BeyondWords is an AI audio CMS built for publishers. It converts written articles into audio at scale using text-to-speech, with three voice routes: instant voice cloning, professional voice cloning and a library of pre-built voices, plus controls over pronunciation so names and terms are read correctly. A browser-embeddable player takes a few lines of code and meets WCAG 2 accessibility guidelines, and an analytics dashboard tracks listen rates, time spent and completion rates.
Publishing-specific details are the reason to consider it over a general text-to-speech API: the site stresses predictable costs when articles are updated and an ad-server integration for programmatic audio and video advertising. Listed customers include Mediacorp, News Corp, The Irish Times, La Nación and Schibsted. Audio versions of articles serve accessibility and commuter listening, but cloning a newsroom voice raises consent and disclosure questions worth settling in writing.
Pricing is not published on the pages reviewed; the route in is a demo request, and no free trial is mentioned. Ask how updates to an article are billed, how listeners are told a voice is synthetic, and what happens to the audio library if you leave.
