#1 of 12 in Audio & Speech
Best-in-class AI voice synthesis. Clones voices with minimal samples.
ElevenLabs: 11.1M/30d package downloads; 152 importing repositories.
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12 company pages · updated July 13, 2026
Audio & Speech: 12.2M/30d package downloads and 157 public importing repos across 12 company pages.
Overview
Audio & Speech currently shows package usage at 12.2M/30d and public importing repos at 157.
Trend charts start at July 5, 2026 when historical category data is available.
Trends
Historical Hacker News discussion recorded for this category over time.
Hacker News mentions declined from 293 to 89 (-69.6%) between Jan 31, 2026 and Jul 5, 2026.
Source: Hacker News Algolia API | Methodology | CC-BY-NC 4.0
| Date | Hacker News mentions |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 293 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 103 |
| May 1, 2026 | 100 |
| May 31, 2026 | 110 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 85 |
| Jul 5, 2026 | 89 |
Cumulative disclosed funding raised by companies in this category over time.
Disclosed funding changed from $0 on Jan 31, 2026 to $898M on Jul 5, 2026.
Source: Public funding records | Methodology | CC-BY-NC 4.0
| Date | Disclosed funding |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | $0 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $388M |
| Apr 1, 2026 | $388M |
| May 1, 2026 | $388M |
| May 31, 2026 | $388M |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $388M |
| Jul 5, 2026 | $898M |
Company pages
Company pages with current public data in this category. The full table shows each metric.
#1 of 12 in Audio & Speech
Best-in-class AI voice synthesis. Clones voices with minimal samples.
ElevenLabs: 11.1M/30d package downloads; 152 importing repositories.
Cartesia: 968.2K/30d package downloads.
Play.ht: 96.3K/30d package downloads; 2 importing repositories.
Resemble AI: 61.0K/30d package downloads; 3 importing repositories.
#5 of 12 in Audio & Speech
Open-source multilingual text-to-speech and voice cloning platform
Fish Audio: 361/30d package downloads.
Descript: $100M disclosed funding.
AI-powered noise cancellation, transcription, and meeting assistant for calls and conferencing.
Krisp: 1/30d Hacker News mentions.
LOVO: $7M disclosed funding.
Murf AI: $12M disclosed funding.
Speechify: 8/30d Hacker News mentions.
Category data
Default sort shows category position inside Audio & Speech. The availability row shows how many company pages currently have each metric. Unavailable means no public data is shown for that company metric.
Metric availability
Company pages with data shown
| ElevenLabs Best-in-class AI voice synthesis. Clones voices with minimal samples. | #1 | 11.1M | 152 | 0 | $601M |
| Cartesia Real-time voice generation with state space model architecture | #2 | 968.2K | 0 | 0 | $32M |
| Play.ht AI voice generation platform with realistic text-to-speech | #3 | 96.3K | 2 | 0 | Unavailable |
| Resemble AI AI voice cloning and speech synthesis platform for developers | #4 | 61.0K | 3 | 0 | $12M |
| Fish Audio Open-source multilingual text-to-speech and voice cloning platform | #5 | 361 | 0 | 0 | Unavailable |
| Descript All-in-one audio/video editor. Edit video by editing text transcript. | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | $100M |
| Krisp AI-powered noise cancellation, transcription, and meeting assistant for calls and conferencing. | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | Unavailable |
| LOVO AI voiceover platform with library of synthetic voices. | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | $7M |
| Murf AI AI voiceover platform for presentations, videos, and e-learning. | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | $12M |
| Speechify Text-to-speech app that reads any text aloud. Accessibility focused. | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | Unavailable |
| Suno AI music generation. Creates songs from text prompts with vocals. | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | $125M |
| Udio AI music creation platform. Generates songs with multiple styles and genres. | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | $10M |
Rows link to company pages. Methodology explains package downloads, public importing repositories, hiring, and funding.
Questions
Current company pages in Audio & Speech include ElevenLabs (#1 of 12 in Audio & Speech), Cartesia (#2 of 12 in Audio & Speech), and Play.ht (#3 of 12 in Audio & Speech). Company pages include package downloads, public importing repositories, hiring, and funding data.
Across 12 company pages, current public data shows 12.2M package downloads in the last 30 days, 481 known dependents, and 157 public importing repos. Data availability varies by company, so detail pages show what is present for each one.
Audio & Speech AI companies disclose $898M in combined funding across 8 companies with known rounds.
The current data includes 87 Hacker News mentions across 9 companies in Audio & Speech. Discussion is context, not the lead metric.
Notable data points: ElevenLabs shows the most package downloads and ElevenLabs shows the most public importing repositories. The full table shows whether the category is concentrated or broad.
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