Azure Speech
Azure Speech is Microsoft’s speech-to-text + text-to-speech API, exposed in Speech Studio’s Voice Gallery: search 3,700+ voices, open Ava Dragon HD, and Try…
OUR TAKE
Pick Azure Speech for Azure shops who will stay on F0 or already have an Azure agreement. Paid HTML hid $.
Good fit
Azure shops who will stay on F0 or already have an Azure agreement.
Poor fit
Indie creators who want a $19 VO card (Listnr) without an Azure account.
F0 Free
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-27 · azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details
OUR TAKE
Pick Azure Speech for Azure shops who will stay on F0 or already have an Azure agreement. Paid HTML hid $. Cite F0 only, then confirm at checkout.
Good fit
Azure shops who will stay on F0 or already have an Azure agreement.
Poor fit
Indie creators who want a $19 VO card (Listnr) without an Azure account.
F0 Free
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-27 · azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details
What it costs
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-27 · azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details
F0 Free
Neural TTS: 0.5 million characters / month. Standard realtime STT: 5 audio hours / month. Custom STT: 5 hours + 1 hosted model / month. Speech translation: 5 hours / month
$0
Standard / Neural / HD / Custom / Avatar / Voice Live
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Checked 2026-10-27·azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details
Before you pay
Good fit
Azure shops who will stay on F0 or already have an Azure agreement.
Poor fit
Indie creators who want a $19 VO card (Listnr) without an Azure account.
Watch out
Paid HTML hid $. Cite F0 only, then confirm at checkout.
Instead, try
ElevenLabs if hosted clone playground without Azure signup; Deepgram if Nova STT/TTS playground
Compare Azure Speech with
Limits, in full
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Paid HTML hid $. Cite F0 only, then confirm at checkout.
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F0 is a small monthly pool. 0.5M characters is minutes, not hours of VO.
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OpenAI voices in the gallery are region-gated
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Not a consumer download site
If Azure Speech isn't it
Why: hosted clone playground without Azure signup.
Free· paid from$6/mo
Credits are not minutesChecked 2026-10-19·elevenlabs.io/pricing
vs Azure Speech
Why: Nova STT/TTS playground.
Paid only$4/yr
Streaming is metered while the socket is openChecked 2026-10-20·deepgram.com/pricing
vs Azure Speech
Why: STT from $0.24 / hr with $100 credits.
Paid only$0.011
$100 credits expire in 12 monthsChecked 2026-10-27·speechmatics.com/pricing
vs Azure SpeechLimits & alternatives4 limits · ElevenLabs, Deepgram, Speechmatics instead
Limits, in full
- 01
Paid HTML hid $. Cite F0 only, then confirm at checkout.
- 02
F0 is a small monthly pool. 0.5M characters is minutes, not hours of VO.
- 03
OpenAI voices in the gallery are region-gated
- 04
Not a consumer download site
If Azure Speech isn't it
Why: hosted clone playground without Azure signup.
Free· paid from$6/mo
Credits are not minutesChecked 2026-10-19·elevenlabs.io/pricing
vs Azure SpeechWhy: Nova STT/TTS playground.
Paid only$4/yr
Streaming is metered while the socket is openChecked 2026-10-20·deepgram.com/pricing
vs Azure SpeechWhy: STT from $0.24 / hr with $100 credits.
Paid only$0.011
$100 credits expire in 12 monthsChecked 2026-10-27·speechmatics.com/pricing
vs Azure Speech