Commercial rights come down to which plan you're on and which voice you cast, and most confusion about it traces back to one thing: free-plan output isn't cleared for commercial use. This is a plain-language walkthrough of what each plan actually licenses, written so you can act on it without reading a contract.
It is not legal advice, and it doesn't cover every situation. It covers the five things that come up most often when people ask whether they can actually use the audio they generated.
Free Plan: Personal Testing Only
Output generated on the free plan is for personal, non-commercial testing. That covers trying out voices, testing a script, or seeing whether the tool suits your project. It does not cover uploading that audio to a monetized video, sending it to a client, or using it in anything you sell.
This is the single most common misunderstanding people run into, usually after they've already used a free-tier clip somewhere it shouldn't be. Commercial rights start when you're on a paid plan — there's no separate commercial add-on for the free tier.
Paid Plans: Professional Voices Are Cleared
On Lite, Pro, and Max, the professional voices in the catalog carry a full commercial-use license. That covers client work, monetized video, ads, and products you sell — the ordinary range of commercial output most creators and businesses need.
| Plan | Commercial use of professional voices | Broadcast & products you sell |
|---|---|---|
| Free | No — personal testing only | No |
| Lite | Yes | Yes |
| Pro | Yes | Yes |
| Max | Yes | Yes |
The one carve-out to know: The license isn't limited by distribution channel. Traditional broadcast — radio, TV, cable, satellite — streaming, and products you sell such as digital downloads or physical media are all covered on any paid plan, worldwide, with no royalties or per-play fees. The carve-out is different: you're licensed to use the audio inside your own content and products, not to resell the raw generated files as stock voiceover or to resell the service itself.
Not Every Voice Is the Same
The professional catalog is the one built for commercial work. Community and character voices are a different category and are not guaranteed for commercial use — if a project is going to earn money, build it on a professional voice rather than gambling on one that isn't cleared the same way.
- Professional voices — the catalog to build client and monetized work on, licensed for commercial use on paid plans.
- Community and character voices — not guaranteed for commercial use; treat them as exploratory rather than deliverable-ready.
- When in doubt, check the voice's listing before you commit a paid project to it.
Check your plan
Confirm you're on a paid plan — Lite, Pro, or Max — before you generate anything you plan to sell, monetize, or hand to a client.
Check the voice category
Open the voice's listing and confirm it's a professional voice, not a community or character voice, before committing paid work to it.
Check the scope of the project
Client work, monetized video, ads, broadcast, and products you sell all fit the standard commercial terms. The one thing no plan licenses is reselling the raw generated files as stock voiceover.
Check consent if you're cloning
If the voice is a clone of anyone but yourself, confirm you have their documented permission before you generate a single line.
Paid plan, professional voice
The combination that covers ordinary commercial output — client work, ads, monetized video, products.
Any paid plan, broadcast use
Radio, TV, and products you sell are covered on every paid plan — no separate broadcast tier, no royalties.
Free plan, any use
Personal testing only. Not cleared for anything you publish commercially.
Cloned voice, no documented consent
Not covered on any plan, regardless of who the voice sounds like or how it's used.
Know exactly what your plan covers
Compare commercial-use terms across Lite, Pro, and Max before you start a paid project.
Compare plansCloned Voices Need Consent
A cloned voice needs the consent of the person it belongs to, and that rule doesn't change based on which plan you're on. Cloning your own voice is yours to license for commercial use under the same terms as the rest of your plan. Cloning someone else's voice without their documented permission is not something any plan makes acceptable.
This matters most for agencies and teams cloning talent, colleagues, or public figures. Get explicit, documented permission before you clone anyone but yourself, regardless of how the resulting audio will be used.
Hear the Difference in Cast
These six voices are drawn from the professional catalog and cover the range most commercial projects need, from client-facing narration to product explainer reads.
| Voice | Accent | Tone | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Clear American Male | Neutral American | Clear, professional | ★★★★★ |
| Calm British Male Narrator | British | Calm, cordial | ★★★★★ |
| Warm Natural Female Explainer | Neutral American | Warm, natural | ★★★★★ |
| Authoritative Male Tech Explainer | Neutral American | Authoritative, insightful | ★★★★☆ |
| Polished Approachable British Female | British | Polished, approachable | ★★★★★ |
| Lucid Male Explainer Voice | Neutral American | Clear, measured | ★★★★★ |
More on Commercial Use
Commercial use of AI voice
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AI voice licensing explained
A closer look at how licensing works across the professional catalog.
Voice cloning commercial use
What's licensed for a cloned voice used in paid or client work.
YouTube monetization and AI voice
What to check before narrating monetized video with a generated voice.
Is voice cloning legal?
The consent question, laid out plainly for anyone cloning a voice that isn't their own.
Voice cloning consent and ethics
What documented permission looks like before cloning someone else's voice.
Quick Reference
None of this is legal advice, and it doesn't cover every jurisdiction or edge case you might run into. It's a plain-language summary of how the plans themselves work, meant to save you from reading a full terms document to find one answer. For the full terms behind each plan, check the pricing page, and for anything with real stakes attached, a lawyer is the right call.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use free-plan audio commercially?▾
No. Free-plan output is for personal, non-commercial testing. Commercial rights start on a paid plan.
Are all voices commercially licensed on paid plans?▾
Professional voices are, on Lite, Pro, and Max. Community and character voices are not guaranteed for commercial use, so build paid work on the professional catalog.
Does the commercial license cover broadcast radio and TV?▾
Yes, on any paid plan. The license isn't limited by distribution channel, so traditional broadcast, streaming, and products you sell — digital downloads, DVDs, courses — are all covered worldwide, with no royalties or per-play fees. Max differs from Lite and Pro in volume, seats, and speed, not in what you're licensed to do with the audio.
Can I clone and commercially use someone else's voice?▾
Only with their documented consent. Cloning your own voice is yours to license under your plan's terms; cloning anyone else's without permission isn't covered by any plan.
Is this legal advice?▾
No. This is a plain-language summary of how the commercial-use terms work across plans. For anything binding, refer to the terms of service or consult a lawyer.
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