Google Cloud Text-to-Speech

Google Cloud Text-to-Speech is ranked #21 of 215 in text-to-speech software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $16/mo.

Google Cloud Text-to-Speech plans and pricing

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Standard voices Free US$0.000004 per character (US$4 per 1 million characters) 0 to 4 million characters free cloud.google.com · 4 Oct 2026

WaveNet voices Free US$0.000004 per character (US$4 per 1 million characters) 0 to 4 million characters free cloud.google.com · 4 Oct 2026

Neural2 voices $16/mo Price after free usage limit is reached 1 million characters free usage cloud.google.com · 20 Sept 2026

Polyglot voices $16/mo Price after free usage limit is reached 1 million characters free usage cloud.google.com · 20 Sept 2026

Chirp 3: HD voices Free US$0.00003 per character (US$30 per 1 million characters) 0 to 1 million characters free cloud.google.com · 4 Oct 2026

Studio voices Free US$0.00016 per character (US$160 per 1 million characters) 0 to 1 million characters free cloud.google.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on text-to-speech software

Free plan: No
Voice cloning: Yes
Commercial use: Yes
API access: Yes

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Google Cloud Text-to-Speech

Export formats: MP3, LINEAR16, OGG_OPUS, MULAW, ALAW
Platforms: Web, API
Purpose: The API converts text into natural-sounding speech and can accept text or SSML input to produce audio data.
Voice selection: Google lists more than 380 voices across more than 75 languages and variants.
Gemini-TTS: Gemini-TTS supports single- or multispeaker speech and lets users steer style, accent, pace, tone, and emotional expression with natural-language prompts.
Custom voices: Chirp 3 instant custom voice can create personalized voice models with as little as 10 seconds of audio input and is available in more than 30 locales.
Streaming: The product supports streaming audio synthesis for low-latency, real-time conversations.
Long audio limit: Long audio synthesis supports up to 1 million bytes of input.
Speech controls: The API supports pitch adjustment up to 20 semitones, speaking rates up to four times faster or slower than normal, and volume gain from -96 dB to +16 dB.
Interfaces and formats: Applications can integrate through REST or gRPC requests, and output formats include MP3, Linear16, and OGG Opus.
Use cases: Google describes use cases including contact-center voicebots, voice generation in devices, and accessible electronic program guides.
Billing limit: Billing counts input characters including spaces, newlines, and SSML tags except the mark tag, and billing must be enabled to use the service.
Security and compliance: Google Cloud says it maps security, privacy, and compliance controls to standards and undergoes independent verification through certifications, attestations, and audit reports.
Trial credits: New customers can receive $300 in Google Cloud credits to try Text-to-Speech and other Google Cloud products.
Price from: $16/mo

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Where it ranks on Freedom251

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Sources

cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/pricing;· checked 20 Sept 2026
cloud.google.com/text-to-speech· checked 4 Oct 2026
cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/pricing· checked 4 Oct 2026
cloud.google.com/compliance· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/docs· checked 4 Oct 2026