Pick Cartesia if
product teams shipping a live voice agent or TTS API who will stay on Sonic / Ink.
Read the Cartesia pageCartesia vs WellSaid
Our take
Pick Cartesia if product teams shipping a live voice agent or TTS API who will stay on Sonic / Ink. Pick WellSaid if video and L&D teams who want a named voice actor and a downloadable VO file. Skip Cartesia if narrators who only need a one-off MP3 of a script (WellSaid). Skip WellSaid if people who need a phone agent (Vapi) or a cheap consumer TTS toy.
Best for
Cartesia Voice that has to answer live
WellSaid Commercial narration you can download
Free plan
Cartesia $0 · 20K credits / month. $1 prepaid agents / month. TTS + STT. No commercial-use license on this card
WellSaid $0 · 3 download minutes / month. No commercial rights. Curated voices. No card
Lowest paid
Cartesia Pro $5/mo
WellSaid Individual (annual) $10/yr
Next step up
Cartesia Startup $49/mo
WellSaid Individual (monthly) $19/mo
Coding agent
Cartesia Managed voice agents
WellSaid
Runs where
Cartesia Hosted
WellSaid Hosted
Watch out
Cartesia Free is not a commercial license
WellSaid Free has no commercial rights
Last checked
Cartesia 2026-10-22 · cartesia.ai/pricing
WellSaid 2026-10-22 · wellsaidlabs.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick WellSaid if
video and L&D teams who want a named voice actor and a downloadable VO file.
Read the WellSaid page