Provider · read on October 27, 2026
Amazon text-to-speech models, ranked by speed
4 of the 96 text-to-speech (TTS) models in this index are filed under Amazon , led by Amazon Polly Generative, Amazon Polly Long-Form and Amazon Polly Neural. Same order and same measures as the full ranking.
| Rank | Model | Speed tier | P95 | Speed (shorter is faster) | Median | Listener Elo | Price per 1M chars | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 |  Amazon Polly GenerativeAmazon | No tier | Not timed | Not timed | Not timed | 1,063 | $30 | Customer service, Assistants, Entertainment, Knowledge sharing |
| 68 |  Amazon Polly Long-FormAmazon | No tier | Not timed | Not timed | Not timed | 1,029 | $100 | Customer service, Assistants, Entertainment, Knowledge sharing |
| 83 |  Amazon Polly NeuralAmazon | No tier | Not timed | Not timed | Not timed | 894 | $16 | Customer service, Assistants, Entertainment, Knowledge sharing |
| 86 |  Amazon Polly StandardAmazon | No tier | Not timed | Not timed | Not timed | 829 | $4 | Customer service, Assistants, Entertainment, Knowledge sharing |
Frequently asked questions
- Which Amazon TTS model is the fastest?
- None of the 4 models on this page is timed by Coval, so no speed comparison is made. They are ordered by listener Elo from Artificial Analysis where it is published.
- How are these models ordered?
- As in the full ranking: speed tier, then P95 time to first audio, with ties within 10 ms ordered by median time to first audio. Models Coval does not time follow, ordered by listener Elo; models with neither measure come last, in alphabetical order.