Compare Azure AI Speech
Details side-by-side comparison of Azure AI Speech against top competitors.
Detailed Comparison
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Azure AI Speech
Text-to-speech in Microsoft's Azure AI Speech service, with standard, HD and custom voices
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Google Cloud Text-to-Speech
Text-to-speech API from Google Cloud with Chirp 3: HD, Studio, Neural2, WaveNet and Standard voices
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Pricing
| Model | Pay-as-you-go, per character | Pay-as-you-go, per character, with a monthly free allowance |
| Starting Price | Not stated on the page we checked | $4 per 1 million characters (Standard, WaveNet) |
| Has Free Version | ||
| Plan Summary | Free (F0) Neural: 0.5 million characters a monthPaid rates per 1M characters: dollar amounts not stated on the page we checked | Standard and WaveNet $4 per 1M charactersNeural2 $16 per 1M charactersChirp 3: HD $30 per 1M characters |
Other Specifications
| Product Type | Text-to-SpeechAPI | Text-to-SpeechAPI |
Language Support
| Languages Supported | 100+ languages and locales (standard voices, Microsoft Learn) | Total not stated on the page we checked (Chirp 3: HD lists 53 language variants) |
Voice Quality
| Quality Rating | Not stated on the page we checked | Not stated on the page we checked |
| Tonal Description | Standard neural voices, HD voices, custom and personal voices | Voice families: Chirp 3: HD, Studio, Neural2, WaveNet, Standard |
Voice Count
| Total Voices | Not stated on the page we checked | Not stated on the page we checked |
| Categories | Standard neural, HD, custom, personal | Chirp 3: HD (30 voices), Studio, Neural2, WaveNet, Standard |
Ease of Use
| Usability Rating | Developer-oriented (SDK, REST) | Developer-oriented (API) |
| User Experience | Audio Content Creation tool in Speech Studio for no-code use | Not stated on the page we checked |
Integrations
| API Availability | Yes, Speech SDK, REST API and batch synthesis API | Yes, Cloud Text-to-Speech API |
| Platform Integrations | N/A | N/A |
Use Cases
| Primary Use Cases | Chatbots and voice assistantsAudiobooksIn-car navigation | News and broadcast reading (Studio)Conversational agents (Chirp 3: HD) |
| Applications | As listed on Microsoft Learn | Not stated on the page we checked |
Text to Speech Features
| SSML Support | ||
| API Access | ||
| Multi Language | ||
| Emotional Impulse | N/A | N/A |
| Voice Cloning | N/A |
Character/Word Limits
| Plan Limits | Per-character billing; Chinese characters count as two | Per-character billing |
| Monthly Limit | Free (F0) Neural: 0.5 million characters a month | Free: 4M (Standard, WaveNet), 1M (Neural2, Chirp 3: HD) characters a month, per a web search summary of the pricing page |
Commercial Rights
| Included | N/A | N/A |
| Licensing Terms | Not stated on the page we checked | Not stated on the page we checked |
File Formats
| Supported Formats | N/A | MP3LINEAR16 |
| Export Options | Formats not stated on the page we checked; models available at 24 kHz and 48 kHz | MP3 and LINEAR16 (WAV encoding); Chirp 3: HD streaming also ALAW, MULAW, OGG_OPUS, PCM |
Customer Support
| Support Channels | N/A | N/A |
| Priority Support | N/A | N/A |
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