🔊 ElevenLabs Too Expensive?

The Cheapest TTS API Alternative for Developers — NexaAPI

😤 The ElevenLabs Problem

✅ The NexaAPI Solution

🐍 Python Code Example

import requests

API_KEY = "your_rapidapi_key"  # Get at rapidapi.com/nexaquency

def text_to_speech(text, voice="alloy", output_file="output.mp3"):
    response = requests.post(
        "https://nexaapi.p.rapidapi.com/v1/audio/speech",
        headers={
            "x-rapidapi-key": API_KEY,
            "x-rapidapi-host": "nexaapi.p.rapidapi.com",
            "Content-Type": "application/json"
        },
        json={
            "model": "tts-1",
            "input": text,
            "voice": voice
        }
    )
    
    with open(output_file, 'wb') as f:
        f.write(response.content)
    print(f"Audio saved to {output_file}")

# No credits, no confusion!
text_to_speech(
    "Hello! This is NexaAPI TTS — simpler and cheaper than ElevenLabs.",
    voice="alloy"
)

📦 JavaScript Code Example

const axios = require('axios');
const fs = require('fs');

async function textToSpeech(text, voice = 'alloy') {
  const response = await axios.post(
    'https://nexaapi.p.rapidapi.com/v1/audio/speech',
    { model: 'tts-1', input: text, voice },
    {
      headers: {
        'x-rapidapi-key': 'your_rapidapi_key',
        'x-rapidapi-host': 'nexaapi.p.rapidapi.com'
      },
      responseType: 'arraybuffer'
    }
  );
  
  fs.writeFileSync('output.mp3', Buffer.from(response.data));
  console.log('Speech generated!');
}

textToSpeech('No confusing credits, just simple TTS pricing.');

📊 ElevenLabs vs NexaAPI Comparison

ElevenLabs pricing from elevenlabs.io/pricing/api — March 2026 | NexaAPI pricing from nexa-api.com — March 2026