

Where can I try Read This AI?

On its official website, read-this.ai.

What happens when I run out of Read This AI characters?

Read This AI lets the article you are listening to finish, then takes the extra characters from next cycle's allowance. Allowances reset at the end of each billing cycle, and cancelling and subscribing again starts a new cycle with a full allowance.