Compare Google Cloud Text-to-Speech

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Pricing
Model
Pay-as-you-go, per character, with a monthly free allowance
Freemium
Starting Price
$4 per 1 million characters (Standard, WaveNet)
$24/mo
Has Free Version
Plan Summary
Standard and WaveNet $4 per 1M charactersNeural2 $16 per 1M charactersChirp 3: HD $30 per 1M characters
Free trial availablePaid: basic ~$24/moPro ~$48/moPro+ ~$75–149/moEnterprise custom
Other Specifications
Product Type
Text-to-SpeechAPI
Text-to-SpeechVoice CloningAI Video EditorAI Writer
Language Support
Languages Supported
Total not stated on the page we checked (Chirp 3: HD lists 53 language variants)
~100+ languages
Accent Variety
-
Global variety across 100+ languages
Voice Quality
Quality Rating
Not stated on the page we checked
High
Tonal Description
Voice families: Chirp 3: HD, Studio, Neural2, WaveNet, Standard
High-quality expressive voices, emotion support
Voice Count
Total Voices
Not stated on the page we checked
~more than 500 voices
Categories
Chirp 3: HD (30 voices), Studio, Neural2, WaveNet, Standard
Many categories & use cases
Ease of Use
Usability Rating
Developer-oriented (API)
Beginner friendly
User Experience
Not stated on the page we checked
Multi-feature platform with beginner friendly editor
Integrations
API Availability
Yes, Cloud Text-to-Speech API
Yes – API available for developers.
Platform Integrations
N/A
Video toolsCloud editorSubtitle sync
Use Cases
Primary Use Cases
News and broadcast reading (Studio)Conversational agents (Chirp 3: HD)
VoiceoversAdsE-learningVideosNarrations
Applications
Not stated on the page we checked
Content creation, marketing, and educational media
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
Limits vary by plan (Basic, Pro, Pro+)
Monthly Limit
Free: 4M (Standard, WaveNet), 1M (Neural2, Chirp 3: HD) characters a month, per a web search summary of the pricing page
2k Chars / Generation
Commercial Rights
Included
N/A
Licensing Terms
Not stated on the page we checked
Included in paid plans.
File Formats
Supported Formats
MP3LINEAR16
MP3WAV
Export Options
MP3 and LINEAR16 (WAV encoding); Chirp 3: HD streaming also ALAW, MULAW, OGG_OPUS, PCM
Standard TTS outputs
Customer Support
Support Channels
N/A
EmailWebAppHelp Center
Priority Support
N/A
No

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