Best Cartesia alternatives

Comparison

Tool	Price from	Free plan	Category
Cartesia	5 USD/mo	yes	APIs & models
Hume AI	not listed	?	APIs & models
MiniMax	0.3 USD input / 1.2 USD output per M tokens	?	APIs & models
Deepgram	0.0048 USD/mo	trial	APIs & models
AssemblyAI	not listed	?	APIs & models
Cline	not listed	yes	APIs & models
Ollama	20 USD/mo	yes	APIs & models
Amazon Bedrock	od 0,20 USD	?	APIs & models
Claude Platform (Anthropic API)	2 USD input / 10 USD output	no	APIs & models

Each alternative in short

1. Hume AI

Evaluation and improvement platform for voice AI: finds failing conversations, diagnoses causes and measures expression, for AI labs and enterprises.

The vendor does not state this clearly on the homepage or pricing page.

2. MiniMax

Multimodal AI models (LLM, video, speech, music) and AI-native products such as MiniMax Code, Design and Talkie, for developers, creators and enterprises.

The vendor does not state this clearly on the homepage or pricing page.

3. Deepgram

Enterprise voice AI APIs (speech-to-text, text-to-speech, voice agents) for developers and companies building real-time voice applications.

There is a free trial. Pay As You Go plan with a $200 free credit, no credit card required, no expiration.

4. AssemblyAI

Speech-to-text and speech understanding API models for developers building voice features into apps, agents and call tools.

The vendor does not state this clearly on the homepage or pricing page.

5. Cline

Open-source AI coding agent for editors, terminal and SDK that plans and executes multi-file code changes with any model.

Yes, there is a free plan. The open source extension is free for individual developers; you pay only for AI inference, either with your own API keys or via the Cline provider.

6. Ollama

Runs open AI models locally or in the cloud via an API, for developers and teams wanting privacy and control.

Yes, there is a free plan. Free plan includes running models locally, starter usage credits, and access to starter models. Adding credits unlocks all models.

7. Amazon Bedrock

Managed AWS platform for building generative AI applications and agents at production scale, with access to foundation models from multiple providers.

The vendor does not state this clearly on the homepage or pricing page.

8. Claude Platform (Anthropic API)

API and managed agent infrastructure for developers and enterprises building and running AI agents in production with Claude models.

No - according to the vendor, it is paid only.

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