Compare Amazon Polly

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Pricing

Model	Pay-as-you-go, per character	Freemium / Subscription
Starting Price	$4.00 per 1 million characters (Standard)	Not stated on the page we checked
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: 10 AI credits and about 15 min text to speech, lifetimeEssentials: 450 credits and about 2 hours a monthPro: 1,200 credits and about 10 hours a monthTeams: 3,000 credits and about 40 hours a monthBusiness custom

Other Specifications

Product Type

Text-to-SpeechAPI

Text-to-SpeechVoice CloningAI Video and Audio Editor

Language Support

Languages Supported	over 40 languages and language variants (vendor figure)	over 15 languages (pricing page); '15 different languages' and 'over 100 languages and dialects tested' on the AI voices page
Accent Variety	-	Not stated on the page we checked

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	Vendor describes natural pronunciation; no quality claim is made here.

Voice Count

Total Voices	100+	1000+ (vendor figure)
Categories	Male and female voices	Stock AI voices plus voice cloning

Ease of Use

Usability Rating	Developer-oriented (API)	Not stated on the page we checked
User Experience	Not stated on the page we checked	Chat-based AI editor

Integrations

API Availability	Yes, API service	Developer Voice API announced under the Async brand; per-plan access not stated on the page we checked.
Platform Integrations	N/A	Not stated on the page we checked

Use Cases

Primary Use Cases	N/A	PodcastsYouTube videosPodcast adsMarketing
Applications	Not stated on the page we checked	Monetized YouTube content, podcast ads and marketing, per the vendor FAQ.

Text to Speech Features

SSML Support		Not stated on the page we checked
API Access
Multi Language
Emotional Impulse	N/A	Not stated on the page we checked
Voice Cloning	N/A

Character/Word Limits

Plan Limits	Per-character billing	Text to speech allowances per plan: ~15 min lifetime (Free), ~2 h, ~10 h, ~40 h a month on paid plans
Monthly Limit	Free: Standard 5M, Neural 1M, Long-Form 500K, Generative 100K characters a month (see free tier terms)	~15 minutes lifetime (Free)

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	Vendor FAQ: you retain ownership of the output. Per-plan commercial rights not stated on the page we checked.

File Formats

Supported Formats	MP3OGG	MP3WAV (paid plans)
Export Options	MP3, OGG and other standard audio formats	Audio: MP3 up to 160kbps on Free, 320kbps MP3 or 1411kbps WAV on paid plans

Customer Support

Support Channels	N/A	Not stated on the page we checked
Priority Support	N/A	Not stated on the page we checked

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