Compare Amazon Polly

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Detailed Comparison

Pricing

Model	Pay-as-you-go, per character	Freemium
Starting Price	$4.00 per 1 million characters (Standard)	$13.49/mo
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	Basic $13.49/moPro $35.99/moPro+ $80.99/mo — based on download hours per month.

Other Specifications

Product Type

Text-to-SpeechAPI

Text-to-SpeechVoice CloningAI Video Generation

Language Support

Languages Supported	over 40 languages and language variants (vendor figure)	Multiple languages; includes English, Korean, and others
Accent Variety	-	Wide variety based on regional voice options

Voice Quality

Quality Rating	Not stated on the page we checked	High
Tonal Description	Voice types listed: Standard, Neural, Long-Form and Generative	Professional, emotional voices for video & voiceovers

Voice Count

Total Voices	100+	more than 670 AI voices
Categories	Male and female voices	SSFM 3.0 advanced control & emotion features

Ease of Use

Usability Rating	Developer-oriented (API)	High
User Experience	Not stated on the page we checked	User friendly online editor + voice casting interface.

Integrations

API Availability	Yes, API service	API available (TTS & voice generation).
Platform Integrations	N/A	Video creation workflowsWeb tools

Use Cases

Primary Use Cases	N/A	VideosAvatarsMarketingPodcastsInteractive systems
Applications	Not stated on the page we checked	Marketing videos, virtual avatars, and interactive system voiceovers.

Text to Speech Features

Character/Word Limits

Plan Limits	Per-character billing	1 hr, 4 hr, 10 hr download hours per month depending on tier.
Monthly Limit	Free: Standard 5M, Neural 1M, Long-Form 500K, Generative 100K characters a month (see free tier terms)	Varies by plan

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	Included with paid plans (standard voice licensing)

File Formats

Supported Formats	MP3OGG	MP3WAV
Export Options	MP3, OGG and other standard audio formats	Standard TTS download

Customer Support

Support Channels	N/A	Online helpSaaS support
Priority Support	N/A

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