# Google Cloud Text-to-Speech — card for AI agents

Cloud TTS with Standard, WaveNet, Neural2, Chirp 3 HD, Studio and Gemini-TTS voices.

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

## Price
- Price: Free tier
- Free tier: Monthly: Standard and WaveNet 4M chars each; Neural2, Chirp 3 HD, Studio, Polyglot 1M each. Billing must be enabled.
- Usage price: Standard $4/1M chars; Neural2 $16/1M; Chirp 3 HD $30/1M; Studio $160/1M; Instant custom voice $60/1M.
- Pricing page: https://cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/pricing

## License
Google Cloud Platform Terms of Service (Cloud Text-to-Speech docs) — https://docs.cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/quotas

- commercial: **yes** (Commercial use OK)
  > You can use the audio data files you create using Cloud Text-to-Speech in your applications or media
  (https://docs.cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/quotas)
- in app: **yes** (Can ship inside your app)
  > You can use the audio data files you create using Cloud Text-to-Speech in your applications or media
  (https://docs.cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/quotas)
- youtube: **yes** (OK in monetized YouTube videos)
  > You can use the audio data files you create using Cloud Text-to-Speech to power your applications or augment media like videos or audio recordings
  (https://docs.cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/docs/basics)

## Rules to follow
- Enable billing even to use the free tier.

## How an agent gets files
- POST https://texttospeech.googleapis.com/v1/text:synthesize with an audioConfig (audioEncoding); official client libraries available. (sign-in: oauth)
- Formats: mp3, wav
- Not allowed: Use of the audio must comply with the Google Cloud Platform Terms of Service.

## How to connect
- Public API
- API docs: https://cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/docs (API key needed)
- npm: `npm install @google-cloud/text-to-speech`
- PyPI: `pip install google-cloud-texttospeech`
- Website: https://cloud.google.com/text-to-speech

## Notes
Gemini 2.5 Pro TTS: $1/1M text tokens + $20/1M audio tokens. No free tier for Instant custom voice or Gemini-TTS.

## Numbers (AgentGid data)
- Used in 3 public projects set up for AI coding agents

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

```
- Google Cloud Text-to-Speech (Voiceover (text-to-speech)). Cloud TTS with Standard, WaveNet, Neural2, Chirp 3 HD, Studio and Gemini-TTS voices. Price: free tier; commercial use OK.
  Connect: API docs https://cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/docs (API key needed); npm @google-cloud/text-to-speech; PyPI google-cloud-texttospeech.
  Get files: POST https://texttospeech.googleapis.com/v1/text:synthesize with an audioConfig (audioEncoding); official client libraries available (mp3, wav).
  Not allowed: Use of the audio must comply with the Google Cloud Platform Terms of Service.
  Rule: Enable billing even to use the free tier.
  License: https://docs.cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/quotas (checked 2026-10-12; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/google-cloud-tts/)
```

Not verified: The pricing page sets no commercial restriction; general Google Cloud terms not read. Gemini 3.x Flash TTS preview prices rise on 2027-01-01.

## Links
- AgentGid page: https://agentgid.com/assets/google-cloud-tts/
- Is it free for commercial use? https://agentgid.com/assets/google-cloud-tts/commercial-use/
- Source: https://cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/pricing
- Source: https://cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/docs/chirp3-hd
- Source: https://docs.cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/quotas
- Source: https://docs.cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/docs/basics

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