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Activeverified September 13, 2026

IBM Watson Text-to-Speech free tier

IBM Watson Text to Speech offers 10,000 free characters each month on its Lite plan. Lite instances are deleted after 30 days of inactivity, and customization requires a paid plan.

10K characters/moAlways freeUsage-based

Free-tier allowances

See the official evidence source for current free-tier details.

Requirements and restrictions

Restrictions

  • Lite instances are deleted after 30 days of inactivity.
  • Customization requires a paid plan.

Verify conditions at the official source.

Provider snapshot

Primary vertical
Text-To-Speech
Target customer
Enterprises, developers
Country
USA
Founded
2011

Also serves: Speech synthesis

Developer experience

The Lite plan includes 10,000 characters per month; customization requires a paid plan.

Features

  • 10,000 characters per month (Lite plan)
  • Watson Text to Speech API
  • Built for Enterprises, developers

Core products

Watson Text to Speech API

Categories

Subcategories: Speech synthesis

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