Azure TTS API Pricing
As of October 10, 2026, Azure TTS costs $15.00 per 1M characters on Azure OpenAI.
- Per 1M characters
- $15.00
- Providers
- 1
- Added to LiteLLM
- October 2025
Azure TTS pricing by provider
1 listing across 1 provider. Token prices are in US dollars per 1M tokens. The highlighted row is the price quoted above.
| Provider | Model name in LiteLLM | Per 1M chars | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure OpenAI | azure/speech/azure-tts | $15.00 | – |
What Azure TTS costs in practice
Narrating 500,000 characters
| Azure OpenAI | $7.50 |
Use Azure TTS with LiteLLM
Call Azure TTS through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/audio/speech. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.
from litellm import speech
response = speech(
model="azure/speech/azure-tts",
input="Hello from LiteLLM",
voice="alloy",
)model_list:
- model_name: azure-tts
litellm_params:
model: azure/speech/azure-tts
api_base: os.environ/AZURE_API_BASE
api_key: os.environ/AZURE_API_KEYcurl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/audio/speech \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
-d '{
"model": "azure-tts",
"input": "Hello from LiteLLM",
"voice": "alloy"
}'Azure TTS FAQ
How much does Azure TTS cost?
Azure TTS costs $15.00 per 1M characters on Azure OpenAI.
Which providers offer Azure TTS?
Azure TTS is available from Azure OpenAI through LiteLLM, using the model name azure/speech/azure-tts.
How do I call Azure TTS with an OpenAI-compatible API?
Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="azure/speech/azure-tts", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/audio/speech from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.
When did LiteLLM add Azure TTS?
Azure TTS was added to LiteLLM's model price file in October 2025.
Sources
Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request. Provider pricing pages:
LiteLLM docs: Azure OpenAI.
Provider pages: Azure OpenAI.
