It is not that easy to say whether human narrators are better or text to speech tech . It is better to consider the pros and cons of each of these solutions. We can consider three main measures in our comparison. Cost, quality and time. Cost TTS is the winner in cost comparison, as one can convert 10 articles of 10,000 characters each (about 40 - 60 minutes of audio) by Artivle’s regular package of only $20, whereas hiring a voice talent for narrating up to 5 minutes of duration starts from $275, which is more than 10 times higher than TTS! Your browser does not support iframes. Quality Even considering the latest technology of text to speech conversion, there is a gap between human voice-over and TTS voice quality. There is still room for improvement to add inflections and warmth of human voice to the engine produced voice. With this said, in many cases the requirement of the user is met in TTS tech. The main purpose is to convey a message to the audience. Time