# AssemblyAI Ships AssemblyAI-TTS-1: A $15 per 1M Character Text-to-Speech API for Voice Agents

> **Publication**: aitalky (Independent AI Journalism)
> **Canonical Citation URL**: https://aitalky.vercel.app/news/assemblyai-ships-assemblyai-tts-1-a-15-per-1m-character-text-to-speech-api-for-voice
> **Original Source**: [MarkTechPost](https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/10/29/assemblyai-tts-1-text-to-speech-api-voice-agents/)
> **Author**: Michal Sutter (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Thursday, October 29, 2026
> **Category**: RESEARCH
> **Tags**: AI, MarkTechPost, research

## Executive Summary
AssemblyAI has released AssemblyAI-TTS-1, its first text-to-speech model for voice agents. It costs $15 per 1M characters, offers unlimited concurrency without a contract, and supports 6 languages at launch



## Full Coverage
AssemblyAI has released AssemblyAI-TTS-1, its first text-to-speech model for voice agents. It costs $15 per 1M characters, offers unlimited concurrency without a contract, and supports 6 languages at launch

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