MakePodcast vs OpenAI Realtime API

Comparing the features of MakePodcast to OpenAI Realtime API

Feature
MakePodcast
OpenAI Realtime API

Capability Features

Ad Read Generation
Browser-based Security
Content Repurposing
Custom Voice Creation
ElevenLabs Supported Languages
EnglishHindiPortugueseChineseSpanishFrenchGermanJapaneseArabicRussianKoreanIndonesianItalianDutchTurkishPolishSwedishFilipinoMalayRomanianUkrainianGreekCzechDanishFinnishBulgarianCroatianSlovakTamil
Enterprise Privacy Commitment
Expanded Model Support Planned
Fast Audio Generation
Five New Voices
5
Function Calling
Human and Automated Safety Monitoring
Interruption Handling
Multi-language Support
Multiple Hosts Support
No Host Limit
No Script Length Limit
No Training on Data Without Permission
OpenAI Supported Languages
AfrikaansArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBelarusianBosnianBulgarianCatalanChineseCroatianCzechDanishDutchEnglishEstonianFinnishFrenchGalicianGermanGreekHebrewHindiHungarianIcelandicIndonesianItalianJapaneseKannadaKazakhKoreanLatvianLithuanianMacedonianMalayMarathiMaoriNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortugueseRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSpanishSwahiliSwedishTagalogTamilThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelsh
Playground Access
Podcast Generation
Prompt Caching Planned
Public Beta
Reference Client Available
Script Import
Script Upload
Six Preset Voices
6
Social Media Voiceovers
TikTokReelsShortsother social platforms
Speech-to-Speech
Streaming Audio Inputs/Outputs
Supports Text and Audio Inputs
TextAudio
Ultra Low Latency
Voice Options
20
WebSocket Connection

Integration Features

Agora Integration
API Key Authentication
Chat Completions API Integration
LiveKit Integration
OpenAI Node.js SDK Planned
OpenAI Python SDK Planned
Supported TTS Providers
OpenAIElevenLabs
Supports GPT-4o
gpt-4o-realtime-preview
Twilio Voice API Integration

Limitation Features

AI Disclosure Requirement
Audio Only Modality (Initially)
Commercial Use Disclosure
Disclosure required for OpenAI commercial TTS
Commercial Use with ElevenLabs
Paid plan required for commercial use
Free Plan Limits
Requires OpenAI/ElevenLabs API keys and credits
Lower Session Limits Tiers 1-4
Lower than 100
No Simultaneous Session Limit Anymore
Refund Policy
No refunds after purchase
Requires External API Credits
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 Tier
Lifetime Plan
Lifetime Plan Price
$49 USD
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
Unlimited Episodes