--- title: "Phone greeting generator - AI voicemail & IVR greetings as MP3 | Speecho" description: "Generate a professional phone greeting, voicemail message or IVR menu prompt as an MP3. Natural AI voices in 50+ languages, pay per use, no subscription or voice actor." canonical: "https://speecho.app/phone-greeting-generator/" language: "en" publisher: "Speecho" --- Phone greetings # Professional phone greetings, without a voice actor. Generate a professional phone greeting with an AI voice: type the text, pick a natural voice in 50+ languages and download an MP3 for voicemail, an IVR menu or after-hours. A typical greeting costs about 2-4 cents, with no subscription and no voice actor. Hear the voices free before you pay. [Generate a greeting →](https://my.speecho.app/voice) Pay per greeting · no subscription · 50+ languages. A typical greeting costs about 2-4 cents. [Watch the full tutorial on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAIwuHhr5j0) ## Every greeting your line needs Write it, hear it, download it - in minutes, not a booking with a studio. after-hours-greeting.mp3 210 characters · Premium voice · Zoe Ready Main "Thank you for calling Northside Dental. Your call is important to us - please stay on the line and the next available team member will be with you shortly." Hours "You've reached us outside business hours. We're open Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. Please leave a message and we'll call you back the next working day." Menu "For appointments, press 1. For billing, press 2. To speak with reception, press 0 at any time." ## Why businesses use AI for this Greetings change rarely and cost real money to record the old way. ### Voice talent is slow and pricey A freelance voice actor for one 20-second prompt means a brief, a fee and a day or two of waiting. **Now:** type it, hear it, download it in a minute - and re-do it for a few cents the moment your hours or promo change. ### Subscriptions make no sense You update your greeting a couple of times a year. A $19/month voice plan is 90% wasted. **Now:** pay per greeting. A $5 top-up covers dozens of them, and the credits never expire. ### Customers in more than one language Offering a Spanish or French greeting used to mean a second voice actor and a second invoice. **Now:** generate the same message in 50+ languages from one account - a bilingual menu in minutes. ## Pennies per greeting Greetings are short, so they're cheap. Pick a warm voice and pay only for the characters. Standard Clear, everyday use 50 credits / 1,000 characters ≈ $0.10 / 1k Standard voices - clear and professional for everyday prompts and menus. Enhanced ElevenLabs 110 credits / 1,000 characters ≈ $0.23 / 1k ElevenLabs - warmer and more natural for your main greeting. Premium ElevenLabs 160 credits / 1,000 characters ≈ $0.33 / 1k ElevenLabs - the most lifelike, for a premium brand voice. A 20-second greeting is ≈ 350 characters - about 18 credits on Standard, about 2-4 cents. Native voices by language [American English](https://speecho.app/text-to-speech/american-english/) [British English](https://speecho.app/text-to-speech/british-english/) [Spanish](https://speecho.app/text-to-speech/spanish/) [German](https://speecho.app/text-to-speech/german/) [French](https://speecho.app/text-to-speech/french/) [Portuguese](https://speecho.app/text-to-speech/portuguese/) [Italian](https://speecho.app/text-to-speech/italian/) [Japanese](https://speecho.app/text-to-speech/japanese/) [Arabic](https://speecho.app/text-to-speech/arabic/) [All 31 languages →](https://speecho.app/text-to-speech/) ## Frequently asked questions Not covered here? [Ask us](https://speecho.app/contact/), we usually reply within a business day. **What format do I get, and will my phone system accept it?** You download a standard MP3. Most modern systems - VoIP, Google Voice, RingCentral, most cloud PBX - accept MP3 directly. Older on-premise systems sometimes want WAV or µ-law; convert the MP3 with any free converter if yours does. **Can I make a voicemail greeting, an IVR menu and hold messages?** Yes - anything you can type. Voicemail, after-hours, main greeting, phone-tree prompts, holiday closures and hold announcements are all just short scripts. **How many languages are available?** Standard covers 50+ languages, so you can offer greetings for the languages your callers actually speak. Enhanced and Premium (ElevenLabs) read 87, with native voices in 31 of them. **Can I preview the voice before I pay?** Yes - every voice has a free preview. Compare a few, pick the one that fits your brand, and only then generate the final MP3. **Is it really cheaper than a voice actor?** A short greeting costs a few cents versus tens of dollars per prompt for freelance talent - and you can re-record it yourself for a few cents whenever details change. ## Sound professional on the first ring. Type your greeting, preview a voice free, download the MP3. Pay per greeting - no subscription, credits never expire. [Generate a greeting →](https://my.speecho.app/voice) Updated September 2026