San Francisco-based voice AI company founded 2023. Private. Builds ultra-realistic, low-latency voice AI models (Sonic TTS, Ink STT) powered by state space models. Serves developers and enterprises building real-time voice agents and applications.
Pricing Change History
4 changesVoice agent per-minute rate cut from $0.06 to $0.03 on Free, Pro, Startup, Scale; LLM usage during calls changes from free for UI-created agents (limited time) to billed separately
Pricing page dropped the claim of unlimited workspace seats on every plan; the tagline now omits any seat-count commitment.
Professional voice cloning changed from unlimited/included to capped usage limits: Startup 2, Scale 4, Enterprise Custom. Hero copy also dropped the “unlimited...voice slots” claim.
“Instant voice cloning” moved out of the Free plan in the detailed comparison table: Free’s cell flipped from included (checkmark) to not included (X); Pro, Startup, Scale, and Enterprise are unaffected and remain included
Current plans
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free | Free |
| Pro | $5 /mo |
| Startup | $49 /mo |
| Scale | $299 /mo |
| Enterprise | Contact |
Company Facts
How Cartesia compares with its peers
| Company | Entry price |
|---|---|
O OpenAILast change: Nov 13, 2026 | $8 /mo |
A AnthropicLast change: Nov 11, 2026 | $17 /mobilled annually |
G GoogleLast change: Oct 12, 2026 | Contact |
M Mistral AILast change: Oct 12, 2026 | $14.99 /mo |
C CohereLast change: Nov 9, 2026 | $0.08 Input tokens |
H HuggingfaceLast change: Nov 2, 2026 | $9 /mo |
Cartesia pricing FAQ
- How much does Cartesia cost?
- Cartesia pricing starts at $5/mo on Pro. Cartesia lists 5 plans on its pricing page; the Free plan is free.
- Does Cartesia have a free plan?
- Yes. Cartesia's Free plan is free; paid plans start at $5/mo on Pro.
- What pricing model does Cartesia use?
- Cartesia uses subscription pricing across 5 plans, with a free tier.
- When did Cartesia last change its pricing?
- Nov 2, 2026: Cartesia halves voice agent rate to $0.03/min, bills LLM usage separately.
- How often has Cartesia changed its pricing?
- Pulse has recorded 4 pricing changes for Cartesia since it started tracking on Jul 15, 2026; the pricing page was last checked on Nov 9, 2026.
- What does “tracked since” mean?
- It's the date of the first saved copy of the pricing page that Pulse checked for changes against a later copy. For a few companies we hold older copies that Pulse never checked for changes, and those don't change this date. If Pulse has never checked two copies, it's the date of the first saved copy.
- Who are Cartesia's pricing peers?
- Pulse compares Cartesia with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral AI, Cohere and Huggingface.