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Listnr
Text to podcast, undercut on both sides.
YES
why this verdict
Cancel it — switch to NotebookLM
NotebookLM and ElevenLabs now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $19/mo is optional.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Commodity TTS plus free podcast tooling. OpenAI, May 13, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers all of it editorial call
- The whole core job — the thing the subscription was actually for.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: NotebookLM and ElevenLabs.
- What the call is worth $228/yr
- $19/mo at the entry paid tier — $228 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- May 13, 2024
- List price
- $19/mo
- Per year
- $228
The backstory
Listnr converts written content into audio and hosts the resulting podcast. Voice generation is commodity, and audio-overview features inside free tools now turn documents into conversational audio directly. The hosting portion alone does not carry a subscription.
Escape hatches
switching could free up $228/yr N 
NotebookLM Free audio overviews from your documents.
notebooklm.google open_in_new E 
ElevenLabs Better voices, free tier.
elevenlabs.io open_in_new2 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.