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Azure HD 2.5
Microsoft's Azure AI Speech text-to-speech service; this entry tracks its HD neural voice tier.
- Microsoft
- Closed
- Released 30 Mar 2026
Where it ranks
- CText to speechModels · Cloud · 1,137 on Artificial Analysis Speech Arena: Text to Speech (provider voices)
Facts
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Family
- Azure AI Speech TTS
- Released
- 30 Mar 2026
- Weights
- Closed: API and apps only
- License
- proprietary
- API price
- $22 per 1M characters (Artificial Analysis normalised price for Azure HD 2.5 (USD per 1M characters).)
- Last verified
- 18 Oct 2026
Price from artificialanalysis.ai, 18 Oct 2026.
Benchmark results
| Benchmark | Result | Entry on the leaderboard | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Speech Arena: Text to Speech (provider voices) | 1,137 | Azure HD 2.5Provider Voice Arena, all categories and accents; rank 29 of 96, 2868 appearances, 95% CI ±12; raw value from the page's embedded data (shown rounded); no last-updated date shown, so as_of = retrieval date. | 18 Oct 2026 | artificialanalysis.ai |
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