Compare Amazon Polly

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Detailed Comparison

Pricing
Model
Pay-as-you-go, per character
Freemium
Starting Price
$4.00 per 1 million characters (Standard)
$24/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
Free trial availablePaid: basic ~$24/moPro ~$48/moPro+ ~$75–149/moEnterprise custom
Other Specifications
Product Type
Text-to-SpeechAPI
Text-to-SpeechVoice CloningAI Video EditorAI Writer
Language Support
Languages Supported
over 40 languages and language variants (vendor figure)
~100+ languages
Accent Variety
-
Global variety across 100+ 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-quality expressive voices, emotion support
Voice Count
Total Voices
100+
~more than 500 voices
Categories
Male and female voices
Many categories & use cases
Ease of Use
Usability Rating
Developer-oriented (API)
Beginner friendly
User Experience
Not stated on the page we checked
Multi-feature platform with beginner friendly editor
Integrations
API Availability
Yes, API service
Yes – API available for developers.
Platform Integrations
N/A
Video toolsCloud editorSubtitle sync
Use Cases
Primary Use Cases
N/A
VoiceoversAdsE-learningVideosNarrations
Applications
Not stated on the page we checked
Content creation, marketing, and educational media
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
Limits vary by plan (Basic, Pro, Pro+)
Monthly Limit
Free: Standard 5M, Neural 1M, Long-Form 500K, Generative 100K characters a month (see free tier terms)
2k Chars / Generation
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
Included in paid plans.
File Formats
Supported Formats
MP3OGG
MP3WAV
Export Options
MP3, OGG and other standard audio formats
Standard TTS outputs
Customer Support
Support Channels
N/A
EmailWebAppHelp Center
Priority Support
N/A
No

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