Azure AI Speech
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Spec sheet
- Intended users
- The product is presented for developers building voice-enabled apps, multilingual generative AI applications, and intelligent agents.Read 11 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- Platforms
- web,apiRead 20 Sep 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- Free plan
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- Integrations
- Microsoft lists Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Foundry, Azure Content Understanding, Azure Translator, and Azure Language as related products.Read 11 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- Headquarters
- Redmond, Washington, United StatesRead 23 Sep 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- Founded
- 1975Read 23 Sep 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- API access
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- Core service
- Azure Speech provides APIs for speech-to-text, text-to-speech, translation, and speaker recognition.Read 11 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- Custom voice and avatars
- Users can build custom neural voices and use prebuilt or custom avatars with natural-sounding voices.Read 11 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- Export formats
- wav,mp3Read 20 Sep 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- Offline and edge
- Embedded speech supports on-device speech-to-text and text-to-speech when cloud connectivity is intermittent or unavailable, and apps can be deployed at the edge with containers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- Pricing basis
- Pay-as-you-go charges are based on transcribed or translated audio hours, text-to-speech characters, and speaker-recognition transactions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- SDKs
- Speech capabilities are offered through SDKs in programming languages including C#, C++, and Java.Read 11 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- Security and compliance
- The product page says Microsoft has more than 100 compliance certifications, including over 50 specific to global regions and countries.Read 11 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- Support resources
- Microsoft provides Azure Speech tutorials, API references, sample code, and SDKs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com
- Text to speech
- Text-to-speech supports customized, realistic voices and speaking styles for bots.Read 11 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- Transcription
- Speech-to-text can transcribe call center or meeting conversations and provide audio captioning in more than 100 languages.Read 11 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- Translation
- The service supports real-time multilingual speech-to-speech translation and transcription of audio streams.Read 11 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- Voice agents
- It supports voice-enabled agents using foundation models and customized audio-in and audio-out models.Read 11 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
- Voice cloning
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
Plans and prices
Free (F0) Free Speech to Text Standard: 5 audio hours free/month · Speech to Text Custom: 5 audio hours free/month, shared with Standard · Custom endpoint hosting: 1 model free/month · Neural Text to Speech: 0.5 million characters free/month · Speech Translation Standard: 5 audio hours free/month Read 11 Oct 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
Pay as You Go Price not published Pay only for what you use · Text-to-speech billed per character Read 20 Sep 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
Pay as You Go Priced on request Pay only for what you use · Text-to-speech billed per character Read 20 Sep 2026 · azure.microsoft.com
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