Say It Live is a Twitch extension that lets viewers trigger TTS on a channel with Bits. The streamer keeps most of the Bits spent, so for channels whose viewers like to support the streamer it's an easy way to earn.
But TTS only fires when a viewer pays, and you can only receive Bits as an Affiliate or Partner. A Say It Live alternative is for streamers who want a lively chat from the first stream and income without those conditions. Here's how Chat2Speech compares, point by point. Say It Live details come from StreamScheme's overview of the extension, compared with Chat2Speech's current features.
In short
Say It Live is paid TTS for Bits: a viewer spends Bits, the message plays on stream, and the streamer gets 80%. Chat2Speech reads regular chat messages in character voices, with filters, moderation and voice subscriptions, half of which go to the streamer.
Say It Live suits channels that already have Affiliate and regular Bits. Chat2Speech works from your first viewer.
How Say It Live works
According to StreamScheme, the extension lets viewers activate TTS on your channel for Bits. The streamer sets the minimum number of Bits needed. It installs as a component and a panel extension, so you need a free component slot.
All Bits spent through the extension are split between the streamer and Say It Live: 80% to the streamer, 20% to the extension. You need Twitch Affiliate or Partner status to use it.
The limits of paid Bits TTS
Until you're an Affiliate, a Bits extension doesn't work. Once you are, TTS still only plays when someone pays. On a small channel that can be a couple of times per stream, and the rest of the time chat stays as text.
Bits are also one-off. Each TTS is a separate purchase, and the viewer gets no lasting status or voice that makes them stand out in chat.
An extension slot versus a Browser source
Say It Live lives inside Twitch as a component and panel extension, so it takes one of your free component slots and works only once you are Affiliate. Chat2Speech sits outside Twitch: you sign in with Twitch, copy one link and add it to OBS as a Browser source, with no extension slot, no bot and no posting permission.
From then on regular chat messages play about a second after they are sent, in 250+ character, narrator and meme voices; premium voices laugh and whisper. You choose who speaks with schemes (everyone, by command, roulette, Channel Points, two rewards, subscribers only) and filters, and mods use !tts skip, !tts clear and !tts mute @name.
Side by side
The key differences between Say It Live and Chat2Speech in one list.
What gets read: Say It Live reads messages paid with Bits; Chat2Speech reads your whole chat or the scheme you pick.
Requirement: Say It Live needs Affiliate or Partner; Chat2Speech works right away.
Income: Say It Live pays 80% of Bits; Chat2Speech pays half of every 30-day voice subscription.
Voices: Chat2Speech has 250+ character voices and premium voices with emotions.
Moderation: Chat2Speech has filters, !tts commands and a remote in the OBS dock.
Cost to the streamer: Say It Live is an extension viewers pay through; Chat2Speech is 7 free minutes a day, plans from $5.
A few paid messages versus a chat that talks
With a Bits minimum, only viewers who already bought Bits and chose to spend them get heard, so TTS fires a few times a stream on a small channel. With Chat2Speech everyone who types can be heard, which gives quiet viewers a reason to write and makes the stream feel alive to newcomers.
You can still make TTS feel special: Channel Points schemes and voice subscriptions add status without locking the whole chat behind a payment.
80% of Bits after Affiliate versus 50% from day one
Say It Live's split is generous, 80% of Bits to the streamer, but it needs Affiliate or Partner first and pays only when someone spends Bits on a message.
Chat2Speech pays from the first stream. Viewers buy a voice subscription on your channel, $9.99, $19.99, $49.99 and up for 30 days, and half of every purchase goes to your balance. The subscriber speaks in a premium voice with emotions, is heard after the daily limit and can change voice and TTS name; ten subscribers at $9.99 bring you about $49.90 a month, and each renewal brings half again.
Can you use both?
Yes. Chat2Speech is a separate OBS source and does not interfere with other services. Just watch the volume so two TTS sources do not speak at once.
Which one to choose
If you're already an Affiliate and viewers happily spend Bits on TTS, Say It Live is a simple way to monetize it. If you want everyone who types to be heard and income from your first stream without Affiliate, choose Chat2Speech.
You can try it free: 7 minutes of TTS a day, about 100 messages, no card. Plans for 70 minutes, 200 minutes or unlimited cost $5, $10 and $20 a month.
Questions
How much does a streamer get from Say It Live?
According to StreamScheme, 80% of Bits spent through the extension; Say It Live keeps 20%.
Do I need Affiliate for Say It Live?
Yes, the extension requires Twitch Affiliate or Partner. Chat2Speech works without it.
Can I earn from TTS without Bits?
Yes. In Chat2Speech viewers buy voice subscriptions, and half of each goes to the streamer.
Does Chat2Speech read free messages?
Yes. Regular chat messages play in character voices within your plan; 7 minutes a day are free.
What does Chat2Speech cost, and does it need a bot?
TTS is free for 7 minutes a day, and plans are $5, $10 and $20 a month. No bot is needed: TTS runs through a link in OBS, and Twitch sign-in gives the service no permission to post in your chat.