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How much more custom-recorded speech costs than catalogue speech, at the top of each range

The top of the custom-collection range ($400+ an hour) over the top of the off-the-shelf range for conversational speech ($150 an hour), both from one vendor's buyer's guide.

Updated 14 Oct 2026, from its newest record.

The 2 records it is computed from, largest first

Records behind this figure
Record	Amount	As stated	Dated	Source
Speech collected to a buyer's spec	$400	$150 to $400+ an hour	1 Jan 2026	SpeechData.ai buyer's guide
Recorded speech sold off the shelf	$150	$60-150 per hour of audio	14 Oct 2026	SpeechData.ai, How to buy speech data (FAQ)

Speech collected to a buyer's spec
Amount
$400
As stated
$150 to $400+ an hour
Dated
1 Jan 2026
Source
SpeechData.ai buyer's guide
Recorded speech sold off the shelf
Amount
$150
As stated
$60-150 per hour of audio
Dated
14 Oct 2026
Source
SpeechData.ai, How to buy speech data (FAQ)

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Prices for audio and speech Every figure