Yandex SpeechKit

What Yandex SpeechKit is

Yandex SpeechKit is a managed speech synthesis service available through the web and an API. It supports voice cloning, six languages, and audio output in LPCM, OggOpus, and MP3 formats, with maximum input of 250 characters. A free plan is listed, although the pricing model is paid. Speech synthesis API v3 plans for Kazakhstan and Russia each list 250 characters and 24 seconds, but no prices are provided. Brand Voice Self Service and Brand Voice Premium offer custom unique voice synthesis with request-based pricing, also without listed prices. The service is presented with managed deployment and two cloud regions. Related listed infrastructure includes encrypted persistent storage, snapshots, high availability, private networking, seven-day backup retention, and volumes up to 256 TB. Supported volume types include Network SSD, Network HDD, non-replicated SSD, replicated high-speed SSD, and local disks. The entry lists Valkey and Redis managed clusters, regional replication, image scanning, registry deployment, and S3 compatibility. Yandex lists 2018 as its founding year and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as headquarters.