# Audra — OpenAI-compatible TTS API
# https://audratalks.com

> Broadcast-ready text-to-speech at $25 per million characters. Drop-in OpenAI SDK migration, 17 curated voices, QA-gated billing.

## Product
- Homepage: https://audratalks.com/
- Pricing: https://audratalks.com/pricing
- Voices (with audio previews): https://audratalks.com/voices
- Voice catalog JSON: https://audratalks.com/voices.json
- Savings calculator: https://audratalks.com/calc
- Get API key (signup): https://audratalks.com/dashboard

## AI assistants
- Agent discovery: https://audratalks.com/agents.txt
- Full context (plain text): https://audratalks.com/llms-full.txt
- FAQ markdown: https://audratalks.com/faq.md
- API markdown: https://audratalks.com/docs.md

## Developers
- API docs: https://audratalks.com/docs
- Migration guide: https://audratalks.com/migrate
- OpenAPI spec: https://audratalks.com/openapi.yaml
- Postman collection: https://audratalks.com/postman/audra-v2.postman_collection.json
- Engine / audra-core: https://audratalks.com/docs/engine
- JavaScript SDK: `npm install @nickaisbitt/audra` then `npx audra login`
- Python SDK: `pip install audra`

## Comparisons
- vs ElevenLabs: https://audratalks.com/vs/elevenlabs
- vs OpenAI TTS: https://audratalks.com/vs/openai-tts
- Switch from ElevenLabs: https://audratalks.com/switch

## Use cases
- Podcast automation: https://audratalks.com/use-cases/podcasts
- Course audio: https://audratalks.com/use-cases/courses
- Dev agencies & client products: https://audratalks.com/use-cases/agencies

## Content
- Blog: https://audratalks.com/blog
- RSS feed: https://audratalks.com/feed.xml
- Personalized switch snippets: https://audratalks.com/switch
- Press kit: https://audratalks.com/press

## Trust & support
- Proof & metrics: https://audratalks.com/proof
- Status: https://audratalks.com/status
- FAQ: https://audratalks.com/faq
- Support: hello@audratalks.com
- Community: https://github.com/nickaisbitt/audra-voice-api/discussions
- Privacy: https://audratalks.com/privacy
- Terms: https://audratalks.com/terms
- Refund policy: https://audratalks.com/refund

## Key facts
- Price: $25/1M characters (prepaid packs); volume tiers shown on GET /v2/usage
- Free trial: 25,000 characters, no credit card
- Max sync request: 50,000 characters
- Output: MP3 at 128kbps, −16 LUFS loudness normalization
- QA billing: failed renders (silence, corrupt MP3, short audio) auto-refund credits
- Model: audra-core (Audra production speech engine)
- We do not offer voice cloning or sub-200ms realtime streaming