Pricing
Your audio stays on your machine on every tier, including the paid ones. Free is genuinely complete; paid tiers sell convenience and scale, never your privacy.
Community
The full speech layer, free forever
- Full local speech layer: wake word, speech-to-text, text-to-speech
- Voice agents and multi-worker orchestration
- Browser automation (surfagent skill)
- Unlimited local use, Linux + macOS
- Community support
Pro
Convenience for daily drivers
- Everything in Community
- Premium bundled voices
- Unlimited voice cloning, created and stored locally
- Optional cloud STT/TTS fallback for speed (opt-in, off by default)
- Early access to new agents and skills
- Priority support
Team
One speech layer for the whole crew
or $150/user/yr billed annually
Get Team- Everything in Pro
- Shared agents, macros, and voice commands across a team
- Synced configs across machines
- Central management and admin controls
- Team support
Prices in USD. Community is open source and free forever; paid tiers fund development of the shared core.
What you get at each level
The core engine is identical on every tier. Paid plans add convenience, polish, and team features on top.
| Feature | Community | Pro | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake word, local STT and TTS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Voice agents and orchestration | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Browser automation (surfagent) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Linux + macOS, unlimited local use | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Audio stays on your machine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Premium bundled voices | — | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited voice cloning (local) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud STT/TTS fallback (opt-in) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Early access to agents and skills | — | Yes | Yes |
| Shared agents, macros, and commands | — | — | Yes |
| Synced configs across machines | — | — | Yes |
| Central management / admin controls | — | — | Yes |
| Support | Community | Priority | Team |
Questions, answered
Is my audio really private on every tier?
Yes. Wake word detection, transcription, and speech synthesis all run locally on every tier, paid or free. Paid tiers add convenience features, not data collection. We never see or store your audio.
How does voice cloning work, and where are my clones stored?
Pro includes unlimited voice cloning: record a short sample and Speech Layer builds a voice you can use for any agent or spoken reply. Clones are created and stored entirely on your machine. Like everything else in Speech Layer, your voice never leaves your hardware unless you explicitly opt into a cloud feature.
What is the cloud STT/TTS fallback in Pro?
An optional speed boost: if you enable it, a transcription or voice request can go to a cloud model when you want the fastest possible response. It is strictly opt-in, off by default, and clearly indicated in the UI when active. Turn it off and nothing ever leaves your machine.
Which platforms are supported?
Linux and macOS, on every tier. Speech Layer is built for real desktops: PulseAudio and PipeWire on Linux, Core Audio on macOS, with packages for the major distributions.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. There are no contracts and no lock-in. Cancel in a couple of clicks and your plan simply does not renew. Community keeps working either way, since it never depended on a subscription.
Is the core really open source?
Yes. The speech layer itself, including wake word, local transcription, text-to-speech, and the agent framework, is open source and free forever under the Community tier. Paid tiers bundle proprietary convenience features around that core.
What happens to my local data if I cancel?
Nothing. Your configs, voices, agents, and history live on your machine, not in our cloud. Cancelling a subscription changes nothing locally; you simply drop back to the Community tier feature set.
The full speech layer costs nothing
Install Speech Layer today and get wake word, local transcription, natural voices, and agents that act on what you say. Upgrade to Pro or Team only if and when the extras pay for themselves.