OpenAI · Voice-over
OpenAI TTS in Telegram, free to try
OpenAI's text to speech: an even voice and clear diction, nothing to set up. The plain option for long text, where being understood matters more than acting.
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Try OpenAI TTS
12 Stars per week free for every account, no card needed, and what is left does not roll over into the next week. What the free allowance covers
Versions
Versions and prices
Every version of OpenAI TTS running today: what it takes in, what you can set on it, and what its cheapest run costs.
OpenAI TTS
Takes a text prompt
from 1 Star
The exact price for the options you pick is shown in the app before every confirmation, and that is exactly what is charged.
Good to know
What it is best for
Best on functional text: a how-to read aloud, a summary you will listen to while doing something else, a script you want to hear the length of before committing to it. It sits among the cheapest rows here, which makes it the sensible place to time a voiceover and count the pauses before spending on ElevenLabs v3. The voice is the same from run to run, which helps when a long text goes over in parts.
450 characters go in one run, so cut a long text at sentence ends, send the parts in order and stitch them after. The voice is fixed, so consecutive parts match. Write numbers, units and abbreviations out in words, and put full stops where you want it to breathe. Asking for a mood in the text does nothing, it reads what you typed.
Process
Three steps to a finished recording
- Open the bot@StarGenAI_Bot, and the Mini App from there. Nothing to download.
- Paste the text and pick a voiceThe price updates as you choose and sits on the button before you start.
- Take the recording back to the chatThe audio lands in the same chat you started from. Forward it wherever you like.
FAQ
Questions about OpenAI TTS
Is OpenAI TTS free in Telegram?
You get 12 Stars every week with no card attached, and OpenAI TTS starts at 1 Star a run, so the first one can cost you nothing. Unused Stars do not roll over: a new week replaces what is left instead of adding to it.
How much does OpenAI TTS cost?
OpenAI TTS starts at 1 Star a run, and every version above carries its own price. The exact amount for the options you pick sits on the generate button before you start, and that is what is charged: one credit is one Telegram Star.
What does OpenAI TTS accept?
OpenAI TTS takes a text prompt. Send it straight from the chat: the file is already in Telegram, so there is nothing to upload.
Which version of OpenAI TTS should I pick?
OpenAI TTS ships as one version, so there is nothing to choose. Set the options you want and the exact price appears on the generate button before you confirm.
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