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Tencent Cloud Text to Speech

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Spec score 7.7 #5 of 21 in Infrastructure as a Service

What it is

Tencent Cloud Text to Speech converts text into speech for applications and devices. It supports SSML and lets callers adjust volume and speed, with 53 male and female voice types listed and custom voices available for enterprise users. The API accepts up to 150 Chinese characters or 500 letters per TextToVoice request and supports 8 kHz and 16 kHz sample rates, with WAV, MP3, or PCM output. Tencent recommends connecting through an SDK or API; SDKs are listed for Python, Java, PHP, Go, Node.js,.NET, and C++, alongside Tencent Cloud CLI 3.0. Listed uses include customer service bots, audiobook production, and voice broadcasting. The TextToVoice API is free during beta and has a default limit of 20 requests per second. Tencent was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

Spec sheet

What it does
Tencent Cloud Text To Speech converts text into natural-sounding speech for devices and applications.Read 12 Oct 2026 · tencentcloud.com
Platforms
web,ios,android,apiRead 20 Sep 2026 · tencentcloud.com
Free plan
NoRead 20 Sep 2026 · tencentcloud.com
Support
The user guide directs users with product problems to submit a support ticket.Read 12 Oct 2026 · indonesia.tencentcloud.com
Company
Tencent says it was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.Read 12 Oct 2026 · tencent.com
API access
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · tencentcloud.com
Audio settings
The API supports 8 kHz and 16 kHz sample rates and WAV, MP3, or PCM output.Read 12 Oct 2026 · proxy-hk.tencentcloud.com
Beta availability
The TextToVoice API page says the API is free for use in beta and has a default request rate limit of 20 requests per second.Read 12 Oct 2026 · proxy-hk.tencentcloud.com
Export formats
mp3,wav,pcmRead 20 Sep 2026 · tencentcloud.com
Input limit
A TextToVoice request accepts up to 150 Chinese characters or 500 letters.Read 12 Oct 2026 · proxy-hk.tencentcloud.com
Integration
The user guide recommends connecting through an SDK or API and says synthesis call details are available in the TTS console.Read 12 Oct 2026 · indonesia.tencentcloud.com
Languages
2Read 20 Sep 2026 · tencentcloud.com
Languages
The product introduction says TTS supports Chinese, English, and mixed Chinese-English speech.Read 12 Oct 2026 · indonesia.tencentcloud.com
SDKs
The API documentation lists SDKs for Python, Java, PHP, Go, Node.js, .NET, and C++, plus Tencent Cloud CLI 3.0.Read 12 Oct 2026 · proxy-hk.tencentcloud.com
Speech controls
The service supports SSML and lets callers adjust speech volume and speed.Read 12 Oct 2026 · tencentcloud.com
Use cases
Tencent lists customer service bots, audiobook production, and voice broadcasting as use cases.Read 12 Oct 2026 · tencentcloud.com
Voice cloning
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · tencentcloud.com
Voice options
The product introduction says TTS supports 53 male and female voice types, with custom voices available for enterprise users.Read 12 Oct 2026 · indonesia.tencentcloud.com

Plans and prices

General TTS — large-model voice, 1 million characters Price not published 1 million characters Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.tencent.com
General TTS — large-model voice, 5 million characters Price not published 5 million characters Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.tencent.com
General TTS — large-model voice, 10 million characters Price not published 10 million characters Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.tencent.com
General TTS — large-model voice, 50 million characters Price not published 50 million characters Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.tencent.com
General TTS — large-model voice, 100 million characters Price not published 100 million characters Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.tencent.com
General TTS — premium voice, 100 million characters Price not published 100 million characters Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.tencent.com
General TTS — ultra-natural large-model voice, 1 million cha Price not published 1 million characters Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.tencent.com
Long-text TTS — large-model voice, 500,000 characters Price not published 500,000 characters Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.tencent.com
Long-text TTS — premium voice, 1 million characters Price not published 1 million characters Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.tencent.com
Synthesis of text to speech - premium voice Free USD/10,000 Characters; pay-as-you-go, postpaid, billed daily Premium voice synthesis · billed by processed characters Read 12 Oct 2026 · indonesia.tencentcloud.com
Synthesis of text to speech - standard voice Free USD/10,000 Characters; pay-as-you-go, postpaid, billed daily Standard voice synthesis · billed by processed characters Read 12 Oct 2026 · indonesia.tencentcloud.com
Postpaid general TTS — large-model voice Price not published 0–100,000 characters per day Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.tencent.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Supports SSML and adjustable speech volume and speed.
  • Lists 53 male and female voice types.
  • Provides SDKs for seven programming languages.
  • Offers WAV, MP3, and PCM output.

Limits

  • TextToVoice requests cap at 150 Chinese characters or 500 letters.
  • Beta API has a default limit of 20 requests per second.

Who it suits

It suits developers integrating speech synthesis into applications or devices, and teams producing audiobooks or voice broadcasts. Enterprise users can consider custom voices; callers need to account for the per-request input limit.

Verdict

Tencent Cloud Text to Speech provides multiple SDK options, audio settings, and a defined TextToVoice request limit. The beta API is free to use, but its default rate limit and plan-specific pricing details matter when estimating usage.

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