Google Cloud Text-to-Speech pricing and free tier

Free tier: Standard and WaveNet: 4M characters/month. Neural2, Studio, Chirp 3 HD: 1M characters/month.

Prices are from each vendor's official pricing page, checked on Oct 18, 2026. This page has no affiliate links.

Data updated Nov 8, 2026Prices checked by handSource: each vendor's official pricing page

Key facts

Free tier: Yes: Standard and WaveNet: 4M characters/month. Neural2, Studio, Chirp 3 HD: 1M characters/month.
API per 1M characters: $4 (Standard / WaveNet (Neural2 $16, Chirp 3 HD $30))
Checked: Oct 18, 2026 on cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/pricing

Google Cloud Text-to-Speech plans (checked Oct 18, 2026 on the vendor's pricing page, tax as stated by the vendor)
Plan	Billed monthly	Billed annually, per month	Usage limit
Standard	—	—	$4 per 1M characters
Details Commercial use — Voice cloning None Source Source
WaveNet	—	—	$4 per 1M characters
Details Commercial use — Voice cloning None Source Source
Neural2 / Polyglot	—	—	$16 per 1M characters
Details Commercial use — Voice cloning None Source Source
Chirp 3: HD	—	—	$30 per 1M characters
Details Commercial use — Voice cloning None Source Source
Instant custom voice	—	—	$60 per 1M characters (no free tier)
Details Commercial use — Voice cloning Instant Source Source
Studio	—	—	$160 per 1M characters
Details Commercial use — Voice cloning None Source Source

Google Cloud Text-to-Speech links and sources

Website	cloud.google.com/text-to-speech
Pricing page	https://cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/pricing
Checked	Oct 18, 2026
Currency	USD
Free tier	Standard and WaveNet: 4M characters/month. Neural2, Studio, Chirp 3 HD: 1M characters/month. Source
Commercial use on free plan	—
API per 1M characters	$4Standard / WaveNet (Neural2 $16, Chirp 3 HD $30) Source

Pay-as-you-go only. Gemini TTS is billed separately per token.

Google Cloud Text-to-Speech pricing questions

Does Google Cloud Text-to-Speech have a free plan?

Yes. Standard and WaveNet: 4M characters/month. Neural2, Studio, Chirp 3 HD: 1M characters/month. (checked Oct 18, 2026)

How much does the Google Cloud Text-to-Speech API cost?

$4 per 1M characters (Standard / WaveNet (Neural2 $16, Chirp 3 HD $30)), from the vendor's pricing page checked on Oct 18, 2026.

Lowest monthly prices of other AI voice generator tools

Lowest-priced plan billed monthly
Service	Monthly	Free tier
Cartesia	$5	20,000 credits/month (text-to-speech uses 1 credit per character).
Typecast	$5	3,000 credits total (about 5 minutes). Credit attribution required.
ElevenLabs	$6	10,000 credits/month. No rollover. No commercial license.
Speechify API	$10	$0, no card required. Stops until next month when the monthly usage balance runs out.
WellSaid	$19	3 minutes of downloads/month. No commercial use. No card required.
Fliki	$28	3 credits/month, up to 5 minutes, 720p, watermarked.

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How this data is collected: Prices are read by hand from each vendor's official pricing page and stored with the date and source URL. Last checked Oct 18, 2026.