# Amazon Polly — card for AI agents

AWS text-to-speech with Standard, Neural, Long-Form and Generative voices.

Category: Voiceover (text-to-speech) · maker AWS · checked 2026-10-12

## Price
- Price: Free tier
- Free tier: Standard 5M chars/month; Neural 1M, Long-Form 500K, Generative 100K each for the first 12 months. New accounts since 2025-07-15 get up to $200 in credits.
- Usage price: Standard $4/1M chars; Neural $16/1M; Generative $30/1M; Long-Form $100/1M.
- Pricing page: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/pricing/

## License
Amazon Polly FAQs and AWS Service Terms — https://aws.amazon.com/polly/faqs/

- commercial: **yes** (Commercial use OK)
  > As between you and AWS, your Polly output belongs to you.
  (https://aws.amazon.com/polly/faqs/)
- attribution: **no** (No credit needed)
  > As between you and AWS, your Polly output belongs to you.
  (https://aws.amazon.com/polly/faqs/)
- in app: **yes** (Can ship inside your app)
  > lack of restrictions on storage and reuse of voice output
  (https://aws.amazon.com/polly/faqs/)
- youtube: **yes** (OK in monetized YouTube videos)
  > lack of restrictions on storage and reuse of voice output
  (https://aws.amazon.com/polly/faqs/)

## Rules to follow
- Budget for paid Neural, Long-Form and Generative usage after the first 12 months.

## How an agent gets files
- AWS SDK/API (Polly SynthesizeSpeech) with an AWS account; also usable from the Polly console. (sign-in: account)
- Formats: mp3, vorbis, pcm
- Not allowed: You can cache and replay generated speech at no extra cost.
- Not allowed: Text you input that belongs to a third party requires that you have the rights to it.

## How to connect
- Public API
- API docs: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/ (API key needed)
- npm: `npm install @aws-sdk/client-polly`
- PyPI: `pip install boto3`
- Website: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/

## Lines to paste into your prompt or AGENTS.md

```
- Amazon Polly (Voiceover (text-to-speech)). AWS text-to-speech with Standard, Neural, Long-Form and Generative voices. Price: free tier; commercial use OK; no credit needed.
  Connect: API docs https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/ (API key needed); npm @aws-sdk/client-polly; PyPI boto3.
  Get files: AWS SDK/API (Polly SynthesizeSpeech) with an AWS account; also usable from the Polly console (mp3, vorbis, pcm).
  Not allowed: You can cache and replay generated speech at no extra cost.
  Not allowed: Text you input that belongs to a third party requires that you have the rights to it.
  Rule: Budget for paid Neural, Long-Form and Generative usage after the first 12 months.
  License: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/faqs/ (checked 2026-10-12; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/amazon-polly/)
```

Not verified: No commercial restriction stated; which voice types cover each language not checked.

## Links
- AgentGid page: https://agentgid.com/assets/amazon-polly/
- Is it free for commercial use? https://agentgid.com/assets/amazon-polly/commercial-use/
- Source: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/pricing/
- Source: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/supported-languages.html
- Source: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/faqs/

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