Seed Audio 1.0 vs Listening

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Seed Audio 1.0 compared with Listening
Detail	Seed Audio 1.0	Listening
What it does	AI audio generator for creating dialogue, music, sound effects, and complete sound scenes from text, image, or audio prompts	Transform research papers and journals into audio with AI text-to-speech technology
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: 10 free credits (up to ~8 seconds per generation). Pro monthly: $19.99/month (2,500 credits, up to ~33 minutes). Max monthly: $49.99/month (7,500 credits, up to ~100 minutes). Pro yearly: $16.66/month billed annually (30,000 credits/year, up to ~400 minutes). Max yearly: $41.66/month billed an	Free trial for 3 days. Monthly plan: $12.99 USD per month billed monthly. Yearly plan: $4.92 USD per month ($59.00 billed yearly), saving 62% compared to monthly billing.
Key features	Multimodal input: text prompts, image references, and up to 3 audio references Multi-speaker dialogue generation with emotion and accent control Voice cloning from reference audio up to 30 seconds Background music and sound effects generated in one pass Audio generation up to 2 minutes per scene Image-guided voice generation from character appearance and traits Fine timestamp control over dialogue timing API access included with all paid plans Emotion and expressiveness control through natural language prompts	AI voice narration with 20+ realistic voices Automatically skip citations, references, and footnotes Listen at variable speeds from 0.75x to 3x One-click note-taking with automatic transcription Support for multiple file formats including PDFs, Word, EPUB, MOBI Selective section listening for research papers Zotero integration Browser extension for saving articles Cross-platform access on mobile, web, and desktop Photo scanning to convert physical pages to audio
What makes it different	Complete sound scenes in one pass instead of separate tools for voice, music, and effects Built for production workflows beyond simple narration Coordinated multi-character dialogue without manual alignment and mixing Scene-level audio creation with ambience and music support	Naturally-sounding AI voices that do not sound robotic Specifically designed for academic papers with automatic citation and reference skipping Accurately pronounces technical and scientific terminology Integrated note-taking that captures key ideas without manual typing Affordable pricing built for student budgets
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	32 −1 (down) since last check	60 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	21	23
Citation Flow (Majestic)	33	40
Referring domains (Majestic)	145	697

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