# Is Amazon Polly still around? (2026) - Verdict

**Yes. Amazon Polly is live and price-verified as of Jul 21, 2026.**

Category: AI Voice & TTS

- Status: alive
- Lowest paid plan: custom / quote-based
- Free tier: no (trial only)
- Verified: Jul 21, 2026 · price source: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/pricing/

## What it is

Part of AWS, Amazon Polly converts text into speech using deep learning, with more than 100 voices across 40-plus languages. It offers four voice engines that trade cost against realism: Standard, Neural, Long-Form, and a Generative engine built on a billion-parameter transformer that streams audio incrementally. Developers shape output through SSML markup and custom pronunciation lexicons, and billing is per character processed rather than per seat, which suits teams embedding synthesized speech into interactive voice response systems, mobile apps, or media production. List pricing ranges from $4 per million characters for Standard voices to $100 for Long-Form.
Sources: Amazon Polly product page (AWS) (https://aws.amazon.com/polly/) · Amazon Polly Pricing (AWS) (https://aws.amazon.com/polly/pricing/) · Amazon Polly Features (AWS) (https://aws.amazon.com/polly/features/)

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## FAQ

### Is Amazon Polly shutting down?
There is no official sunset announcement for Amazon Polly as of Jul 21, 2026. It is reachable and price-verified; a "dead" status is set only by a human.

### How much does Amazon Polly cost?
Amazon Polly uses custom or quote-based pricing as of Jul 21, 2026.

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