Polly Neural
Jul 2019
Polly NeuralCompare inonAA TTS provider voice
$16per 1M characters
897arena Elo
Jul 2019released
Exact native tariff; see source for billing scope.Price covers
Ranking?
Full ranking →···
91Mist V290492Polly Neural89793Neural2894Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperFish Audio Drama 3 PreviewOpenwins 88%-6%$15KBetterKokoro 82M v1.0Openwins 72%-94%$0.99SCheaperSimba 3.2wins 88%-59%$6.60
CheaperVoxtral 3 TTSwins 86%-19%$13ICheaperRealtime TTS-2 Flashwins 86%-35%$10.40ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Fish Audio Drama 3 PreviewOpenwins 88%-6%$15SSimba 3.2wins 88%-59%$6.60Voxtral 3 TTSwins 86%-19%$13IRealtime TTS-2 Flashwins 86%-35%$10.40VLuna TTSwins 86%-6%$15ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
KKokoro 82M v1.0Openwins 72%-94%$0.99
WaveNetwins 53%-75%$4SSimba 3.2wins 88%-59%$6.60SSimba 3.0wins 78%-59%$6.60Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite TTSwins 75%-43%$9.20ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Fish Audio Drama 3 PreviewOpenwins 88%-6%$15BBreeze TTS 2Openwins 87%+113%$34AMing 3.0 TTSOpenwins 84%——Fish Audio S2 ProOpenwins 78%-6%$15
Step Audio EditX (Mar 2026)Openwins 76%——ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Polly Generativewins 73%+88%$30Polly Long-Formwins 68%+525%$100Polly Standardwins 41%-75%$4All Amazon models →Benchmarks
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FAQ
How much does Polly Neural cost?›
$16 per 1M characters.
Is Polly Neural free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $16 per 1M characters.
How good is Polly Neural, and what is it best at?›
#90 of 96 in Text to speech.
Is Polly Neural better than Mist V2?›
On AA TTS provider voice, Polly Neural scores 897 vs 904 — about the same. It is 49% cheaper.
When was Polly Neural released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2019-07-30. It is the current version in its line.
Is Polly Neural open source?›
No, Polly Neural is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Fish Audio Drama 3 Preview.
What is Polly Neural?›
Polly Neural is a closed speech & voice model from Amazon, released Jul 2019.
What are the best alternatives to Polly Neural?›
Fish Audio Drama 3 Preview (cheaper), Kokoro 82M v1.0 (better).