AquesTalk
The facts below are what the maker publishes about AquesTalk, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From AquesTalk's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| AquesTalk1 Development License (Personal Use) | ¥1,980 a month | Personal-use development license for AquesTalk1 · OS-specific license selection · License is limited to the current release version · 発行手数料; current release version only |
| Personal-use development license | ¥1,980, paid once | Hobby/noncommercial development · per product and OS · current release version only · 発行手数料 1,980円（ライセンス料自体は無料） |
| AqKanji2Koe use license | ¥3,960, paid once | AqKanji2Koe language-processing library · OS-specific · commercial use · ¥3,960 |
| Commercial content use license | ¥6,380 a year | AquesTalk1/2/10 and AqKanji2Koe across all OS versions · unlimited video count · one license per PC · ¥6,380（税込）（1ライセンス）；有効期間はライセンス証発行日から1年間 |
| AquesTalk1 use license | ¥6,380, paid once | AquesTalk1 · perpetual use · OS-specific · latest version and earlier versions · ¥6,380 |
| AquesTalk10 use license | ¥6,380, paid once | AquesTalk10 · perpetual use · OS-specific · latest version and earlier versions · ¥6,380 |
| AquesTalk2 use license | ¥6,380, paid once | AquesTalk2 · perpetual use · OS-specific · latest version and earlier versions · ¥6,380 |
The facts
Each one read from AquesTalk's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Commercial limits
- Internet-facing server use requires a separate server license; standard use licenses allow closed-network use.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Commercial use
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Custom work
- Custom builds and changes such as voice, character encoding, input/output format, and sampling frequency are available by consultation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Engines
- The family includes four rule-based synthesis engines: AquesTalk10, AquesTalk pico, AquesTalk2, and AquesTalk1.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Evaluation limits
- The downloadable evaluation version changes all na-row and ma-row phonemes to nu and is limited to product evaluation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- WAVchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Implementation
- The engine uses ANSI C code and requires no external libraries or file system, allowing porting to systems without an operating system.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker describes AquesTalk integrations for ESP32, Raspberry Pi, Android TTS, and video tools including Yukkuri MovieMaker.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Languages
- 1checked 20 Sep 2026
- Player
- AquesTalkPlayer for Windows, Mac, and the browser reads text aloud and exports WAV files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- AquesTalk is a Japanese speech-synthesis engine family used in embedded products and PC applications.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The privacy policy says customer personal information is not disclosed to third parties except with consent or when requested by public authorities or required by law.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker provides downloadable evaluation packages and manuals, an FAQ, and a contact channel for product inquiries.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Text processing
- AqKanji2Koe converts text containing kanji into phonetic strings for AquesTalk synthesis.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Use case
- The maker offers compact speech-synthesis middleware that can run in systems without cloud access.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free personal use
- Personal hobby use without direct or indirect commercial purpose is free under the maker's stated conditions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- web,windows,macos,linux,ios,android,apichecked 20 Sep 2026
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