Live Benchmark
PolarGrid vs the field
Real requests. Real latency. Measured from your browser.
PolarGrid
Kokoro 82M · Edge · Edge
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$0.008/min
ElevenLabs
Turbo v2.5 · Cloud
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$0.050/1K chars
Deepgram
Aura Asteria · Cloud
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$0.015/1K chars
TTS Cost — same service, different provider
| Provider | Model | Billing basis | Per min | Per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PolarGrid | Kokoro 82M | $0.008/minper min | $0.0080 | $0.480 |
| ElevenLabs | Turbo v2.5 | $0.050/1K charsper 1K chars | $0.04005× more | $2.400 |
| Deepgram | Aura Asteria | $0.015/1K charsper 1K chars · streaming | $0.0120 | $0.720 |
PolarGrid
$0.0080/min
ElevenLabs
$0.0400/min
Deepgram
$0.0120/min