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Amazon Polly

by Amazon Web Services

Cloud text-to-speech with neural and generative voices

Pros

  • Very low standard-voice pricing
  • Reliable AWS infrastructure
  • Generous 12-month free tier

Cons

  • Generative/long-form voices are pricey
  • Less expressive than dedicated startups
  • Requires AWS account setup

✓ Where it shines / best for

  • AWS-native apps
  • IVR and notifications
  • High-volume standard narration

✕ Not the best fit for

  • Users outside AWS
  • Premium emotional content on a budget

Features

  • ✓ Standard, Neural, Long-Form, Generative voices
  • ✓ SSML and Speech Marks support
  • ✓ Streaming synthesis
  • ✓ Tight AWS integration (Lambda, S3)
  • ✓ Newscaster and conversational styles

Pricing

PlanPriceBillingNotes
Standard$4/1M chars
Neural$16/1M chars1M chars/mo free first 12 mo
Generative$30/1M chars
Long-Form$100/1M chars

Pricing verified from the official source. Prices change often — confirm on the vendor's site before buying.

Specifications

tiersStandard/Neural/Long-Form/Generative
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