Compare Amazon Polly

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Detailed Comparison

Pricing
Model
Pay-as-you-go, per character
Paid
Starting Price
$4.00 per 1 million characters (Standard)
$190/yr
Has Free Version
No
Plan Summary
Standard $4.00 per 1M charactersNeural $16.00 per 1M charactersLong-Form $100.00 per 1M charactersGenerative $30 per 1M characters
Personal (~$190/yr)Pro (~$990/yr)Organization (~$49,990/yr)Paid only (no true free plan).
Other Specifications
Product Type
Text-to-SpeechAPI
Text-to-SpeechAI Voice Generator
Language Support
Languages Supported
over 40 languages and language variants (vendor figure)
more than 50 languages.
Accent Variety
-
Multilingual support across diverse regions
Voice Quality
Quality Rating
Not stated on the page we checked
High
Tonal Description
Voice types listed: Standard, Neural, Long-Form and Generative
High naturalness; supports 18+ emotions for expressive dialogues.
Voice Count
Total Voices
100+
550+
Categories
Male and female voices
Premium voices including expressive/emotional options
Ease of Use
Usability Rating
Developer-oriented (API)
High
User Experience
Not stated on the page we checked
Simple dedicated voice generation UI.
Integrations
API Availability
Yes, API service
Yes at Organization (enterprise) tier.
Platform Integrations
N/A
Enterprise level
Use Cases
Primary Use Cases
N/A
PodcastsAudiobooksYouTube voiceoversE-learning
Applications
Not stated on the page we checked
Expressive dialogues and professional narration
Text to Speech Features
SSML Support
API Access
Multi Language
Emotional Impulse
N/A
Voice Cloning
N/A
No
Character/Word Limits
Plan Limits
Per-character billing
6M–500M yearly credits varying by plan.
Monthly Limit
Free: Standard 5M, Neural 1M, Long-Form 500K, Generative 100K characters a month (see free tier terms)
Credit-based
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
Yes — generated audio can be used commercially
File Formats
Supported Formats
MP3OGG
MP3WAVULAW
Export Options
MP3, OGG and other standard audio formats
Standard audio file exports
Customer Support
Support Channels
N/A
Email
Priority Support
N/A

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