Head to head / AI Voice

Amazon Polly vs Resemble AI

The verdict
  • Amazon Polly is cheaper per million characters ($16 vs $33).
  • Both offer a free tier to start.
ComparedAmazon PollyResemble AI
Cost / 1M chars$16$33
Starting price
Free tierYesYes
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Feature by feature

FeatureAmazon PollyResemble AI
Languages30+100+ (localization)
Voice cloningNoYes (rapid + pro)
APIYesYes
Commercial useAll usageYes
Styles/emotionsLimitedYes
OutputMP3, OGG, PCMWAV/MP3 (streaming)

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

Resemble AI

Developers and studios that need custom cloned voices and programmatic TTS with commercial licensing.

  • +Fast, high-quality voice cloning (rapid + pro)
  • +Full API with real-time/streaming
  • +Emotion and style control
  • +Localization across many languages

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