# AI voice generation: which vendors AI models recommend (September 2026)

Source: Memetik Index, https://www.memetik.ai/index/ai-voice
Field: AI media. Edition: 2026-09. Run: 2026-09-02.
Method: 5 fixed buyer prompts sent once each to 10 current models (GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Fable 5, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Sonar Pro, Sonar Reasoning Pro) via their APIs with web search enabled. 50 answers. Answer share = fraction of answers naming the vendor. Named first = fraction where it was the first tracked vendor named.

**ElevenLabs leads** with 100% answer share (named in 50 of 50 answers) and was named first in 94%. Murf follows at 74%. 17 vendors were named at least once.

## Answer share

| # | Vendor | Answer share | Named first | Mentions | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ElevenLabs | 100% | 94% | 50/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 2 | Murf | 74% | 0% | 37/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 3 | Descript | 72% | 4% | 36/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 4 | Play.ht | 50% | 2% | 25/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 5 | Google | 36% | 0% | 18/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 6 | Speechify | 28% | 0% | 14/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 7 | OpenAI | 26% | 0% | 13/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 8 | WellSaid | 26% | 0% | 13/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 9 | Resemble | 26% | 0% | 13/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 10 | LOVO | 20% | 0% | 10/50 | Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 11 | Podcastle | 16% | 0% | 8/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, Gemini, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 12 | Cartesia | 16% | 0% | 8/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, Claude Opus 5, Claude Fable 5, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 13 | Hume | 16% | 0% | 8/50 | Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 14 | MiniMax | 12% | 0% | 6/50 | Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini |
| 15 | Fish Audio | 12% | 0% | 6/50 | Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 16 | Amazon Polly | 10% | 0% | 5/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 17 | Azure | 8% | 0% | 4/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, Claude Opus 5, Sonar Reasoning Pro |

## By model

- **GPT-5.6 Sol** (OpenAI, gpt-5.6-sol, 5 answers): ElevenLabs 100%, Descript 100%, Murf 80%, OpenAI 80%, Speechify 40%
- **GPT-5.6 Terra** (OpenAI, gpt-5.6-terra, 5 answers): ElevenLabs 100%, Descript 60%, OpenAI 60%, Murf 40%, WellSaid 40%
- **GPT-5.6 Luna** (OpenAI, gpt-5.6-luna, 5 answers): ElevenLabs 100%, Descript 80%, Play.ht 80%, Murf 60%, OpenAI 60%
- **Claude Opus 5** (Anthropic, claude-opus-5, 5 answers): ElevenLabs 100%, Google 80%, Murf 60%, Descript 60%, Play.ht 60%
- **Claude Sonnet 5** (Anthropic, claude-sonnet-5, 5 answers): ElevenLabs 100%, Murf 80%, Descript 60%, Play.ht 60%, Google 60%
- **Claude Fable 5** (Anthropic, claude-fable-5, 5 answers): ElevenLabs 100%, Murf 100%, Descript 80%, Play.ht 80%, Google 40%
- **Gemini 3.6 Flash** (Google, gemini-3.6-flash, 5 answers): ElevenLabs 100%, Murf 60%, Descript 60%, Podcastle 60%, Play.ht 40%
- **Gemini 3.5 Flash** (Google, gemini-3.5-flash, 5 answers): ElevenLabs 100%, Murf 80%, Descript 60%, Google 60%, Speechify 60%
- **Sonar Pro** (Perplexity, sonar-pro, 5 answers): ElevenLabs 100%, Murf 100%, Descript 80%, Play.ht 60%, Speechify 60%
- **Sonar Reasoning Pro** (Perplexity, sonar-reasoning-pro, 5 answers): ElevenLabs 100%, Murf 80%, Descript 80%, Play.ht 80%, LOVO 80%

## Sources the models cited

- youtube.com: 71
- inworld.ai: 58
- therundown.ai: 39
- oakgen.ai: 32
- zapier.com: 29
- elevenlabs.io: 28
- noiz.ai: 28
- podcastify.io: 27
- toolradar.com: 26
- moonb.io: 25
- freetts.org: 24
- hinoter.com: 21
- layer3labs.io: 18
- wireflow.ai: 18
- visme.co: 15

## Prompts

1. What is the best AI voice generation or text-to-speech tool for a podcaster? Name specific products.
2. Which AI voice generation or text-to-speech tool would you recommend to a podcaster in 2026?
3. Compare the top AI voice generation or text-to-speech tool options right now.
4. I'm a podcaster and I need an AI voice generation or text-to-speech tool. What should I use and why?
5. Best AI voice generation or text-to-speech tool for a realistic voiceover?

## Tracked but never named

None.

Raw answers: https://www.memetik.ai/index/ai-voice (every answer published in full). Chart image: https://www.memetik.ai/charts/ai-voice.png. Licence: CC BY 4.0, credit "Memetik Index".