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) | $29/month |
| 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 | Monthly: ~$29/monthAlways free tier available. |
Other Specifications
| Product Type | Text-to-SpeechAPI | Text-to-SpeechVoice CloningAI VoiceoverAI Dubbing |
Language Support
| Languages Supported | over 40 languages and language variants (vendor figure) | 60+ different languages |
| Accent Variety | - | Wide range |
Voice Quality
| Quality Rating | Not stated on the page we checked | High |
| Tonal Description | Voice types listed: Standard, Neural, Long-Form and Generative | natural, human-like |
Voice Count
| Total Voices | 100+ | 1,000+ natural-sounding AI voices |
| Categories | Male and female voices | Natural-sounding AI voices |
Ease of Use
| Usability Rating | Developer-oriented (API) | High |
| User Experience | Not stated on the page we checked | Always free tier |
Integrations
| API Availability | Yes, API service | Speechify offers a developer API for TTS integration, supporting SSML, voice cloning, emotional control, and streaming. |
| Platform Integrations | N/A | Google DriveDropboxOneDriveChrome ExtensioniOS & Android Apps |
Use Cases
| Primary Use Cases | N/A | PDFsWeb pagesDocumentsBooks |
| Applications | Not stated on the page we checked | Text-to-Speech across physical and digital formats |
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 | Unlimited (paid) |
| Monthly Limit | Free: Standard 5M, Neural 1M, Long-Form 500K, Generative 100K characters a month (see free tier terms) | 50,000 chars (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 | Studio paid tiers include commercial usage rights for voiceovers and content. Free tier does not include commercial rights |
File Formats
| Supported Formats | MP3OGG | MP3WAV |
| Export Options | MP3, OGG and other standard audio formats | PI supports export in widely used formats like MP3 and WAV. |
Customer Support
| Support Channels | N/A | Email |
| Priority Support | N/A |
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