Standard API Pricing
As of October 10, 2026, Standard costs $4.00 per 1M characters on AWS - Polly.
- Per 1M characters
- $4.00
- Providers
- 1
- Added to LiteLLM
- December 2025
Standard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS - Polly | aws_polly/standard | $4.00 | – |
What Standard costs in practice
Narrating 500,000 characters
| AWS - Polly | $2.00 |
Use Standard with LiteLLM
Call Standard 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="aws_polly/standard",
input="Hello from LiteLLM",
voice="alloy",
)model_list:
- model_name: standard
litellm_params:
model: aws_polly/standard
# credentials: see the provider's LiteLLM docs pagecurl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/audio/speech \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
-d '{
"model": "standard",
"input": "Hello from LiteLLM",
"voice": "alloy"
}'Standard FAQ
How much does Standard cost?
Standard costs $4.00 per 1M characters on AWS - Polly.
Which providers offer Standard?
Standard is available from AWS - Polly through LiteLLM, using the model name aws_polly/standard.
How do I call Standard with an OpenAI-compatible API?
Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="aws_polly/standard", 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 Standard?
Standard was added to LiteLLM's model price file in December 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: AWS - Polly.
Provider pages: AWS - Polly.