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) | $20/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 | Personal (~$20)Creator (~$41)Business (~$69) tier optionsunified credits for voices/video |
Other Specifications
| Product Type | Text-to-SpeechAPI | Text-to-SpeechVoice CloningAI Video GenerationAI Dubbing |
Language Support
| Languages Supported | over 40 languages and language variants (vendor figure) | more than 140 languages & dialects supported |
| 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 | High-quality, life-like voices with varying realism; designed for media/video use |
Voice Count
| Total Voices | 100+ | 700+ voices / 1000+ depending on listing |
| Categories | Male and female voices | Voices, video avatars, and unified credits system |
Ease of Use
| Usability Rating | Developer-oriented (API) | Moderate |
| User Experience | Not stated on the page we checked | Full studio/dashboard interface with many features |
Integrations
| API Availability | Yes, API service | Available (enterprise contact likely) |
| Platform Integrations | N/A | Canva |
Use Cases
| Primary Use Cases | N/A | VoiceoversVideosAdsUGCPodcastsDubbingAvatars |
| Applications | Not stated on the page we checked | AI video latent technology, media production, and studio editing |
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 | Uses credits (seconds/units); unlimited options available on certain tiers |
| Monthly Limit | Free: Standard 5M, Neural 1M, Long-Form 500K, Generative 100K characters a month (see free tier terms) | Plan dependent (e.g., 300/900/2400+ 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 | Paid plans include commercial use rights; free demo limited |
File Formats
| Supported Formats | MP3OGG | MP3WAVMP4 |
| Export Options | MP3, OGG and other standard audio formats | Exports audio (MP3/WAV) and video (MP4) depending on feature |
Customer Support
| Support Channels | N/A | Email |
| Priority Support | N/A |
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