Gemini TTS
Near top-quality voices, free to try in Google AI Studio.
Best freeFree
- Best for
- Free narration and podcasts
- On your PC
- No, online only
- Works on
- Web, API
- Made by
What’s good
- Sixth on the speech arena, best big-tech voice
- About $0.002 per 10 seconds of speech
- Cheaper Flash-Lite version also near the top
Downsides
- No consumer app; you use AI Studio or the API
- Prices double on 1 January 2027
- No voice cloning
At a glance.
- Best for
- Free narration and podcasts
- Price
- Free
- For developers
- $9 per 1M audio tokens (3.8 Flash), doubles January 2027
- Version
- Gemini 3.8 Flash TTSReleased 2026-09
- Works on
- Web, API
- Open source
- No
- Made by
- Website
- aistudio.google.com
How it ranks.
- Artificial Analysis Speech Arena#6 · 12822026-11-05
Can I run it myself?
No. It only runs online.
Your prompts and files go to the company’s servers. See the local options in this category for a private alternative.
Want it offline? The best local option for text to speech is Kokoro.