IBM Watson vs Unreal Speech

The best way to compare IBM Watson vs Unreal Speech: audio samples, latency, features, plans, pricing, and more.

IBM Watson

Unreal Speech
Voice Quality
IBM Watson Samples
Unreal Speech Samples
Mean Opinion Score (MOS) is a numerical measure that represents the perceived quality of audio samples, commonly used in evaluating text-to-speech systems. The score ranges from 1 to 5, with 1 indicating poor quality and 5 signifying excellent quality. These scores are derivedfrom comprehensive, professionally-conducted evaluations, and are anonymized to ensure unbiased results.
Features
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Features - Conclusion
- Feature Overview: Unreal Speech and IBM Watson both provide foundational text-to-speech functionalities, catering to diverse user needs and application contexts.
- Distinct Capabilities:
- Unreal Speech: Focuses on detailed voice customization with features like per-word timestamps and pitch control. However, it lacks voice cloning and multilingual support.
- IBM Watson: Caters to a global audience with its voice cloning and multilingual capabilities. It also includes essential features like pitch and speed control, enhancing its versatility.
- User Needs and Feature Importance: This comparison emphasizes the relevance of specific features based on user needs. Unreal Speech is ideal for users seeking detailed voice customization, while IBM Watson is suitable for those needing advanced functionalities like voice cloning and multilingual support.
- Choosing the Right Service: Unreal Speech excels in detailed customization, making it suitable for applications requiring precise control over voice output. IBM Watson's comprehensive feature set, including voice cloning and multilingual support, makes it a superior choice for users needing versatile and advanced text-to-speech capabilities.
- Overall: Both platforms align with diverse user needs and application contexts. Unreal Speech is perfect for detailed voice customization, while IBM Watson offers broader capabilities for a global audience with advanced features and multilingual support.
Pricing & Plans
IBM Watson Pricing
Free
$0/mo
- 10,000 characters
Standard
$20/mo
- 1M characters
Unreal Speech Pricing
Free
$0/mo
- 250,000 characters
Basic
$49/mo
- 3M characters
- Extra: $16 per 1M chars
Plus
$499/mo
- 42M characters
- Extra: $12 per 1M chars
Pro
$1499/mo
- 150M characters
- Extra: $10 per 1M chars
Enterprise
$4999/mo
- 625M characters
- Extra: $8 per 1M chars
Pricing & Plans - Conclusion
Customer Reviews
IBM Watson Reviews
Unreal Speech Reviews
Customers appreciate Unreal Speech's Text-to-Speech API for its affordability, ease of setup, and generous free tier. They find the API to be a cost-effective solution compared to competitors, with clear documentation and responsive customer support. The API is praised for its natural-sounding voices and seamless integration into various projects. However, customers express a desire for more voice customization options, support for multiple languages and improvements in voice realism.
Compare Alternatives
IBM Watson Alternatives
Unreal Speech Alternatives
Summary
- Unreal Speech provides a more cost-effective text-to-speech solution, especially for users with high-volume needs, offering a generous free tier and lower cost per million characters at higher usage levels compared to IBM Watson.
- However, it lacks advanced features such as voice cloning and multilingual support, which IBM Watson provides, making the latter a better choice for global applications and users needing diverse language options.
- Both services offer essential TTS functionalities such as pitch and speed control, catering to a range of user requirements.
TTS Property
Our next-gen TTS model surpasses competitors on performance at one-tenth the cost. Enjoy low latency websocket support and mult-speaker voice generation at pricing that helps you scale.
TTS Property
Our next-gen TTS model surpasses competitors on performance at onespeaker voice generation at pricing that helps you scale.Our next-gen TTS model surpasses competitors on performance at one-tenth the cost. Enjoyspeaker voice generation at pricing that helps you scale.Our next-gen TTS model surpasses competitors on performance at one-tenth the cost. Enjoyspeaker voice generation at pricing that helps you scale.Our next-gen TTS model surpasses competitors on performance at one-tenth the cost. Enjoy
Signal Noise Ratio
Signal Noise Ratio
Signal Noise Ratio
Do you offer any free credits for TTS & ASR?
We offer a generous free plan for developers with one month of free:
- 160 hours of text-to-speech generation
- 1.2 million characters of speech-to-text transcription
What is the monthly subscription?
Our monthly plan is $20 per month for
- 160 hours of text-to-speech generation
- 1.2 million characters of Speech-to-Text transcription
Once you exceed those limits, you can add $5 top-ups to your plan for
- additional 30hrs of Text-to-Speech
- additional 300,000 characters of Speech-to-Text
Do you offer voices & transcription other in languages?
We currently only have English voice generation & transcription. But we're working on multilingual voice support, expected to roll out in 2-3 months.
Can I create custom voices (voice cloning)?
Please contact us at founders@snr.audio with your custom voice (voice cloning) usecase. Once approved by our compliance team, you will get access to your custom voice in under 48-72 hours.
Can I use the generated audio & transcription commercially?
Yes, audio & transcription generated with Signal Noise Labs can be used commercially. You own the license to the generated content to perpetuity.
How do I cancel my subscription?
You can cancel your subscription at any time. Go to the Subscription panel in the dashboard and click the "Cancel Subscription" button.
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