Head to head / AI Voice
Amazon Polly vs ElevenLabs
- →Amazon Polly has a free tier to start; ElevenLabs does not.
| Compared | Amazon Polly | ElevenLabs |
|---|---|---|
| Cost / 1M chars | $16 | — |
| Starting price | — | $6/mo |
| Free tier | Yes | — |
| Visit Amazon Polly | Visit ElevenLabs |
Feature by feature
| Feature | Amazon Polly | ElevenLabs |
|---|---|---|
| Languages | 30+ | 70+ |
| Voice cloning | No | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial use | All usage | Paid plans |
| Styles/emotions | Limited | Yes |
| Output | MP3, OGG, PCM | MP3, WAV, PCM |
Amazon Polly
Developers and AWS teams needing cheap, scalable programmatic TTS at high volume.
- +Very cheap per-character pricing
- +Rock-solid AWS scale and uptime
- +SSML, lexicons, speech marks
- +Generous free tier first year
ElevenLabs
Creators and developers who want the most expressive, natural AI voices.
- +Best-in-class voice realism
- +Instant and professional cloning
- +70+ languages, expressive v3 tags
- +Strong API plus polished app
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