Free Web
Kostenlos Quelle (öffnet in neuem Tab)
Forever
Für: Light use
Limits
- 20 minutes of listening/day
- 3 AI explains/day
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- Up to 1.25x speed
Enthält
- Standard AI voices
- All sites, Kindle, PDF, ChatGPT
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- Upload PDF/Word/TXT
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CastReader pricing in 2026: Free, Pro, Pro Yearly and Voice API explained
Wählen Sie CastReader, wenn Sie Webseiten, PDFs und Kindle-Bücher mit wortsynchroner Hervorhebung und optionalen KI-Erklärungen vorlesen lassen möchten, kostenlos mit 20 Minuten pro Tag.
- Starting price
- $4.99 (Pro)
- Free option
- Yes
- Plans
- 4
- Prices checked
- Sep 29, 2026
CastReader plans and what they include
CastReader starts free with no account: 20 minutes of listening per day, 3 AI explains per day, speed up to 1.25x and standard AI voices across all sites, Kindle, PDF and ChatGPT, with uploads of PDF, Word and TXT. Pro is $4.99 per month and removes the daily listening cap, adds full ebooks and long PDFs and premium voices up to 3x speed, plus a cloned voice for 120 minutes per month. Pro Yearly is $35.99 per year, about $3.00 a month.
Both Pro plans include a 3-day free trial. The Voice API is a separate usage-based product at $8 per 1M characters for TTS and private voice cloning in 10 languages, with 3,000 trial characters per account. Payments are by Stripe. Prices checked on 2026-09-29.
CastReader plans compared
| Plan | Price | Billing | Who it is for | Key limits | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Web |
Kostenlos | Forever | Light use | 20 minutes of listening/day; 3 AI explains/day; Up to 1.25x speed | Not stated |
| Pro Web |
$4.99 | Monthly | Heavy readers | No daily listening cap; Cloned voice 120 min/month | Not stated |
| Pro Yearly Web |
$35.99 | Yearly annual commitment |
Long-term readers | Same as Pro | Not stated |
| Voice API Web |
$8 per 1M characters | Usage | Developers | 3,000 trial characters per account | Included |
Which CastReader plan to pick
| If you | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| you listen to the occasional article | Free | 20 minutes a day and 3 AI explains, no account needed. |
| you read long PDFs or ebooks daily | Pro, $4.99/mo | No daily cap, full ebooks and long PDFs, premium voices up to 3x. |
| you plan to keep using it for a year | Pro Yearly, $35.99/yr | Same as Pro at about $3.00 a month. |
| you build voice into your own app | Voice API, $8 per 1M characters | TTS and private voice cloning in 10 languages, billed separately from reading plans. |
What is free, what costs extra
Free access and trial
Kostenlose Stufe ohne Konto.
3 Tage kostenlos testen mit Pro; API: 3,000 Testzeichen.
Extra costs and taxes
Die Voice-API wird separat abgerechnet.
Zahlungen über Stripe.
Costs that are easy to miss
- The Voice API is billed separately from the reading plans.
- Cloned-voice playback is limited to 120 minutes per membership month even on Pro.
- Payments are processed by Stripe; taxes are not stated.
- The free plan caps playback speed at 1.25x.
CastReader Preise und Nutzungslimits
Preise am Sep 29, 2026 auf der offiziellen US-Preisseite geprüft. Offizielle Preise ↗ Preise und Limits ändern sich häufig.
Preisseite des Anbieters vor 12 Tagen automatisch neu geprüft: keine Änderungen festgestellt.
Kostenloser Zugang und Testbedingungen
Kostenlose Stufe ohne Konto.
3 Tage kostenlos testen mit Pro; API: 3,000 Testzeichen.
Kostenpflichtige Tarife: was sich beim Upgrade ändert
Pro Web
$4.99 Quelle (öffnet in neuem Tab)
Monthly
Für: Heavy readers
Limits
- No daily listening cap
- Cloned voice 120 min/month
Enthält
- Full ebooks and long PDFs
- More premium voices up to 3x
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- 3-day free trial
Pro Yearly Web
$35.99 Quelle (öffnet in neuem Tab)
Yearly, Jahresbindung
Für: Long-term readers
Limits
- Same as Pro
Enthält
- About $3.00/month
- 3-day free trial
Voice API Web
$8 per 1M characters Quelle (öffnet in neuem Tab)
Usage
Für: Developers
Limits
- 3,000 trial characters per account
Enthält
- TTS and private voice cloning in 10 languages
API inklusive
Nutzungsobergrenzen, Guthaben und Zusatzkosten
Die Voice-API wird separat abgerechnet.
Zahlungen über Stripe.
How much CastReader costs per year
At the listed prices, a single user pays between $60 and $432 a year on the fixed-price plans, or nothing on the free tier within its limits. Annual billing discounts, taxes and usage-based extras are listed per plan above where the vendor publishes them.
CastReader FAQ
Was kostet Pro?
$4.99 pro Monat oder $35.99 pro Jahr, mit 3 Tagen kostenloser Testphase. Quelle (öffnet in neuem Tab)
Was kostet die Voice-API?
$8 pro 1M Zeichen, mit 3,000 Testzeichen pro Konto. Quelle (öffnet in neuem Tab)
Is CastReader free?
Yes. The Free tier needs no account and gives 20 minutes of listening and 3 AI explains per day.
How much is CastReader Pro?
$4.99 per month, or $35.99 per year (about $3.00 a month).
Does CastReader Pro have a trial?
Yes, a 3-day free trial.
What does the CastReader Voice API cost?
$8 per 1M characters, with 3,000 trial characters per account.
Is cloned voice unlimited on CastReader Pro?
No. It is limited to 120 minutes per month.
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