Google Cloud Text-to-Speech
Google Cloud speech synthesis with Chirp 3 HD, Neural2, WaveNet and Gemini-TTS voices, a recurring free allowance and an EU endpoint.
The recurring free allowance stands out: 1M Chirp 3 HD characters every month, and 4M for Standard and WaveNet, well above Azure's 0.5M. Beyond that, Chirp 3 HD costs $30 per million, legacy Neural2 $16 and WaveNet or Standard $4, while Gemini-TTS models are billed per token. SSML tags and spaces count as characters, and the eu-texttospeech.googleapis.com endpoint keeps data in Europe.
- Headquarters
- 馃嚭馃嚫 United States
- Parent jurisdiction
- 馃嚭馃嚫 United States (parent: Alphabet)
- EU self-serve plan
- Available; check eligible plans and regions
- GDPR DPA
- Yes
- Billing
- payg
- Free tier
- 1M characters/month free for Chirp 3 HD (and Neural2/Studio); 4M/month for Standard and WaveNet.
- Open source
- No
- Website
- cloud.google.com
- Source last checked
- 2026-10-06
- Pricing evidence
- Published rates
Pricing
Calculated from the listed vendor rates; exclusions still apply. How to read these estimates.
| 1M additional characters |
|---|
| $30 |
Allowances, plan limits & calculation details
Rates are shown at their recorded precision. A zero means no charge in this calculation; the vendor may charge for things we leave out. See the notes for usage assumptions and currency conversions.
- Base fee / month
- $0
- Included characters / month (millions)
- 1
- 1M additional characters
- $30
Priced on Chirp 3 HD, Google's current standard high-quality voice line: $30 per 1M characters after 1M free characters each month. Other tiers: Instant custom voice $60/M (no free tier); legacy Neural2 and Polyglot $16/M (1M free), WaveNet and Standard $4/M (4M free), Studio $160/M (1M free). Gemini-TTS models are billed per token (25 audio tokens per second): Gemini 2.5 Flash TTS $0.50/M text in and $10/M audio out, Gemini 2.5 Pro TTS and Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS $1/$20, Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS preview $0.50/$9 through 2026 then $1/$18. SSML tags and spaces count as characters. The eu-texttospeech.googleapis.com endpoint keeps data in Europe. Cloud Data Processing Addendum applies.
Managed alternatives
At 10M characters / month. Adjust usage and requirements.
Google Cloud Text-to-Speech: $3,240/yr estimated.
- Kokoro-82M on DeepInfra: $74/yr estimated 路 $3,166/yr bill differencePublished rates
- Speechify API: $1,092/yr estimated 路 $2,148/yr bill differencePublished rates
- Murf API: $1,200/yr estimated 路 $2,040/yr bill differencePublished rates
- Azure AI Speech: $1,800/yr estimated 路 $1,440/yr bill differencePublished rates
- Fish Audio API: $1,800/yr estimated 路 $1,440/yr bill differencePublished rates
No cheaper managed estimate matches your filters. Adjust your usage or compare with your actual contract bill.
The price difference leaves out migration costs, operating costs and any features you鈥檇 need to replace.
Self-hosted options
Operating cost is not estimated. These options are not counted as savings against managed services.
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