Compare Google Cloud Text-to-Speech
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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, with a monthly free allowance | Freemium / Subscription |
| Starting Price | $4 per 1 million characters (Standard, WaveNet) | $21 (Prime) |
| Has Free Version | ||
| Plan Summary | Standard and WaveNet $4 per 1M charactersNeural2 $16 per 1M charactersChirp 3: HD $30 per 1M characters | Free: personal use onlyPrime Lite, Prime, Prime Plus differ in credits, not voicesPrime: $21, 300,000 credits (up to 14 hours)Top-ups: 100,000 characters for $7 |
Other Specifications
| Product Type | Text-to-SpeechAPI | Text-to-SpeechVoice Cloning |
Language Support
| Languages Supported | Total not stated on the page we checked (Chirp 3: HD lists 53 language variants) | 152 languages and accents (vendor figure) |
| Accent Variety | - | English 14 accents, Spanish 23, Arabic 16, Chinese 3 |
Voice Quality
| Quality Rating | Not stated on the page we checked | Not rated |
| Tonal Description | Voice families: Chirp 3: HD, Studio, Neural2, WaveNet, Standard | not stated on the page we checked |
Voice Count
| Total Voices | Not stated on the page we checked | 2,000+ |
| Categories | Chirp 3: HD (30 voices), Studio, Neural2, WaveNet, Standard | Voices from several AI providers |
Ease of Use
| Usability Rating | Developer-oriented (API) | Not rated |
| User Experience | Not stated on the page we checked | Paragraph-level editor with speakers, pauses and sound effects |
Integrations
| API Availability | Yes, Cloud Text-to-Speech API | No public API |
| Platform Integrations | N/A | N/A |
Use Cases
| Primary Use Cases | News and broadcast reading (Studio)Conversational agents (Chirp 3: HD) | Podcastsvideo voiceoversaudiobooks |
| Applications | Not stated on the page we checked | Podcasts, video voiceovers, audiobooks |
Text to Speech Features
| SSML Support | N/A | |
| API Access | No | |
| Multi Language | ||
| Emotional Impulse | N/A | N/A |
| Voice Cloning | N/A |
Character/Word Limits
| Plan Limits | Per-character billing | Credits: one per character |
| Monthly Limit | Free: 4M (Standard, WaveNet), 1M (Neural2, Chirp 3: HD) characters a month, per a web search summary of the pricing page | Free account: ten requests plus bonus credits |
Commercial Rights
| Included | N/A | |
| Licensing Terms | Not stated on the page we checked | Paid plans: royalty-free commercial use; free plan: personal use only |
File Formats
| Supported Formats | MP3LINEAR16 | MP3WAVTXTDOCSRT |
| Export Options | MP3 and LINEAR16 (WAV encoding); Chirp 3: HD streaming also ALAW, MULAW, OGG_OPUS, PCM | MP3 or WAV, single file or split by paragraph |
Customer Support
| Support Channels | N/A | not stated on the page we checked |
| Priority Support | N/A | N/A |
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