
Spoken
Spoken lets authors and publishers create audiobooks from manuscripts using AI narration.
What Spoken is
Spoken lets authors and publishers create audiobooks from manuscripts using AI narration. Its workflow moves through Upload, Analyze, Cast, and Publish, with single narrator, dual narrator, and Spoken Multi-Cast options. 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, with commercial rights included. Spoken says paid-tier manuscripts are processed in paid environments and are not used to train its AI partners’ public models. It also describes consent-based actor recordings and safeguards against unauthorized voice cloning. Authors can use the studio, while publishers and rights holders can use catalog-scale production and an API. The API accepts EPUB, DOCX, or PDF manuscripts and can return project status and MP3 files.
Good
- Single, dual, and multi-cast narration
- Supports 74 languages
- Authors retain work and master rights
- API handles manuscript and MP3 workflows
- Commercial rights included
Watch out
- Paid service
- Pricing is billed per 5,000 words
Who it suits
Spoken suits authors creating audiobooks and publishers or rights holders needing catalog-scale production. Its API also suits partners handling manuscript ingestion and audio-file retrieval.
Verdict
Spoken combines AI audiobook production modes with an author studio and publisher API. Its per-project and subscription pricing should be matched to manuscript volume.
Plans and prices
From Spoken's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Manual Mode — Spoken Subscription | $10, paid once | Manual Mode narration · subscriber pricing · pay when perfect · $10 per 5,000 words |
| Spoken Multi-Cast — Spoken Subscription | $15, paid once | Multi-Cast narration · subscriber pricing · pay when perfect · $15 per 5,000 words |
| Manual Mode — Pay Per Project | $20, paid once | Manual Mode narration · per project · $20 per 5,000 words |
| Spoken Multi-Cast — Pay Per Project | $30, paid once | Multi-Cast narration · per project · $30 per 5,000 words |
| Spoken Subscription | $50 a month | Lower pricing on every project · cancel any time · $50/mo |
| Enterprise Pricing | Priced on request | Catalog-scale production · Contact Spoken for a plan based on volume |
The facts
Each one read from Spoken's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Distribution
- Spoken lists YouTube, Spotify, Google Play, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, TuneIn, OverDrive, and Everand as platforms where its audiobooks can stream.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The API supports partner-site launches, manuscript ingestion from EPUB, DOCX, or PDF, and retrieval of project status and MP3 audio files.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Spoken presents its studio for authors and its catalog-scale production and API for publishers and rights holders.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Languages
- Spoken says it supports 74 languages.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Multi-Cast
- Magic Mode automates casting and coordinates tone, emotional emphasis, timing, and cast continuity across a manuscript.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Narration modes
- The product offers single narrator, dual narrator, and Spoken Multi-Cast options.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Spoken says manuscripts are processed in paid-tier environments and are not used to train its AI partners’ public models.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Rights
- Spoken says authors retain rights to their work and audiobook masters.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support is available through its FAQ, Discord community, help form, and [email protected].checked 5 Oct 2026
- Voice safeguards
- Spoken says its voice generation uses consent-based actor recordings and safeguards against unauthorized voice cloning.checked 5 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Spoken lets authors and publishers create audiobooks from manuscripts using AI narration.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Workflow
- Its production workflow is Upload, Analyze, Cast, and Publish.checked 5 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Portland, Oregonchecked 23 Sep 2026
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