Audie AI
Verified Oct 15, 2026 ActiveTurns a manuscript into a narrated audiobook, billed per token instead of a monthly seat.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
- $99 once
- Billing
- One-time purchase
Prepaid token packs, no subscription: Starter $99 for 250,000 tokens (about one 50,000-word book), Author $249 for 700,000 and Publisher $999 for 3.2M tokens with API access; one character equals one token. Sign-up is free with no card.
Use tool ↗About Audie AI
Audie AI converts a book manuscript into a narrated audiobook using synthetic voices, automatically splitting the text into chapters and offering a choice of voice styles. Output is delivered as studio-quality audio files intended for upload to Audible, Amazon, or any other distributor. Instead of a subscription, the service sells prepaid token packs -- a 250,000-token Starter Pack covers roughly one medium-length book -- with larger packs adding API access, custom voices, and a dedicated account manager for publishers running many titles at once.
- Platforms
- Web · API
- API
- Yes
- Last verified
- Oct 15, 2026
Verified sources
- Starter Pack $99 (250K tokens), Author Pack $249 (700K), Publisher Pack $999 (3.2M, API access, custom voices); 1 character = 1 token, no monthly subscription (15 October 2026)audie.ai ↗
- Home page offers a free start with no credit card and MP3 output for audiobook platforms; footer reads Audie AI (15 October 2026)audie.ai ↗
Is Audie AI legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- Mar 14, 2023 (3 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar NameCheap, Inc., looked up Sep 16, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Nov 24, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 15, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- Audie AI, United StatesOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of Audie AI
Audie AI is a narrow, purpose-built tool for turning a finished manuscript into an audiobook file rather than a general voice platform. The pay-per-token model suits authors who publish occasionally more than teams needing a monthly line-item, and the promised five-minute turnaround is fast if the output quality holds up at that speed.
Pros
- Automatic chapter detection removes manual file splitting
- No subscription lock-in -- pay only for the book being made
- Publisher-tier plans include API access for bulk pipelines
- Output is explicitly formatted for Audible and Amazon submission
Cons
- Entry cost of $99 is high for a single short book compared to per-minute competitors
- No visible free trial that produces a usable finished file
- Voice quality claims are not independently verifiable from the site alone
Best for
- Self-published authors converting a single book to audio
- Small presses comparing narrator costs against a flat per-book fee
- Anyone who wants an audiobook without an ongoing subscription
Not for
- Publishers wanting predictable flat monthly costs
- Projects requiring a human narrator for prestige titles
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