Audibound Studio pricing — full cast voices, music and sound effects, credit-based

Pay per production.
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No monthly fees. No subscriptions. Buy credits, produce your book — full cast voices, cinematic score and sound effects included. Credits never expire.

5,000 10,000 free credits on signupBeta bonus

Enough for a full opening chapter. No card required. Hear your characters come alive before you commit.

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Production rate

from $0.90per 1,000 credits

Volume discounts apply automatically — rates fall to $0.75 per 1,000 credits at higher volumes.

With standard voices, 1 credit ≈ 1 character — roughly $4.50 per 1,000 words. Premium voices draw more credits per character.

Each production run draws from your credits. Reruns (e.g. voice adjustments or SFX changes) consume credits again — plan for one clean pass or top up as you go.

Full cast voicesCinematic scoreSound effectsDistribution-ready files
Voice and direction cost 1 credit per character. Music and SFX draw additional credits based on your script's cues — buy a little more than the estimate below to account for these. Rates subject to change.

What does my book cost?

Short story

~10,000 words

~$43

~53,000 credits

Novella

~40,000 words

~$165

~212,000 credits

Standard novel

~70,000 words

~$281

~371,000 credits

Long novel

~100,000 words

~$375

~530,000 credits

Your manuscript

70,000 words

≈ 371,000 credits (standard voices)

Estimated cost

$281

5k words200k words
Buy credits in StudioStart free (10k credits)

How Audibound compares

PlatformPrice per 1k wordsMusicSound effectsFull cast
Audibound Studio$4.50
Traditional studio$500–$1,500+SometimesRarelyRarely

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