Compare Amazon Polly

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Pricing

Model	Pay-as-you-go, per character	Pay as you go (Freemium)
Starting Price	$4.00 per 1 million characters (Standard)	$6 for 30 minutes
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	pay per duration (30 min $6, 300 min $45, 1000 min $100, up to 10000 min $500)Free preview demos & up to ~20 free voice conversions (no registration).

Other Specifications

Product Type

Text-to-SpeechAPI

Text-to-SpeechAutomated Video Narration

Language Support

Languages Supported	over 40 languages and language variants (vendor figure)	106 languages
Accent Variety	-	Global coverage across 106 languages

Voice Quality

Quality Rating	Not stated on the page we checked	High
Tonal Description	Voice types listed: Standard, Neural, Long-Form and Generative	Realistic TTS suitable for narration & video; quality varies with voice.

Voice Count

Total Voices	100+	~900 + voices
Categories	Male and female voices	Diverse set of voices for narration and video

Ease of Use

Usability Rating	Developer-oriented (API)	High
User Experience	Not stated on the page we checked	Browser-based, simple for bulk narration.

Integrations

API Availability	Yes, API service	Basic integration possible — contact for API / custom integration.
Platform Integrations	N/A	Video scriptsSubtitles tools

Use Cases

Primary Use Cases	N/A	Video narrationAudiobooksE-learningPresentations
Applications	Not stated on the page we checked	Bulk narration and script-to-video conversions.

Text to Speech Features

Character/Word Limits

Plan Limits	Per-character billing	Minutes of generated audio determine usage — no strict character limit; purchase credits by audio minutes.
Monthly Limit	Free: Standard 5M, Neural 1M, Long-Form 500K, Generative 100K characters a month (see free tier terms)	Based on purchased duration 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	Rights included (once purchased) for created audio.

File Formats

Supported Formats	MP3OGG	MP3WAVMP4
Export Options	MP3, OGG and other standard audio formats	Audio and video exports available.

Customer Support

Support Channels	N/A	EmailSupport documentation
Priority Support	N/A	No

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