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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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Podcastle (now Async)

AI audio and video suite with text to speech, now operating as Async

TTSPodcastVoice Cloning
Pricing
Model
Pay-as-you-go, per character, with a monthly free allowance
Freemium / Subscription
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: 10 AI credits and about 15 min text to speech, lifetimeEssentials: 450 credits and about 2 hours a monthPro: 1,200 credits and about 10 hours a monthTeams: 3,000 credits and about 40 hours a monthBusiness custom
Other Specifications
Product Type
Text-to-SpeechAPI
Text-to-SpeechVoice CloningAI Video and Audio Editor
Language Support
Languages Supported
Total not stated on the page we checked (Chirp 3: HD lists 53 language variants)
over 15 languages (pricing page); '15 different languages' and 'over 100 languages and dialects tested' on the AI voices page
Accent Variety
-
Not stated on the page we checked
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
Vendor describes natural pronunciation; no quality claim is made here.
Voice Count
Total Voices
Not stated on the page we checked
1000+ (vendor figure)
Categories
Chirp 3: HD (30 voices), Studio, Neural2, WaveNet, Standard
Stock AI voices plus voice cloning
Ease of Use
Usability Rating
Developer-oriented (API)
Not stated on the page we checked
User Experience
Not stated on the page we checked
Chat-based AI editor
Integrations
API Availability
Yes, Cloud Text-to-Speech API
Developer Voice API announced under the Async brand; per-plan access not stated on the page we checked.
Platform Integrations
N/A
Not stated on the page we checked
Use Cases
Primary Use Cases
News and broadcast reading (Studio)Conversational agents (Chirp 3: HD)
PodcastsYouTube videosPodcast adsMarketing
Applications
Not stated on the page we checked
Monetized YouTube content, podcast ads and marketing, per the vendor FAQ.
Text to Speech Features
SSML Support
Not stated on the page we checked
API Access
Multi Language
Emotional Impulse
N/A
Not stated on the page we checked
Voice Cloning
N/A
Character/Word Limits
Plan Limits
Per-character billing
Text to speech allowances per plan: ~15 min lifetime (Free), ~2 h, ~10 h, ~40 h a month on paid plans
Monthly Limit
Free: 4M (Standard, WaveNet), 1M (Neural2, Chirp 3: HD) characters a month, per a web search summary of the pricing page
~15 minutes lifetime (Free)
Commercial Rights
Included
N/A
Licensing Terms
Not stated on the page we checked
Vendor FAQ: you retain ownership of the output. Per-plan commercial rights not stated on the page we checked.
File Formats
Supported Formats
MP3LINEAR16
MP3WAV (paid plans)
Export Options
MP3 and LINEAR16 (WAV encoding); Chirp 3: HD streaming also ALAW, MULAW, OGG_OPUS, PCM
Audio: MP3 up to 160kbps on Free, 320kbps MP3 or 1411kbps WAV on paid plans
Customer Support
Support Channels
N/A
Not stated on the page we checked
Priority Support
N/A
Not stated on the page we checked

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