Podhoc Pricing — Free to Try, Recharge from €2.29, No Subscription Needed
Free to try Podhoc — recharge from €2.29 with no subscription required. €22.99 buys 10 × 30-minute podcasts at the best rate (BEST VALUE).
Pricing updated 2026-05-19 — new ladder and yearly plans. See the pricing history for what changed and why.
Free to try Podhoc — recharge from €2.29, no subscription required
Every new account gets 50 welcome credits, enough to generate your first short podcast on us. When you want more, recharge from €2.29 — there is no subscription required, no monthly commitment, and no card on file unless you choose to add one.
Subscriptions remain available for heavy users, but they are a convenience, not a gate.
Credit packs — one-time recharges, never expire
Pick the pack that matches the way you listen. Credits never expire and every pack delivers the same audio quality, the same 73 languages and the same audio styles. Topping up credits never changes your plan — Critique, Didactic, Debate and References & Key Data Recall are Creator and Pro styles.
| Pack | Credits | 30-minute podcasts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| €2.29 | 100 | 1 | Smallest top-up — try a paid run |
| €4.49 | 200 | 2 | A short series |
| €11.49 | 500 | 5 | A working week of long-form |
| €22.99 | 1,000 | 10 | BEST VALUE — best rate per podcast, anchor |
| €44.99 | 2,000 | 20 | A month of heavy use |
| €66.99 | 3,000 | 30 | Bulk rate for power users |
€22.99 = 10 × 30-minute podcasts at the best rate — the value anchor. Every cheaper pack pays a small per-credit premium for the convenience of a smaller commitment, every larger pack tracks the anchor rate per credit.
A 30-minute podcast costs 100 credits, a 60-minute podcast costs 200, and a 120-minute podcast costs 400. Shorter podcasts cost less; advanced features (multiple sources, multiple voices, custom voice weighting) add small bonuses. The exact estimate is shown before you press generate.
Subscriptions — optional, for heavy users
Subscriptions are a convenience: recurring credit grants at a small discount, plus tier features. Subscribers also use credits at the same consumption rates as one-time recharges — the pricing model applies across both surfaces.
Free — €0
- 50 welcome credits to try Podhoc — covers one 5-minute podcast comfortably.
- One source per podcast, two supported languages.
- Paste-in text content with standard processing.
- Discover publishing: always on. Free-tier podcasts auto-publish to the public discover at the end of generation and cannot be made private. Upgrade for private generation.
When the welcome credits are gone, recharge from €2.29 instead of subscribing.
Creator — €20.99 / month or €230.99 / year
- 1,000 credits per month (12,000 per year on the yearly plan).
- Yearly plan saves ~1 month — pay for 11 months, get 12 months of credits.
- Up to 2 sources per podcast, all 73 languages.
- File uploads (.pdf, .docx, .doc, .txt), advanced settings, 2 voices.
- Standard processing.
- Read-along. Word-by-word and current-sentence highlighting synced to the audio, so you can read along as you listen — available on Creator and Pro.
- Discover publishing: your choice. Auto-publish is on by default but you can disable it per-podcast or globally via the “Auto-publish to Discover” toggle.
The Creator tier is for steady creators who generate a few long-form podcasts per week.
Pro — €72.99 / month or €802.99 / year
- 3,500 credits per month (42,000 per year on the yearly plan).
- Yearly plan saves ~1 month — pay for 11 months, get 12 months of credits.
- Up to 50 sources per podcast, all 73 languages, 3 voices, source weighting.
- Priority processing, credit rollover, speed controls.
- Read-along. Word-by-word and current-sentence highlighting synced to the audio, so you can read along as you listen — available on Creator and Pro.
- Script editor. Review and edit the generated podcast script before the final audio is produced, then regenerate from your edits — Pro only.
- Full REST API access with token authentication.
auto_publishdefaults totrue; passauto_publish: falseto keep API-generated podcasts private. - Discover publishing: your choice. Auto-publish is on by default per-podcast and globally configurable.
Pro is the recommended path for API integrators and for teams generating multiple long-form podcasts per day.
Discover credit matrix — listen and download costs
Generating a podcast is one thing. Playing back a podcast you discover from another creator on Podhoc Discover, or downloading it offline, uses a separate small credit charge per play. The matrix below is the complete cost reference — your tier plus the podcast’s ownership determines what each action costs.
Listen to a full podcast
For another creator’s podcast, the standard cost per full listen is 5 credits on Free and 2 on Creator or Pro. Your own podcasts cost 0 credits to listen to on every tier. The 30-second preview is free for everyone. Accounts that retain grandfathered pricing have the separate rates described below.
| Your tier | Credits per full listen | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 5 | Another creator’s podcast; standard rate |
| CREATOR | 2 | Another creator’s podcast; standard rate |
| PRO | 2 | Another creator’s podcast; standard rate |
| You own the podcast — any tier | 0 | 0 credits on Free, Creator and Pro |
Download a podcast
Sign in to download. Downloading your own podcast costs 0 credits on every tier, including Free. For another creator’s podcast, the standard download cost is 10 credits on Creator or Pro; downloads are not available on Free. Accounts that retain grandfathered pricing have the separate rates described below.
| Your tier | Credits per download | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Not available | Another creator’s podcast; standard rate |
| CREATOR | 10 | Another creator’s podcast; standard rate |
| PRO | 10 | Another creator’s podcast; standard rate |
| You own the podcast — any tier | 0 | 0 credits on Free, Creator and Pro |
Embed any podcast on your site
Embedding works the other way around — you only embed podcasts you own, because embed grants are tied to the podcast author. Plays from your embeds are absorbed by Podhoc and do not consume listener credits. See the embed documentation for full details.
Mental model — credits ≈ podcast minutes
For everything in the matrix above, a useful rule of thumb is that 100 credits generate (or grant access to) roughly 30 minutes of audio at standard settings. Listens at 2 or 5 credits are a small fraction of a generation; downloads at 10 credits cover both the storage round-trip and the lost re-listen revenue.
Legacy pricing — existing subscribers
These rates apply only while your account retains grandfathered pricing eligibility; a past subscription alone does not establish eligibility. For another creator’s podcast, Free costs 1 credit per full listen and does not allow downloads; Creator and Pro cost 0 credits for both listening and downloading. Your own podcasts cost 0 credits for both actions on every tier, with or without grandfathered pricing.
Frequently asked
What happens to my welcome credits?
You start with 50 welcome credits the first time you sign up. They do not refill automatically. To make longer podcasts or to generate more after the welcome run, recharge from €2.29 — no subscription required.
Are credits refunded?
Credits are non-refundable once issued, but they never expire. Generation that fails for a Podhoc-side reason is automatically refunded to your balance.
Do bigger packs include bulk discounts?
The €22.99 pack is the anchor — it delivers the best per-podcast rate. €44.99 and €66.99 packs match the €22.99 rate per credit, so bulk buying is free of a premium but does not get a deeper discount. The cheaper packs (€2.29, €4.49, €11.49) pay a small per-credit premium to cover the fixed processing cost of a smaller charge.
How much do I save with the yearly subscription?
Yearly plans pay for 11 months and grant 12 months of credits, so the effective discount is about one month free versus the monthly cadence. Creator yearly is €230.99 (vs €20.99 × 12 = €251.88 monthly); Pro yearly is €802.99 (vs €72.99 × 12 = €875.88 monthly).
What if I run out mid-podcast?
A podcast that fails for an insufficient-credits reason refunds any credits already debited and shows the exact cost on the failure screen, so you can recharge the precise amount and re-run.
Does my podcast get published publicly when I generate it?
By default, yes. Every podcast generated on Podhoc is auto-published to the public discover when generation completes. Free-tier accounts cannot opt out — Free-tier podcasts are always public. Creator and Pro subscribers can disable “Auto-publish to Discover” per-podcast or globally in account settings. Uploaded source files (PDFs, DOCX, TXT, notes) are never published — only the generated podcast (audio, title, cover, summary) goes on the discover. See Terms §6a and Privacy Policy for the full rules.
How many credits does it cost to listen to a Discover podcast?
For another creator’s podcast, the standard cost per full listen is 5 credits on Free and 2 on Creator or Pro. Your own podcasts cost 0 credits to listen to on every tier. The 30-second preview is free for everyone. Accounts that retain grandfathered pricing have the separate rates described below.
How many credits does it cost to download a Discover podcast?
Sign in to download. Downloading your own podcast costs 0 credits on every tier, including Free. For another creator’s podcast, the standard download cost is 10 credits on Creator or Pro; downloads are not available on Free. Accounts that retain grandfathered pricing have the separate rates described below.
What is the preview audio I hear when I am not signed in?
It is a 30-second clip of the podcast generated automatically when the podcast first goes public on Discover. The preview is always free, requires no account, and is the same preview anyone hears — there is no degraded or watermarked variant. Press play, decide, and sign in to listen to the full episode.
What does grandfathered pricing mean?
These rates apply only while your account retains grandfathered pricing eligibility; a past subscription alone does not establish eligibility. For another creator’s podcast, Free costs 1 credit per full listen and does not allow downloads; Creator and Pro cost 0 credits for both listening and downloading. Your own podcasts cost 0 credits for both actions on every tier, with or without grandfathered pricing.
Can I embed any Podhoc podcast on my site?
No. You can only generate an embed snippet for podcasts you own, because embed grants are tied to the podcast’s author. Listen plays from embeds are absorbed by Podhoc and do not consume listener credits. See the embed documentation for the full step-by-step.