Pricing

Pay for what you use.

Pay-as-you-go by modality. No subscription, no seats. Every model is metered per token, per character, or per minute.

Usage is billed in ETB. USD and EUR figures are indicative, converted at the latest exchange rate.

Models and rates

LLM · Multimodal

Addis-Aleph-1

Input$0.0019/ 1k tokens
Output$0.0051/ 1k tokens

Translation is included, no separate endpoint pricing.

Flagship African-language model for chat, generation, and translation.

Amharic, Afan OromoChatbots, content & translation
STT · Speech

Addis Scribe

$0.022/ 1,000 output characters

Billed on transcribed text only, audio input is free. About ETB 1.40 per minute of speech.

Accurate speech to text for Amharic and Afan Oromo.

Amharic, Afan OromoTranscription

Voice is metered per generated audio minute, the same flat rate for every language. Character limits still protect generation quality, but billing follows the final audio duration.

In beta available now, pricing may change

Realtime · AudioBeta

Addis Live

Input$0.0063/ 1k tokens
Output$0.025/ 1k tokens
Typical~$0.082/ min

Native-like speech to speech with under 300ms response. Built for live audio.

AmharicLive audio agents

Deprecated existing integrations only, use Addis Voice for new work

TTS · VoiceDeprecated

Addis Voice 1 · AM

$0.0063/ min

Previous-generation Amharic voice. Superseded by Addis Voice.

Amharic
TTS · VoiceDeprecated

Addis Voice 1 · OM

$0.032/ min

Previous-generation Afan Oromo voice. Superseded by Addis Voice.

Afan Oromo

Worked examples

New to tokens? A token is a small chunk of text the model reads, roughly a short word or a couple of characters. Text models bill per token and voice bills per generated minute, so the examples below show what real tasks come to.

TaskDetailCost
Narrate a 500-word articleAddis Voice, ~4 minutes of generated audio$20
Summarize an articleAddis-Aleph, ~400 input + 150 output tokens$0.0015
Transcribe a 1-minute voice noteAddis Scribe, ~400 output characters (input free)$0.0089
One minute of live supportRealtime, ~1k input + 1k output tokens$0.032

Frequently asked questions

Amharic and Afan Oromo today, across text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and the Addis-፩-አሌፍ language model. These are our first models, fine-tuned for these languages. More African languages are on the way.