EchoPod vs OpenAI Realtime API

Comparing the features of EchoPod to OpenAI Realtime API

Feature
EchoPod
OpenAI Realtime API

Capability Features

AI Article-to-Podcast
AI Script Generation
AI Voice Generation
Automatic RSS Publishing
Background Music Matching
Brand Tailoring
Content Optimization
Custom Voice Library
Custom Workflow Automation
Email Content Submission
Enterprise Privacy Commitment
Exclusive Music Packages
Expanded Model Support Planned
Fair Voice Actor Agreements
Five New Voices
5
Function Calling
Human and Automated Safety Monitoring
Interruption Handling
Link Following
No Studio Required
No Training on Data Without Permission
Playground Access
Podcast Modes
NarrativeDiscussion
Professional Voiceover Quality
Prompt Caching Planned
Public Beta
Reference Client Available
Seamless Distribution
Six Preset Voices
6
Speech-to-Speech
Streaming Audio Inputs/Outputs
Supports Text and Audio Inputs
TextAudio
Ultra Low Latency
WebSocket Connection

Integration Features

Agora Integration
Chat Completions API Integration
LiveKit Integration
OpenAI Node.js SDK Planned
OpenAI Python SDK Planned
Podcast Integration
Apple PodcastsSpotify
Supports GPT-4o
gpt-4o-realtime-preview
Twilio Voice API Integration

Limitation Features

AI Disclosure Requirement
API Access
Audio Only Modality (Initially)
File Formats Supported
Lower Session Limits Tiers 1-4
Lower than 100
Manual Editing
No Mentioned Upload Limit
No Simultaneous Session Limit Anymore
Simultaneous Sessions Limit Tier 5
100
Usage Policy Restriction

Pricing Features

Approximate Audio Input Price
$0.06/minute
Approximate Audio Output Price
$0.24/minute
Free Trial
No Free Tier
Pricing Audio Input
$100/1M tokens
Pricing Audio Output
$200/1M tokens
Pricing Cached Audio Input
$20/1M tokens
Pricing Cached Text Input
$2.50/1M tokens
Pricing Text Input
$5/1M tokens
Pricing Text Output
$20/1M tokens