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Gradium

The voice layer for agents: real-time TTS, STT, voice cloning, voice design and live translation.

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What Gradium does

The voice layer for agents: real-time TTS, STT, voice cloning, voice design and live translation. Low-latency voice APIs (sub-50 ms to first audio, 1000+ voices), plus on-device TTS and turn-taking. Extended its seed round to $100M (July 2026).

Good for

  • Voice for customer-service agents
  • Live voice translation
  • Custom brand voices

Try this in 10 minutes

  1. Voice for customer-service agents. Use the free plan: pick one real example from your own business and try just that.
  2. Live voice translation. Put the result next to how you do it today. Is it faster, cheaper or better?
  3. Custom brand voices. Note what you had to fix by hand before you'd show it to a customer.

Mini-tasks based on common small-business uses for this tool.

Honest take

No red flags in our notes so far

  • A newer ElevenLabs alternative to benchmark for voice agents.

Pricing

Free $0/mo (45k credits ≈ 1 hr TTS); XS $13/mo; S $43/mo; M $340/mo; L $1,615/mo; Enterprise custom. Credit-based (TTS 1 credit/character; STT 3 credits/second).

Prices as listed by the maker when we last checked (2026-10-20); usually in US dollars. Check the website for current prices.

Latest update

No major updates recorded since we added it.

Is Gradium worth it? Quick answers

Is Gradium worth it?

Gradium is worth a look if it matches a job you already do (Voice & audio). A newer ElevenLabs alternative to benchmark for voice agents. There is a free tier, so you can test it before paying.

How much does Gradium cost?

Free $0/mo (45k credits ≈ 1 hr TTS); XS $13/mo; S $43/mo; M $340/mo; L $1,615/mo; Enterprise custom. Credit-based (TTS 1 credit/character; STT 3 credits/second).

What is Gradium used for?

The voice layer for agents: real-time TTS, STT, voice cloning, voice design and live translation. Typical uses: voice for customer-service agents; live voice translation; custom brand voices.