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