Compare Amazon Polly

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Pricing
Model
Pay-as-you-go, per character
Freemium
Starting Price
$4.00 per 1 million characters (Standard)
$10/mo
Has Free Version
Plan Summary
Standard $4.00 per 1M charactersNeural $16.00 per 1M charactersLong-Form $100.00 per 1M charactersGenerative $30 per 1M characters
Paid plans: Starter (~$10/mo)Creator (~$29/mo)Pro (~$99/mo)
Other Specifications
Product Type
Text-to-SpeechAPI
Text-to-SpeechVoice CloningAI Dubbing
Language Support
Languages Supported
over 40 languages and language variants (vendor figure)
8–more than 33 languages depending on plan
Accent Variety
-
Multilingual support for core languages
Voice Quality
Quality Rating
Not stated on the page we checked
High
Tonal Description
Voice types listed: Standard, Neural, Long-Form and Generative
High fidelity with expressive and emotional features; highly realistic
Voice Count
Total Voices
100+
12 voices
Categories
Male and female voices
High-fidelity expressive voices
Ease of Use
Usability Rating
Developer-oriented (API)
Moderate
User Experience
Not stated on the page we checked
UI designed for creators with TTS/voice cloning dashboards
Integrations
API Availability
Yes, API service
API available for integration
Platform Integrations
N/A
API
Use Cases
Primary Use Cases
N/A
TTSvoiceoverspodcastsdubbinglocalization workflows
Applications
Not stated on the page we checked
Content creation and localization
Text to Speech Features
SSML Support
API Access
Multi Language
Emotional Impulse
N/A
Voice Cloning
N/A
Character/Word Limits
Plan Limits
Per-character billing
Varies by plan (Starter, Creator, Pro)
Monthly Limit
Free: Standard 5M, Neural 1M, Long-Form 500K, Generative 100K characters a month (see free tier terms)
Credit-based (e.g., 50/480/1600/6000 credits)
Commercial Rights
Included
N/A
Licensing Terms
Stored audio can be used for redistribution, analysis, archiving or any other use case at no extra cost; other commercial terms not stated on the page we checked
Paid plans generally include broader rights; free plan is limited
File Formats
Supported Formats
MP3OGG
MP3WAV
Export Options
MP3, OGG and other standard audio formats
Standard exports part of TTS/voice output
Customer Support
Support Channels
N/A
EmailSupport channels
Priority Support
N/A
No

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