I created Unreal Speech after wanting to listen to blogs instead of reading them, but finding existing text-to-speech options both expensive and robotic-sounding.
When the open-source Kokoro model was released, we leveraged our infrastructure expertise to make it production-ready. The result? A high-quality voice API that's incredibly cost-effective for high-volume and long-form content.
Key benefits:
- 48 natural-sounding voices across 8 languages
- Ultra-fast 300ms streaming with word-level timestamps
- Generate up to 10 hours of audio in a single request
- Fraction of the cost compared to other TTS providers
- 250K characters free to get you started
If you're building applications that need voice capabilities but don't want the hassle of deploying and scaling models yourself, Unreal Speech is the solution you've been waiting for.
I'd love to hear what you're building and how we might help!
Thanks,
Eric
About Unreal Speech on Product Hunt
“Fast & Affordable Text-to-Speech API”
Unreal Speech launched on Product Hunt on March 9th, 2025 and earned 357 upvotes and 36 comments, earning #2 Product of the Day. Cut text-to-speech costs. 11x cheaper than 11Labs. Production-ready. Stream audio + word-level timestamps. 300ms latency. Generate up to 10 hours of audio in one request. 48 voices, 8 languages. 250K chars free.
On the analytics side, Unreal Speech competes within Audio — topics that collectively have 2k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Unreal Speech performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Unreal Speech?
Unreal Speech was hunted by Kevin William David. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
Kevin William David
Hello builders! 👋
I created Unreal Speech after wanting to listen to blogs instead of reading them, but finding existing text-to-speech options both expensive and robotic-sounding.
When the open-source Kokoro model was released, we leveraged our infrastructure expertise to make it production-ready. The result? A high-quality voice API that's incredibly cost-effective for high-volume and long-form content.
Key benefits:
- 48 natural-sounding voices across 8 languages
- Ultra-fast 300ms streaming with word-level timestamps
- Generate up to 10 hours of audio in a single request
- Fraction of the cost compared to other TTS providers
- 250K characters free to get you started
If you're building applications that need voice capabilities but don't want the hassle of deploying and scaling models yourself, Unreal Speech is the solution you've been waiting for.
I'd love to hear what you're building and how we might help!
Thanks,
Eric