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Hume AI Octave TTS

Hume AI Octave TTS

46/100

Emotionally expressive TTS (Octave) with voice cloning.

hume.ai

// scorecard · 46/100

verified 1mo ago
methodology →
Agent-readiness20/35
Agent registration (api_key)6/9
Public API5/5
OpenAPI spec0/9
MCP server9/9
llms.txt0/3
Reliability & performance0/15
Actively maintained
Production-ready0/4
Updated recently
Pricing12/13
Itemized public pricing6/6
Free tier / trial4/4
Free-tier generosity2/3
Docs & DX2/12
Docs quality
Public API2/2
Quickstart / examples0/2
Security & compliance8/12
SOC 26/6
ISO 270010/2
GDPR2/2
Security / trust page0/2
Openness4/10
Open source0/6
Open / un-gated API4/4
Company maturity0/3
Company size
Years operating

// rankings · cost per standard workload

#14 in Text-to-Speech$150/ 1M chars

Base $0.15/1k = $150/1M (Pro $120, Scale $100, Business $50)

hume.ai/pricing

// overview

Hume AI provides open source models, datasets, and APIs to embed emotional intelligence into voice AI, spanning 50+ languages and 48+ emotions. Core products are Octave (LLM-based TTS with voice design/cloning/conversion) and EVI (real-time speech-to-speech with interruptibility and emotional responsiveness). It also offers human feedback APIs, curated speech datasets, and evaluation tools.

Best for: Building emotionally intelligent voice AI apps such as companions, assistants, coaching, or narration tools

// pricing

Free tier · generosity 3/5
Includes: 10k Octave characters (~10 min) · 5 EVI minutes · 1 concurrent connection · Unlimited voice cloning (create/use) · Discord support
Limits: 15 RPM · SOC 2/GDPR/HIPAA compliance listed
Free$0/month
  • 10k Octave chars
  • 5 EVI min
  • 1 concurrent
  • Discord support
Starter$3/month
  • 30k Octave chars
  • 40 EVI min
  • 5 concurrent
  • Discord support
Creator$7/month
  • 140k Octave chars
  • 200 EVI min
  • 5 concurrent
  • Discord support
Pro$70/month
  • 1M Octave chars
  • 1,200 EVI min
  • 10 concurrent
  • Discord support
Scale$200/month
  • 3.3M Octave chars
  • 5,000 EVI min
  • 20 concurrent
  • Discord support
Business$500/month
  • 10M Octave chars
  • 12,500 EVI min
  • 30 concurrent
  • Discord support
EnterpriseCustom
  • Unlimited usage
  • Custom pricing
  • Unlimited concurrent
  • Slack support

// security & compliance

SOC 2 ISO 27001 GDPR HIPAA

// features

  • Octave TTS with voice cloning/conversion/modulation
  • EVI speech-to-speech with interruptibility and backchanneling
  • 48-emotion fine-grained annotations and 600+ voice descriptors
  • Multilingual native-speaker audio across 50+ languages
  • Human preference evaluation studies and REST API
  • Curated datasets for conversational, emotional, and domain-specific tasks