How much does it cost to generate one minute of AI voice?
From $0.0036 (WaveNet voices via Google Cloud) to $0.09 (Speech 2.8 HD), per minute of speech (about 900 characters, 150 words). 26 prices from official price lists.
| # | Model | Cost | Arena score | Notes | Price source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  WaveNet voicesGoogle · via Google Cloud | $0.0036after free tier | - | Google Cloud verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 2 |  Amazon Polly StandardAmazon · via AWS | $0.0036Standard voices | - | AWS verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 3 | Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTSGoogle · via Google | $0.0090$0.0015 per 10s audio (through Dec 31, 2 | - | Google verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 4 |  TTS-1OpenAI · via OpenAI | $0.013standard | - | OpenAI verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 5 | Gemini 3.8 Flash TTSGoogle · via Google | $0.013$0.00225 per 10s audio (through Dec 31, | - | Google verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 6 |  Azure Neural TTSMicrosoft · via Microsoft Azure | $0.013S1 Neural, East US | - | Microsoft Azure verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 7 | C Orpheus TTSCanopy Labs · via Together AI | $0.013pay as you go | - | Together AI checked Oct 11, 2026 | |
| 8 | Neural2 voicesGoogle · via Google Cloud | $0.014after free tier | - | Google Cloud verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 9 | Amazon Polly NeuralAmazon · via AWS | $0.014Neural voices | - | AWS verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 10 | Azure Neural HD TTSMicrosoft · via Microsoft Azure | $0.020Neural HD, East US | - | Microsoft Azure verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 11 | TTS-1 HDOpenAI · via OpenAI | $0.027HD | - | OpenAI verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 12 | Chirp 3: HD voicesGoogle · via Google Cloud | $0.027after free tier | - | Google Cloud verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 13 | Amazon Polly GenerativeAmazon · via AWS | $0.027Generative voices | - | AWS verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 14 | D Aura-2Deepgram · via Deepgram | $0.027$0.030 per 1K chars, pay as you go | - | Deepgram verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 15 | C Cartesia Sonic-3.6Cartesia · via Cartesia | $0.034Scale plan: $299/month for 8M credits (1 | - | Cartesia verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 16 |  Eleven v4 TurboElevenLabs · via ElevenLabs | $0.036list price $0.04 per 1K chars | - | Try ElevenLabs ↗ affiliate | ElevenLabs checked Oct 11, 2026 |
| 17 | Eleven Flash / TurboElevenLabs · via ElevenLabs | $0.036$0.04 per 1K chars | - | Try ElevenLabs ↗ affiliate | ElevenLabs verified Oct 18, 2026 |
| 18 | Gemini 3.1 Flash TTSGoogle · via fal.ai | $0.045$0.05 per 1K chars | - | fal.ai verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 19 |  Speech 2.8 TurboMiniMax · via MiniMax | $0.054sync or async | - | MiniMax verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 20 | C Cartesia Sonic-3Cartesia · via Together AI | $0.059pay as you go | - | Together AI verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 21 | Eleven v4ElevenLabs · via ElevenLabs | $0.072list price $0.08 per 1K chars | - | Try ElevenLabs ↗ affiliate | ElevenLabs checked Oct 11, 2026 |
| 22 | Eleven Multilingual v2ElevenLabs · via ElevenLabs | $0.072$0.08 per 1K chars | - | Try ElevenLabs ↗ affiliate | ElevenLabs verified Oct 18, 2026 |
| 23 | Eleven v4ElevenLabs · via fal.ai | $0.072$0.08 per 1K chars | - | fal.ai verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 24 | Eleven Multilingual v2ElevenLabs · via fal.ai | $0.090$0.1 per 1K chars | - | fal.ai verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 25 | Speech 2.8 HDMiniMax · via MiniMax | $0.090sync or async | - | MiniMax verified Oct 18, 2026 | |
| 26 | Speech 2.8 HDMiniMax · via fal.ai | $0.090$0.1 per 1K chars | - | fal.ai verified Oct 18, 2026 |
FAQ
How much does it cost to generate one minute of AI voice?
From $0.0036 (WaveNet voices via Google Cloud) to $0.09 (Speech 2.8 HD), per minute of speech (about 900 characters, 150 words). 26 prices from official price lists.
Where do these prices come from?
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