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Google Cloud speech API pricing and models

Google Cloud Speech-to-Text and Text-to-Speech: 2 speech-to-text models and 6 text-to-speech models, read from the provider's own pages on October 18, 2026. Its lowest speech-to-text rate converts to $0.18 an hour (Cloud Speech-to-Text V2 dynamic batch (Standard models)). No model here has a scheduled shutdown date.

Read from docs.cloud.google.com, cloud.google.com. Compare every speech API

Speech-to-text
2
Text-to-speech
6
Realtime voice
0
Retiring
0

Cloud Speech-to-Text V2, Chirp 3 (Standard recognition)

Speech-to-text - chirp_3

Current
Price (provider's unit)
Not stated
Converted $/hour (our arithmetic)
Not convertedNo price stated
Languages

111 locales (29 GA, 82 Preview) in the transcription language table derived

“Chirp 3 supports transcription in StreamingRecognize, Recognize, and BatchRecognize in the following languages:”
Context - docs.cloud.google.com

Note: Rows counted by us in the transcription language table (29 GA, 82 Preview).

Streaming

Yes

“V2 | Speech.StreamingRecognize (good for streaming and real-time audio) | Supported”
docs.cloud.google.com
Max audio

BatchRecognize: 1 minute to 1 hour (20 minutes with word-level timestamps)

“Speech.BatchRecognize (good for long audio 1 minute to 1 hour in general, but up to 20 minutes with word-level timestamp enabled)”
docs.cloud.google.com
Status

GA (us and eu multi-regions)

“| us (multi-region) | GA | | eu (multi-region) | GA |”
docs.cloud.google.com

Features

  • speaker diarization (BatchRecognize only)

    “Speaker Diarization | Automatically identifies the different speakers in a single-channel audio sample. Available only in Speech.BatchRecognize | GA”
    docs.cloud.google.com
  • utterance-level timestamps (streaming)

    “Utterance-level timestamps | Automatically generated by the model. Available only in Speech.StreamingRecognize | GA”
    docs.cloud.google.com
  • speech adaptation (biasing)

    “Speech adaptation (Biasing) | Provides hints to the model in the form of phrases or words to improve recognition accuracy for specific terms or proper nouns. | GA”
    docs.cloud.google.com

Language count is ours, from the table rows. The diarization feature row says 'Available only in Speech.BatchRecognize' while the diarization language section says BatchRecognize and Recognize.

Cloud Speech-to-Text V2 dynamic batch (Standard models)

Speech-to-text - Speech-to-Text V2 dynamic batch

Price (provider's unit)

$0.003 / 1 minute

“Dynamic Batch Recognition (sku:7700-6778-EF8E) | Standard¹ | $0.003 / 1 minute, per 1 month / account”
cloud.google.com
Converted $/hour (our arithmetic)
  • $0.18converted from $0.003 per minute
Languages
Not stated
Streaming

No

“Dynamic batch processes audio at a lower level of urgency. If you enable dynamic batch, you will be billed at a discounted rate.”
cloud.google.com
Max audio
Not stated
Status
Not stated

Standard models include: default, command_and_search, latest_short, latest_long, phone_call, video, chirp (Speech-to-Text V2 only).

Cloud Text-to-Speech Chirp 3: HD

Text-to-speech - Chirp 3: HD voices

Current
Price (provider's unit)

US$30 per 1 million characters (first 1 million characters free per month)

“Chirp 3: HD voices (sku:F977-2280-6F1B) | 0 to 1 million characters | US$0.00003 per character (US$30 per 1 million characters)”
cloud.google.com
Languages

53 locales (Punjabi (India) and Chinese (Hong Kong) in Preview) derived

“Chirp 3: HD voices are supported in the following languages, with Punjabi (India) and Chinese (Hong Kong) available in Preview.”
Context - docs.cloud.google.com

Note: Locales counted by us in the Language availability table (53 rows).

Streaming

Yes

“| streaming | ALAW, MULAW, OGG_OPUS and PCM |”
docs.cloud.google.com
Limit per request
Not stated
Status

GA

“| global | GA | | us | GA | | eu | GA |”
docs.cloud.google.com

Features

  • 30 voices derived

    “A range of voice options are available, each with distinct characteristics:”
    Context - docs.cloud.google.com

    Note: Voice count (30) counted by us from the Voice options table.

  • pace, pause and custom pronunciation controls

    “You can manage pace control, pause control, and custom pronunciations through the Chirp 3: HD voice control options.”
    docs.cloud.google.com

Locale and voice counts are ours, from the doc tables. SSML is not supported for streaming requests.

Cloud Text-to-Speech Instant custom voice

Text-to-speech - Instant custom voice

Price (provider's unit)

US$60 per 1 million characters

“Instant custom voice (sku:A247-37D7-C094) | Not available | US$0.00006 per character (US$60 per 1 million characters)”
cloud.google.com
Languages
Not stated
Streaming
Not stated
Limit per request
Not stated
Status
Not stated

Features

Cloud Text-to-Speech Neural2

Text-to-speech - Neural2 voices

Legacy
Price (provider's unit)

US$16 per 1 million characters (first 1 million free per month)

“Neural2 voices (sku:FEBD-04B6-769B) | 0 to 1 million characters | US$0.000016 per character (US$16 per 1 million characters)”
cloud.google.com
Languages
Not stated
Streaming
Not stated
Limit per request
Not stated
Status

legacy

“Legacy TTS models”
cloud.google.com

Cloud Text-to-Speech WaveNet

Text-to-speech - WaveNet voices

Legacy
Price (provider's unit)

US$4 per 1 million characters (first 4 million free per month)

“WaveNet voices (sku:9D01-5995-B545) | 0 to 4 million characters | US$0.000004 per character (US$4per 1 million characters)”
cloud.google.com
Languages
Not stated
Streaming
Not stated
Limit per request
Not stated
Status

legacy

“Legacy TTS models”
cloud.google.com

Cloud Text-to-Speech Standard

Text-to-speech - Standard voices

Legacy
Price (provider's unit)

US$4 per 1 million characters (first 4 million free per month)

“Standard voices (sku:9D01-5995-B545) | 0 to 4 million characters | US$0.000004 per character (US$4 per 1 million characters)”
cloud.google.com
Languages
Not stated
Streaming
Not stated
Limit per request
Not stated
Status

legacy

“Legacy TTS models”
cloud.google.com

Cloud Text-to-Speech Studio

Text-to-speech - Studio voices

Legacy
Price (provider's unit)

US$160 per 1 million characters (first 1 million free per month)

“Studio voices (sku:84AB-48C0-F9C3) | 0 to 1 million characters | US$0.00016 per character (US$160 per 1 million characters)”
cloud.google.com
Languages
Not stated
Streaming
Not stated
Limit per request
Not stated
Status

legacy

“Legacy TTS models”
cloud.google.com

Gemini-TTS models are also sold through Cloud Text-to-Speech at the Gemini API token prices (see the google provider).

FAQ

How much does Google Cloud speech-to-text cost?

Cloud Speech-to-Text V2, Chirp 3 (Standard recognition): not stated. Cloud Speech-to-Text V2 dynamic batch (Standard models): $0.003 / 1 minute. Prices are in Google Cloud's own units as of October 18, 2026.

How much does Google Cloud text-to-speech cost?

Cloud Text-to-Speech Chirp 3: HD: US$30 per 1 million characters (first 1 million characters free per month). Cloud Text-to-Speech Instant custom voice: US$60 per 1 million characters. Cloud Text-to-Speech Neural2: US$16 per 1 million characters (first 1 million free per month). Cloud Text-to-Speech WaveNet: US$4 per 1 million characters (first 4 million free per month). Cloud Text-to-Speech Standard: US$4 per 1 million characters (first 4 million free per month). Cloud Text-to-Speech Studio: US$160 per 1 million characters (first 1 million free per month). Prices are in Google Cloud's own units as of October 18, 2026.

Sources

Verified from each provider's own pricing pages and model docs; every quote was string-matched against the page that day. Prices are shown in the provider's own unit. Values marked derived were counted by us or taken from Azure's Retail Prices API, not from a pricing page. Prices change without notice; check the linked source before you commit a budget to one.

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