$821+
in free API credits, plus monthly free tiers
Free voice AI API credits for students
Student offers and free tiers for speech-to-text, text-to-speech and voice agent APIs — Azure for Students, Deepgram, ElevenLabs, Cartesia and more.
Azure for Students
Microsoft · $100 Azure credit with no credit card, plus a free Azure AI Speech tier (0.5M neural characters a month for 12 months).
Student-onlySpeech
$100 credit
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About free voice AI API credits for students
You don't need a budget to build a voice AI project. Student-only offers like Azure for Students give you cloud credit with a school email and no credit card, and several voice AI companies have free tiers that are enough for most class and portfolio projects. Deepgram gives $200 of credit for speech-to-text, text-to-speech and voice agents; ElevenLabs and Cartesia give a monthly allowance for text-to-speech. Filter by what you want to build, and check each offer's page for the current terms before you sign up.
Build for free — FAQ
How can students get free API credits for voice AI?+
Azure for Students gives $100 of credit with a school email and no credit card, plus a free Azure AI Speech tier. Deepgram gives $200 of free credit to anyone who signs up, and ElevenLabs and Cartesia have free monthly plans.
Do I need a credit card?+
Not for Azure for Students, the ElevenLabs free plan or the Cartesia free tier. Check each offer's page for its current sign-up requirements.
