OpenAI TTS (API) pricing and free tier
OpenAI TTS (API) pricing, checked against the vendor's pricing page.
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Key facts
- API per 1M characters
- $15 (tts-1 ($30 for tts-1-hd))
- Checked
- on platform.openai.com/docs/pricing
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually, per month | Usage limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| tts-1 | — | — | $15 per 1M characters |
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| tts-1-hd | — | — | $30 per 1M characters |
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| gpt-4o-mini-tts | — | — | $0.60 per 1M input tokens, $12 per 1M audio output tokens |
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OpenAI TTS (API) links and sources
| Website | openai.com |
|---|---|
| Pricing page | https://platform.openai.com/docs/pricing |
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| Currency | USD |
| Free tier | — |
| Commercial use on free plan | — |
| API per 1M characters | $15tts-1 ($30 for tts-1-hd) Source |
Pay-as-you-go only. gpt-4o-mini-tts is priced per token; no per-character rate is published.
OpenAI TTS (API) pricing questions
How much does the OpenAI TTS (API) API cost?
$15 per 1M characters (tts-1 ($30 for tts-1-hd)), from the vendor's pricing page checked on .
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| 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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