Ask HN: Are there any Text-to-Speech API with free credits?

3 points by bhu1st 3y ago ↗ HN

I am looking for a Text-to-speech API for low volume project. Google seems to offer $300 credits to start with but can't find what is their recurring monthly cost.

Are there any APIs with generous credits that I can use for a experimental project.

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smoldesu 3y ago ↗

FakeYou has a public API, but its limited to 10 seconds of speech at a time (and not super fast): https://fakeyou.com/

GianFabien 3y ago ↗

I haven't tinkered with TTS for some time, but I recall two options:

1. Web Speech API, AFAIK it is supported by most browsers.

2. Turning on text-to-speech in Android phone/tablet settings.

bhu1st 3y ago ↗

Thanks all for comments.

I found responsivevoice.org which seems good for my experiment.