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)
$5/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
Student ~$5/moIndividual ~$19/moSolo ~$39/moAgency ~$99/mo (word-based limits).
Other Specifications
Product Type
Text-to-SpeechAPI
Text-to-SpeechVoice CloningPodcast HostingAudio Player
Language Support
Languages Supported
over 40 languages and language variants (vendor figure)
more than 142 languages.
Accent Variety
-
Many styles across more than 142 languages.
Voice Quality
Quality Rating
Not stated on the page we checked
High
Tonal Description
Voice types listed: Standard, Neural, Long-Form and Generative
Natural, expressive TTS quality with human-like prosody.
Voice Count
Total Voices
100+
1000+
Categories
Male and female voices
Many styles including natural and expressive varieties.
Ease of Use
Usability Rating
Developer-oriented (API)
High
User Experience
Not stated on the page we checked
User-friendly editor and intuitive UI.
Integrations
API Availability
Yes, API service
REST API available.
Platform Integrations
N/A
PluginsEmbed OptionsRSS Feed (Podcast)
Use Cases
Primary Use Cases
N/A
VideosPodcastsAudiobooksBlogsIVRLearningLocalization
Applications
Not stated on the page we checked
Content creation, accessibility, and business communications.
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
Word-based limits vary per plan tier.
Monthly Limit
Free: Standard 5M, Neural 1M, Long-Form 500K, Generative 100K characters a month (see free tier terms)
1,000 to 500,000+ words
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 tiers allow commercial monetization of audio.
File Formats
Supported Formats
MP3OGG
MP3WAV
Export Options
MP3, OGG and other standard audio formats
Direct downloads in MP3 and WAV formats.
Customer Support
Support Channels
N/A
Knowledge BaseAPI DocsSupport Desk
Priority Support
N/A
No

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