Leap vs MurfA Murf alternative, compared
Leap makes voice-overs: paste a script and hear it read by Eleven v4, Eleven v3, MiniMax Speech, Gemini and more in one studio, beside the video models your voice-over goes on. You pay per character in dollars, with no plan, and every recording downloads and is yours to use commercially from the first run.
$2 of credit to start, no card needed.
Script
Doors open at noon, sizes are limited, and no, your cousin cannot hold your place in line. I can see you, Kevin.
How to say it
The hyped host of a sneaker-drop livestream: fast, grinning, a little out of breath.
Pick the right one
Where they differ
On Leap, not on Murf
- Pay as you go, with no plan: top up from $5 and pay by the character.
- Downloads and commercial use from your first run, the free $2 included.
- Voices from ElevenLabs, MiniMax, Google, OpenAI and Microsoft on one balance, so you can read one script with several.
- Video models in the same studio: a talking photo that says your script, or a narrated faceless video.
On Murf, not on Leap
- Murf Studio, an editor for long voice-overs with control of pronunciation, pauses and emphasis, and add-ons for Canva and PowerPoint.
- Its own Falcon and Gen2 voices, and an API for them from $0.01 per 1,000 characters, less than most voices cost on Leap.
- Voice cloning and broadcast rights, on Enterprise.
Heard on Leap
Real runs, as they came back, each with the words it was given and the model that made it.
A maître d' with a warningTTS-1 HD, voice Sage 0 / 8 sUse this voiceScript
Your table is ready. Please follow me, and mind the step. The chef has asked me to tell you that tonight, everything tastes better than it looks.
Gate twelve, rows one through tenMAI-Voice-2.1 Flash, voice Iris 0 / 10 sUse this voiceScript
Gate twelve is now boarding rows one through ten. If you are in row eleven, I can see you edging forward. Please stop.
A recipe, step by stepKokoro (American English), voice Af bella 0 / 9 sUse this voiceScript
Step one: rinse the rice until the water runs clear. Step two: ignore every uncle who tells you to skip step one.
A sat-nav that has had enoughEleven Turbo v2.5, voice Brian 0 / 9 sUse this voiceScript
In two hundred meters, turn left. Or don't. I've rerouted you eleven times today, and honestly, I'm starting to think you like it.
A very specific coffee orderMiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo, voice Lively girl 0 / 9 sUse this voiceScript
One oat latte, extra hot, no foam, and if you could write 'you've got this' on the cup, that would honestly save my whole day.
Feral marrows on the allotmentKokoro (British English), voice Bm george 0 / 8 sUse this voiceScript
Right. The marrows have gone feral again. If anyone asks, the slugs started it, and I simply finished it.
Last ferry, pier fourQwen Audio 3 TTS, voice Serena 0 / 11 sUse this voiceScript
Good evening, passengers. The last ferry to the outer islands leaves from pier four in five minutes. Please keep your tickets ready, and please, stop feeding the gulls.
A sourdough confessionGrok TTS, voice Eve 0 / 10 sUse this voiceScript
Okay, confession: I named my sourdough starter, and now I can't throw any of it away. It's been four years. It has a birthday. We sing.
A kitchen out of limesEleven v3, voice Liam 0 / 9 sUse this voiceScript
[excited] Table nine just ordered the entire left side of the menu! [shouting] Chef! We need more limes! [panting] All of the limes!
Try it here
Make a voice-over
The same models, on pages where you can type your own words and pick one.
- AI voice generator
- Type a script and hear it read by Eleven v3, MiniMax Speech, Gemini and more, side by side.
- AI music generator
- Songs and instrumentals from a prompt, with Eleven Music, Lyria and MiniMax.
Questions
Questions people ask
- Can I use Murf's voices on Leap?
- No. Murf's Falcon and Gen2 voices run only on Murf. Leap runs voices from ElevenLabs, MiniMax, Google, OpenAI, Microsoft and others, each named on its page with its price per character.
- Can I clone my voice on Leap?
- No. Each model reads your words in its own preset voices. The ElevenLabs Voice Changer can say a recording of yours again in one of its voices. Leap's Acceptable Use Policy forbids making a voice that passes for a real person who hasn't agreed.
- Can I use the voice-overs commercially?
- Leap's Terms say that, as between you and Leap, you own the results the studio makes for you, to the extent the law allows, and they set no personal-use-only limit. On Murf, paid plans include commercial rights, the free plan doesn't, and broadcast rights come only with Enterprise.
- Does credit expire on Leap?
- Credit you pay for doesn't expire while Leap is offered. On Murf, unused voice time carries over one billing cycle and is lost if you cancel.
- Is Leap free to try?
- Yes. A new account starts with $2 of credit and needs no card; the table on this page shows how much speech that reads with each model. After that you add credit from $5 and pay by the character.
Make your first one on Leap.
$2 of credit and no card to start. Every run shows its price before it starts.
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