Is there an AI for cloning my voice?

What voice cloning is, and how much of your voice it needs

Voice cloning trains a text-to-speech model on recordings of one person, so anything you type comes back in that voice, with its pitch, accent and rhythm. There are two kinds. A quick clone learns you from a short sample and is ready in minutes: the services above ask for anywhere from 10 seconds to 2 minutes of speech, and one says more than 3 minutes adds little.

A professional clone is trained on much more. The first pick above asks for 30 minutes at the very least, recommends 2 to 3 hours, and then needs several hours to train. That is the version that holds up across an audiobook. For both kinds the recording matters more than the length: one speaker, no music, no echo, no background noise.

Free voice cloning: what you get without paying

It exists, with strings. One service above clones from about 10 seconds of audio on its free plan, but free output is for personal, non-commercial use and the voice goes in a public slot; private voices start on the paid plan. The editor above includes a limited number of clones for free. The best-known service does not clone on its free plan at all: cloning starts on its $6 plan, and its free tier gets a page of its own.

Two routes are free with no meter. Recent phones can build a copy of your voice on the device, as an accessibility feature for people who may lose their speech. And an open-source model on your own computer costs nothing however much you use it, which is the only honest answer to unlimited free voice cloning.

Voice cloning software that runs on your own computer

Most voice cloning software is a website: you upload a sample, type a script and download the audio, so your recordings sit on someone else's server. The alternative is an open-source model on your own machine. The one listed above clones from a short reference clip, speaks more than 20 languages in its multilingual version, is free under the MIT license, commercial use included, and stamps an inaudible watermark on every file it makes.

The cost is setup. You install it with Python, and the fast path assumes a dedicated graphics card; a smaller English-only model runs on an ordinary processor at about three times real time on 8 cores. Nobody checks consent on your own computer, which leaves the legal question further down this page entirely to you.

AI voice scams: how a cloned voice gets used against you

The standard version is a call in a relative's voice, in a panic, asking for money. The FTC warns that a scammer needs only a short clip of your family member's voice, which can come from anything posted online. The FBI adds two more: cloned audio of public figures asking for payments, and clips of a person's voice used to get into their bank account.

The defences are low-tech. Agree on a secret word or phrase with your family, which is the FBI's own advice. If a call is urgent, hang up and call the person back on a number you already have. Treat a demand for gift cards, a wire transfer or crypto as the warning sign the FTC says it is. And robocalls in an AI voice need your prior consent: in February 2024 the FCC ruled that AI-generated voices count as artificial voices under the federal robocall law.

Is voice cloning legal?

Cloning your own voice is legal, and so is using the clone. Someone else's voice is where it turns. There is no federal right in your voice yet, so it depends on the state and on what you do with it. Using a clone to trick someone out of money is fraud whatever made it. Putting a person's voice in an ad or a product without permission runs into state publicity laws, and the newest ones name voice outright: Tennessee added it in 2024, and California now requires contracts to spell out any digital replica of a performer, and an estate's consent for a dead performer's.

Services draw the line in different places. One editor above will not clone anyone who has not recorded a consent statement in their own voice, and refuses the dead outright. Others only ask you to tick a box saying you have the right. If the voice is not yours, get permission you can prove, in writing, and for anything commercial ask a lawyer in your state. This is general information, not legal advice.

cloning my voice: quick answers

What is the NO FAKES Act?

A federal bill that would give every person the right to authorize, or refuse, digital replicas of their voice and likeness, and let them sue anyone who publishes or distributes one made without permission, with damages of at least $5,000 per work against an individual. Labeling the fake as AI would not be a defense. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the 2026 version in June, but it has not passed the Senate, so it is not law yet.

What is the ELVIS Act?

Tennessee's law against unauthorized AI copies of a voice, signed on March 21, 2024 and in force since July 1, 2024. It adds voice to the name, photograph and likeness the state already protected as property, and lets you sue anyone who publishes or performs your voice without authorization, or uses technology to produce it. It was written with musicians in mind, but the right belongs to every individual.

Can I clone my voice for text to speech?

Yes, that is the main job: you type a script and the clone reads it back in your voice. To have articles and documents read to you in any good voice, text to speech is the simpler route. For a whole video in another language, see AI dubbing; for a live voice on a call or in a game, a real-time voice changer; for singing, an AI singer.

Is there a voice cloning app for your phone?

Yes, and you may already have it. The free built-in pick above sits in the accessibility settings of recent iPhones, makes your voice on the device from 10 spoken phrases, and is meant for people at risk of losing their speech. It speaks what you type in the phone's own speech features, and apps can use it during calls with your permission but cannot record it.

Is there unlimited free voice cloning?

Only on your own computer. Every free online plan above meters you in credits or minutes a month, and some hold back commercial use. The open-source pick at the end of the list has no meter at all: the limits are your hardware and your patience.