Pluely vs Speechify

Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.

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PluelyAudio & voice

Desktop AI overlay that answers from your screen and live calls

Free access
Pluely: Free access
Speechify: Free access
Paid from
Pluely: USD 15 per month as listed
Speechify: USD 29 per month
Plans listed
Pluely: 4
Speechify: 7
Public API
Pluely: Not confirmed
Speechify: Not confirmed

Where Pluely and Speechify differ

  • Pricing checkPrices confirmed for Pluely; some prices or terms not confirmed for Speechify.
  • PlansPluely lists 4 plans and Speechify lists 7.

Head to head

Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages

Pluely Fact Speechify
Access and price
Free access availableFree · USD 0Free accessSameFree access availableFree · USD 0
USD 15 per month as listedLimited Pro · $20 struck through; billing monthly or yearly, period of the $15 not statedLowest listed paid planUSD 29 per monthPremium · billed monthly
Free on your own keys; bundled AI from $15/month; Dev Pro $120 oncePricing modelFree plan; Premium $29/month
4Plans listedDiffers7
Not confirmedPublic APINot confirmed
Not confirmedCard to startNot confirmed
Not confirmedOpen sourceNot confirmed
What it is for
People who want screen and call answers from their own AI keysBuilt forPersonal read-aloud for study and work documents
Audio & voiceCategorySameAudio & voice
  • macOS
  • Windows
  • Linux
Platforms
  • iOS
  • Android
  • Chrome extension
  • Web app
  • Your own AI provider keys, including any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
  • Local CLIs: Claude Code, Gemini CLI, OpenAI Codex, Qwen Code, Ollama
  • Your own speech-to-text provider; Deepgram with speaker labels on Dev Pro
Works with
  • Google Drive
  • Dropbox
  • Microsoft OneDrive
  • Developer API
How current
Profile sources checked
Prices confirmed · Oct 6, 2026Pricing checkDiffersSome prices or terms not confirmed · Oct 4, 2026

Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.

Plans and prices

Pluely

Prices confirmed · Oct 6, 2026
  • FreeUSD 0
  • Limited ProUSD 15 per month as listedUSD 20 struck through; billing monthly or yearly, period of the $15 not stated
  • Unlimited ProUSD 35 per month as listedUSD 40 struck through; billing monthly or yearly, period of the $35 not stated
  • Dev ProUSD 120 one timeUSD 150 struck through
Plan conditions and sources

Speechify

Some prices or terms not confirmed · Oct 4, 2026
  • FreeUSD 0
  • PremiumUSD 29 per monthbilled monthly
  • API FreeUSD 0 per month
  • API StarterUSD 10 per month
  • API ProUSD 99 per month
Show 2 more plans
  • API ScaleUSD 499 per month
  • Studio and EnterpriseNot shown
Plan conditions and sources
Official pricing pages, captured from our server in Germany; regional prices or currency can differ
Pluely official pricing page screenshot with plan names
PluelyOfficial pricing pagepluely.comCaptured
Speechify official pricing page screenshot with plan names
SpeechifyOfficial pricing pagespeechify.comCaptured

Strengths and limits

Pluely

Strengths

  • Free plan has no time limit: The pricing page lists Free at $0 forever with the full overlay and unlimited use on your own keys, with no signup.
  • Your own keys or local CLIs: You can connect any OpenAI-compatible endpoint or run Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, Qwen Code or Ollama.
  • Local storage of history: The docs say chats, transcripts and files stay on your device.

Limits to plan around

  • Refund wording differs: The pricing page says purchases are final after activation; the terms say refund requests go through support.
  • Billing period of the discounted price is unclear: Paid plans show a struck-through price and a lower figure, with billing 'monthly or yearly', but no yearly total.
  • Model count is inconsistent: Official pages say 100+, 200+ and 280 bundled models.

Speechify

Strengths

  • Personal listening without a subscription: Reader Free lets you try basic read-aloud before choosing Premium.
  • Published baseline allowance: The provider names a 150,000-word monthly Premium baseline.
  • Separate commercial API route: API Free lists commercial use with its own character allowance and supplemental terms.

Limits to plan around

  • Reader license is limited: Do not use a Reader subscription as evidence of rights for published narration.
  • Basic Free voices: Free has a smaller voice selection than Premium.
  • Conflicting extension dates: The provider page gives inconsistent expiry wording for its larger 2026 allowance.

See both products

The two products on their official sites
Pluely homepage screenshot showing the official landing page
PluelyOfficial homepagepluely.comCaptured
Speechify homepage screenshot showing the official landing page
SpeechifyOfficial homepagespeechify.comCaptured

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