Self-Hosted Edition · One-Time $99

Your Own AI Podcast & Audio Generator —
Own the Stack. Pay Once. Keep Everything.

Deploy ZenMic on your server in minutes. Use your own Google Gemini API key, generate studio-quality audio for as little as $0.02 per hour, keep 100% of your data private, and vibe-code any new feature you can imagine — all on a clean, production-ready PHP codebase.

No monthly SaaS fee · No per-seat pricing · No vendor lock-in · Lifetime access

🎙️ Try the Live Demo First Buy Self-Hosted — $99 Lifetime

delivery via email

✅ Powered by Google Gemini Models ✅ BYOK — Bring Your Own API Key ✅ 100 % Data Privacy on Your Server ✅ No Recurring Fees — Ever ✅ Vibe-Code Your Own Features

Real AI Audio Cost — Shockingly Low

Because you bring your own Google Gemini API key (BYOK), you pay Google's infrastructure price — not a SaaS markup. Here's what a typical audio generation actually costs:

Short Clip

~$0.001

1–2 minute audio

Blog Episode

~$0.005

5–10 minute audio

Full Episode

~$0.02

20–30 minute audio

Long Form

~$0.05

60 minute audio

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Generate 1,000 hours of audio for roughly $20–$50

That's the real cost when you BYOK with Google Gemini models. No ZenMic margin on top — you pay Google directly. Most SaaS audio tools charge $0.30–$2.00 per minute on a recurring plan. You recoup your $99 investment after your first few hundred episodes.

BYOK & Full Data Privacy

BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) means you supply the Google Gemini API key. ZenMic never stores it, never intermediates API calls, and never touches your data. 100% transparent.

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Your API Key, Your Costs

Add your Google Gemini API key to your server's config file. All requests go directly from your server to Google. Zero middleman. Zero markup. You see the exact same pricing Google publishes.

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Your Data Never Leaves Your Server

Scripts, audio files, user accounts, and generated content are stored exclusively on your own infrastructure. Perfect for healthcare, legal, finance, education, and enterprise teams with strict data residency requirements.

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No Tracking by ZenMic

Once you download the code, we have no visibility into your usage. No telemetry, no usage analytics reported back to us. Your users' content is completely invisible to ZenMic.

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GDPR, HIPAA & Compliance Ready

Deploy inside your own VPC, on-prem, or any cloud region you choose. You control the data lifecycle — storage, deletion, and access policies are entirely up to you.

Everything You Get for $99 — Once

No hidden costs, no per-seat pricing, no expiry. Just a powerful AI audio platform running on your infrastructure, forever.

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Google Gemini-Powered TTS

Access the latest Google Gemini models for ultra-realistic, multi-voice text-to-speech audio generation. Quality that rivals professional recording studios.

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Unlimited Users

Host as many users as your server can handle. No per-seat pricing, no user limits. Perfect for teams, agencies, and platforms.

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Download-Ready Audio Workflow

Users can instantly download generated MP3/audio files. Build RSS feeds, podcast directories, or internal content libraries on top.

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API-Ready Architecture

Clean PHP codebase with separation of concerns. Plug into your existing tools, CMS, or build new API endpoints in minutes.

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Deploy in Minutes

Standard PHP + MySQL stack. Deploy on any shared host, VPS, AWS, Google Cloud, or your own on-prem server. No Docker drama, no Kubernetes complexity.

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Email Support

Get help from the team that built ZenMic. We'll answer deployment questions, help you configure your API keys, and unblock you fast.

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Lifetime Access

Pay once, own forever. No subscription renewals, no annual fees. Future updates to the codebase included as they're released.

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White-Label Ready

Rebrand to your own domain and logo. Sell audio generation as a service to your own clients. The code is yours to adapt.

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Full Source Code

Every line of PHP delivered to you. No obfuscation, no license servers, no expiring tokens. Read, modify, and extend freely.

For Developers & Vibe Coders

Imagine What You Could Build
on a Working AI Audio Foundation

ZenMic Self-Hosted is not just a product — it's your launchpad. The authentication, audio pipeline, API key management, and database are already built. You just vibe-code the differentiator.

🎙️ Podcast-as-a-Service Platform

Add user subscriptions, custom RSS feeds, and a branded player. Charge your own users monthly while your audio cost stays at $0.02/hr.

📚 E-Learning Audio Engine

Convert course notes, PDFs, or lesson scripts to audio. Build a study app where learners listen on the go, powered by Google Gemini voices.

📰 Automated Newsletter Audio

Hook into your CMS or newsletter API. Automatically generate audio editions of every post you publish — no human recording needed.

🏢 Internal Corporate Training

Convert HR policies, onboarding docs, and training materials to audio. Keep everything on your private server — no SaaS risk.

🌍 Multilingual Audio Localization

Generate the same content in 10 languages with Google Gemini's multilingual voices. Reach global audiences without a recording studio in each country.

🛒 White-Label SaaS Product

Rebrand, add your pricing tiers, and sell AI audio generation as your own SaaS. The hard infrastructure work is already done — you focus on marketing.

⚠️ Why Building From Scratch Is the Most Expensive Vibe-Coding Strategy

Starting from zero costs you:

❌ 20–40+ hours setting up auth, DB, and API wrappers
❌ Debugging Google Gemini TTS integration quirks
❌ Building the audio storage and download pipeline
❌ Designing the user management system
❌ Handling edge cases in multi-voice generation
❌ Setting up the cron jobs and queue system
❌ Months before you ship your first actual feature

Starting with ZenMic gives you:

✅ All of the above already working on day one
✅ Focus 100% of your vibe-coding on the unique value
✅ Ship a working product in days, not months
✅ Battle-tested code that runs on zenmic.com today
✅ Clean, readable PHP — easy to extend with AI tools
✅ $99 one-time vs. 40 hours of your development time
✅ Start generating revenue while others are still scaffolding

Simple, Honest Pricing

One payment. No fine print. No renewal emails.

$99 USD · one-time

Lifetime access. No subscription. No seat limits.

✓ Full PHP source code — no obfuscation
✓ Google Gemini-powered text-to-speech (BYOK)
✓ Multi-voice, multi-character audio generation
✓ User auth, dashboard, audio download workflow
✓ Deploy on any PHP + MySQL host (shared, VPS, cloud)
✓ API-ready architecture — extend freely
✓ White-label: rebrand to your domain & logo
✓ Email support from the ZenMic team

Buy Now — $99 Lifetime Try Demo First

Instant delivery after payment · 30-day refund if unhappy

vs. Typical SaaS

Other audio SaaS tools

$29–$299 /month

Year-1 cost

$348–$3,588

ZenMic Self-Hosted

$99 total

Year-1 cost

$99 + ~$1–10 in API

Up & Running in 4 Steps

From purchase to generating audio on your server in under 30 minutes.

Buy & Download

Purchase for $99. Receive the source code archive via email instantly.

Upload to Server

Upload to any PHP + MySQL host. Runs on shared hosting, VPS, or any cloud provider.

Add Your API Key

Paste your Google Gemini API key into the config file. That's all the setup needed.

Generate & Extend

Start generating audio. Then vibe-code your own features on top of the working base.

Who Uses ZenMic Self-Hosted?

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Indie Developers & Vibe Coders

Skip the boilerplate. Use this as your production-grade AI audio starter. Add your niche feature and ship.

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Agencies & Studios

White-label and offer AI podcast creation to clients. Keep the margin — your API key, your pricing.

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EdTech & Course Creators

Convert text lessons to audio at scale. Host on your own LMS infrastructure with zero SaaS dependency.

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Publishers & Media Companies

Auto-generate audio editions of articles. Keep all content and user data on your own servers.

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Regulated Industries

Healthcare, legal, finance — deploy on your own HIPAA/GDPR-compliant infrastructure. No third-party SaaS in the data chain.

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International & Multilingual Teams

Deploy in any region. Generate audio in multiple languages with Google Gemini's global language support.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before buying.

You receive the complete PHP source code for ZenMic — the same codebase that powers zenmic.com — along with setup documentation and email support. This includes the audio generation engine, user authentication, dashboard, multi-voice selection, audio download workflow, and API integrations. You own it outright, forever.

BYOK stands for "Bring Your Own Key." You get a Google Gemini API key directly from Google AI Studio (free to start, then pay-as-you-go). ZenMic uses that key for all audio generation — you pay Google's published rate with zero markup from us. Real-world costs are approximately $0.001–$0.005 for short clips and $0.02–$0.05 for a full 30–60 minute episode. For most use cases, API costs are well under $10/month.

ZenMic uses Google Gemini models for both content generation (scripts, summaries) and text-to-speech audio synthesis. As Google updates and improves their Gemini model lineup, you benefit from those upgrades automatically — your API key always accesses the latest available models.

Any server running PHP 8+ and MySQL 5.7+. This works on shared hosting (Hostinger, SiteGround, Namecheap), VPS (DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Linode), or any cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure). If you can run WordPress, you can run ZenMic. No Docker, no Kubernetes, no Node.js — just standard PHP hosting.

Once deployed on your server, ZenMic has zero visibility into your content, users, or audio files. Everything is stored on your infrastructure. The only external service involved is Google's API (when you make generation requests) — and that relationship is directly between your server and Google, not routed through us.

Absolutely. The source code is delivered without obfuscation or restrictions. You can add, remove, or change anything. Many buyers use it as a base for their own SaaS — adding subscription billing, custom voices, CMS integrations, or entirely new workflows. It's built to be extended.

Yes. You can deploy it as a white-label product, charge your own users subscription fees, or use it internally. The license covers a single deployment. If you need multi-deployment rights (e.g., for reselling as a distinct hosted product per client), reach out to discuss licensing.

Yes — try the live demo at zenmic.com/app. It's the actual ZenMic app running in production. Test the full audio generation workflow before purchasing. If you like what you see, the self-hosted code delivers the same experience on your own server.

Building an equivalent system yourself — auth, multi-voice TTS integration, audio queue, file management, dashboard, API wrappers — would take 40–100 developer hours minimum. At even $20/hr, that's $800–$2,000 in time cost before you write a single line of your actual feature. ZenMic Self-Hosted gives you all of that working infrastructure for $99 so you can spend your time (and AI tools) on what makes your product unique.

Ready to Own Your AI Audio Stack?

One payment. Unlimited audio. Complete control. Zero SaaS dependency.

Generate a full hour of studio-quality audio for ~$0.05. Build your own product on a working foundation. Start today.