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Amazon Polly pricing & features

AWS text-to-speech service with Standard, Neural, Long-Form and Generative voices in dozens of languages, billed per character.

#26 of 27 · Text-to-Speech ToolsFacts read Oct 24, 2026
Score in Text-to-Speech Tools2.8 /10
Paid from
Not published
Free plan
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#26 of 27 — see the rankingPrices from aws.amazon.com/polly/pricing

At a glance

Best for
AWS developers adding speech to apps at a per-character rate
Pricing model
Free trial
Free trial
6 months
Rank
#26 of 27
What it does well
Standard voices are $4.00 per 1 million characters, with a free tier for new accounts.
Watch for
Neural voices cost $16.00 and Generative voices $30 per 1 million characters.

Amazon Polly pricing, as printed

Paid fromNot published“Standard voices are priced at $4.00 per 1 million characters” — aws.amazon.com/polly/pricing
Free planNot published
Free trial6 months“The free plan will be available for 6 months after account creation.” — aws.amazon.com/polly/pricing

Feature check

  • –Voice cloning · Not publishedClones a voice from a recording or sample.
  • ✓API · YesA public text-to-speech API documented on the maker's site.“You communicate with it using APIs in your code.” — aws.amazon.com/polly
  • –Commercial use · Not publishedThe maker says generated audio may be used commercially on at least one plan.
  • ✓Multi-language · YesSpeech in more than one language.“Generate speech in dozens of languages.” — aws.amazon.com/polly
  • –Dubbing · Not publishedTranslates or dubs existing audio or video into another language.

Questions about Amazon Polly

Amazon Polly does not publish a price, and it offers a 6-month free trial. Read from amazon.com on Oct 24, 2026.

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