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Amazon Polly
FreemiumAWS text-to-speech service for apps, IVR and content at scale
What is Amazon Polly?
Amazon Polly is the text-to-speech service on AWS, offering standard, neural, long-form and generative voices in many languages. Developers use it to add speech to apps, phone systems and publishing pipelines, and it supports SSML and custom lexicons for pronunciation.
Polly is called through the AWS SDKs or console and returns audio streams or files, with speech marks for lip-sync and word highlighting. It is billed per million characters by voice type, and new accounts get a monthly free allowance for the first year.
Features
- Neural and generative voices
- SSML support
- Custom lexicons
- Speech marks
- Long-form voices
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Amazon Web Services
🇺🇸 United States
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
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Amazon Polly plans
Free tier
Free
- Millions of free characters per month
- For new AWS accounts
Standard voices
$4 / 1M characters
- Pay-as-you-go
Neural voices
$16 / 1M characters
- More natural speech
Generative voices
$30 / 1M characters
- Most humanlike voices
Long-form voices
$100 / 1M characters
- For long-form content
Prices in USD, checked Oct 28, 2026. Plans change often, so confirm on the Amazon Polly site.Official pricing
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Pros and cons
Pros
- Reliable at very high volume
- Fits existing AWS setups
- Low price for standard voices
Cons
- Less expressive than newer startups
- Requires an AWS account and setup
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What is Amazon Polly?
Amazon Polly is the text-to-speech service on AWS, offering standard, neural, long-form and generative voices in many languages. Developers use it to add speech to apps, phone systems and publishing pipelines, and it supports SSML and custom lexicons for pronunciation.
How much does Amazon Polly cost?
Amazon Polly is freemium.
Is there a free version of Amazon Polly?
Yes. Amazon Polly has a free plan, and paid plans add more usage and features.
What are the main features of Amazon Polly?
Neural and generative voices, SSML support, Custom lexicons, Speech marks, Long-form voices.
Who makes Amazon Polly?
Amazon Polly is made by Amazon Web Services.
What are the best alternatives to Amazon Polly?
Popular alternatives include Google Cloud Text-to-Speech, Azure Speech, ElevenLabs.