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Google Cloud Text-to-Speech
Text-to-speech API from Google Cloud with Chirp 3: HD, Studio, Neural2, WaveNet and Standard voices
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Pricing
| Model | Pay-as-you-go, per character | Pay-as-you-go, per character, with a monthly free allowance |
| Starting Price | $4.00 per 1 million characters (Standard) | $4 per 1 million characters (Standard, WaveNet) |
| 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 | Standard and WaveNet $4 per 1M charactersNeural2 $16 per 1M charactersChirp 3: HD $30 per 1M characters |
Other Specifications
| Product Type | Text-to-SpeechAPI | Text-to-SpeechAPI |
Language Support
| Languages Supported | over 40 languages and language variants (vendor figure) | Total not stated on the page we checked (Chirp 3: HD lists 53 language variants) |
Voice Quality
| Quality Rating | Not stated on the page we checked | Not stated on the page we checked |
| Tonal Description | Voice types listed: Standard, Neural, Long-Form and Generative | Voice families: Chirp 3: HD, Studio, Neural2, WaveNet, Standard |
Voice Count
| Total Voices | 100+ | Not stated on the page we checked |
| Categories | Male and female voices | Chirp 3: HD (30 voices), Studio, Neural2, WaveNet, Standard |
Ease of Use
| Usability Rating | Developer-oriented (API) | Developer-oriented (API) |
| User Experience | Not stated on the page we checked | Not stated on the page we checked |
Integrations
| API Availability | Yes, API service | Yes, Cloud Text-to-Speech API |
| Platform Integrations | N/A | N/A |
Use Cases
| Primary Use Cases | N/A | News and broadcast reading (Studio)Conversational agents (Chirp 3: HD) |
| Applications | Not stated on the page we checked | Not stated on the page we checked |
Text to Speech Features
| SSML Support | ||
| API Access | ||
| Multi Language | ||
| Emotional Impulse | N/A | N/A |
| Voice Cloning | N/A | N/A |
Character/Word Limits
| Plan Limits | Per-character billing | Per-character billing |
| Monthly Limit | Free: Standard 5M, Neural 1M, Long-Form 500K, Generative 100K characters a month (see free tier terms) | Free: 4M (Standard, WaveNet), 1M (Neural2, Chirp 3: HD) characters a month, per a web search summary of the pricing page |
Commercial Rights
| Included | N/A | 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 | Not stated on the page we checked |
File Formats
| Supported Formats | MP3OGG | MP3LINEAR16 |
| Export Options | MP3, OGG and other standard audio formats | MP3 and LINEAR16 (WAV encoding); Chirp 3: HD streaming also ALAW, MULAW, OGG_OPUS, PCM |
Customer Support
| Support Channels | N/A | N/A |
| Priority Support | N/A | N/A |
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