Startup AI Credits
Are you a startup building an interactive, realtime experience? Launch and scale faster with up to $10,000 in credits, covering up to 1,000,000 free TTS minutes
For VC funded
startups
For bootstrapped
builders
For accelerator alumni
What you receive
Up to 1,000,000 minutes
Up to a million minutes or $10,000 in credits to use across Inworld TTS, Inworld Runtime, and supported third-party models.
1 year of credits
Covers usage required for building, testing,
and scaling your product. Actual duration depends on your consumption patterns.
Model flexibility
Use with Inworld models, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and more.
Inworld TTS
Startups receive one year of access to high-fidelity voice synthesis with sub-500 ms latency, multilingual support, cloning, and audio markup tools.
#1 ranked
Top ranked across public benchmarks, like Artificial Analysis
& Hugging Face.
Lower cost
$5 per million characters, much lower than compared to legacy providers.
Realtime latency
Response time built for realtime, interactive use cases.
Voice cloning
Create custom voices instantly from 2–15 seconds of audio, or fine-tune a professionally cloned voice.
#1 ranked
Top ranked across public benchmarks, like Artificial Analysis
& Hugging Face.
Lower cost
$5 per million characters, much lower than compared to legacy providers.
Realtime latency
Response time built for realtime, interactive use cases.
Voice cloning
Create custom voices instantly from 2–15 seconds of audio, or fine-tune a professionally cloned voice.
Inworld Runtime
Inworld Runtime is the fastest way to build, test, and optimize realtime interactive AI experiences, with telemetry, evaluation tools, and A/B testing.
Single API
Works with any model provider through one API key.
Scalable
Designed for low latency, high concurrency applications.
Flexible integration
Works with web, mobile, engine,
and backend stacks.
Live experiments
A/B tests to optimize performance without redeploying code.
Metrics
Built-in telemetry and evaluation tools designed for conversational AI.
Single API
Works with any model provider through one API key.
Scalable
Designed for low latency, high concurrency applications.
Flexible integration
Works with web, mobile, engine,
and backend stacks.
Live experiments
A/B tests to optimize performance without redeploying code.
Metrics
Built-in telemetry and evaluation tools designed for conversational AI.
What startups build with Inworld
Startups across consumer and enterprise categories use Inworld to launch, scale, and experiment with conversational AI products.
Next Steps
Apply
Share your product, team details, traction, and fundraising strategy.
Get accepted
We review applications on a rolling basis and respond within two weeks.
Build and scale
If accepted, we add up to $10k in credits to the account associated with your application.
Join community
Get partner credits and join our private Slack workspace for early updates, guidance, and founder connections.
FAQs
What are the eligibility requirements?
- You must have a launched or ready to launch product and a clear business model.
- We accept teams building long-term products intended for market release.
- We do not award credits to products designed for minors aged 18 or under.
- The program is open to startups with fewer than 25 employees.
- Each company may submit one application.
- Existing enterprise customers are not eligible.
- Recipients must display the "Inworld AI Credits Winner" logo on their website with a link to Inworld for one year.
Is there a deadline to apply?
No. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
What happens after the one-year credits period?
Your plan converts to a Free plan unless you choose another option. You can speak with our team if you are preparing to scale.
What if I need more usage?
If you exceed the included credits during the 12-month period, your plan converts to a Free plan unless you upgrade. We notify teams when they approach their limit.
Can I resell or exchange my credits?
No. Credits cannot be sold or exchanged. Doing so violates the program terms.
Do you sign NDAs for applications?
No. We do not sign NDAs for grant applications.
What technology stacks do you support?
We integrate with JavaScript and TypeScript (Node.js), Unity, Unreal Engine, web applications, backend services, and custom pipelines through REST or WebSocket APIs.
Our partner network
We work with VC firms, accelerators, and angel investors across the startup ecosystem.
Try Inworld before applying
Test voice cloning, audio markup, and multilingual speech in our TTS Playground.