Can I use my own voice on Golpo?

Yes, on the Business plan ($499.99/month) and above, or with pay-as-you-go credits. The lower plans use AI voices.

Which is cheaper for a 3-minute YouTube video?

With your own voice, Alpy: about $4.83 on Starter against roughly $18 on Golpo pay-as-you-go. With an AI voice, Golpo Starter is $39.99 for 20 minutes but caps each video at 2 minutes.

Does Alpy make whiteboard videos?

Not in the classic hand-drawing-on-a-whiteboard sense. Alpy draws simple, colourful MS Paint-style scenes with a recurring character, timed to your narration.

Can Alpy write the script?

Alpy does not generate the script inside the studio, but [its connector for Claude](/mcp) helps you write one before you record.

Comparison

Alpy vs Golpo

Pick Golpo if you want AI to write and voice a short whiteboard explainer for you. Pick Alpy if you want to narrate in your own voice. Golpo turns a topic or document into a narrated whiteboard video with AI voices; using your own recording needs its $499.99/month Business plan or pay-as-you-go credits. Alpy is built around your recording on every plan, makes videos up to 20 minutes, and starts at $29/month.

Last updated 27 September 2026

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Side by side

	Alpy	Golpo
Voice	Your own recording only. No AI voices, no cloning	AI voices on every plan. Your own narration ("bring your own voice") and voice cloning on Business ($499.99/month) and above, or pay-as-you-go
Visuals	Simple MS Paint-style drawings made from what you say, one recurring character	Whiteboard-style animation. Black and white only on Starter and Creator; colour and more styles from Growth ($199.99/month)
Video length	30 seconds to 20 minutes	30 seconds to 2 minutes on Starter, up to 2 minutes on Creator, 4 minutes on Growth, 10 minutes on Business
Script	You bring it (an Alpy connector for Claude helps you write it)	Generated from a topic, script or document
Starting price	From $29/month (20 minutes)	Starter $39.99/month for 20 minutes
Free option	A free, watermarked 10-second preview of your own video, no card	One 1-minute watermarked video, no download

Golpo figures from its pricing page, checked 2026-09-27.

What your own voice costs on each

On Golpo, narrating with your own recording is part of Business ($499.99/month for 390 minutes) and Scale, or pay-as-you-go at $7.99 a minute for 5–19 credits, $5.99 for 20–99 and $3.99 for 100 or more. A three-minute video with your own voice is about $18 at the middle rate. On Alpy it is included in every plan: about $4.83 per three-minute video on Starter and $3.00 on Pro.

Pros and cons

Alpy

Good

+ Built around your own voice: the narration is your recording, not a generated one
+ Videos up to 20 minutes on every plan
+ About $4.83 per three-minute video on the cheapest plan, $3.00 on the largest
+ One recurring character kept consistent across scenes and the thumbnail
+ Title ideas, a description and a thumbnail come with every video

Not so good

− No AI voices: you have to record the narration yourself
− Horizontal 16:9 only, no vertical Shorts
− Scenes are generated automatically; you cannot redraw a single scene yet
− One deliberately simple drawing style, not polished animation
− No free plan beyond the 10-second preview

Golpo

Good

+ Writes the script and the narration for you from a topic or document
+ Classic whiteboard look that suits training and lessons
+ Many languages and AI voices
+ Colour and several visual styles on higher plans

Not so good

− Your own voice only on the $499.99/month plan or pay-as-you-go
− Short videos on the lower plans: 2 minutes on Starter and Creator
− Black and white only below Growth
− Free video cannot be downloaded

Which should you choose?

Choose Golpo for short whiteboard explainers where you are happy with an AI voice, for example lessons, onboarding or social clips.
Choose Alpy for a YouTube channel narrated in your own voice, with videos longer than two minutes and a recurring character viewers get to know.

Questions

Can I use my own voice on Golpo?: Yes, on the Business plan ($499.99/month) and above, or with pay-as-you-go credits. The lower plans use AI voices.
Which is cheaper for a 3-minute YouTube video?: With your own voice, Alpy: about $4.83 on Starter against roughly $18 on Golpo pay-as-you-go. With an AI voice, Golpo Starter is $39.99 for 20 minutes but caps each video at 2 minutes.
Does Alpy make whiteboard videos?: Not in the classic hand-drawing-on-a-whiteboard sense. Alpy draws simple, colourful MS Paint-style scenes with a recurring character, timed to your narration.
Can Alpy write the script?: Alpy does not generate the script inside the studio, but its connector for Claude helps you write one before you record.

Sources

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