NewVoice model API · Amharic & Afan Oromo, live today

The voice model API for
African languages.

Text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and language models purpose-built for Amharic and Afan Oromo. Hear them free in Voice Lab.

Two languages, 11 production voicesStreaming TTS & STTTTS $15 / 1M charactersVoice Model Playground →
Backed by · partnered with
NVIDIA InceptionGoogle for StartupsCubicAI HubDigital GreenAgricultural Transformation InstituteEA Research
100K+
Users on the Addis app
900+
Developers on the platform
3%
Word error rate, Amharic
<800ms
Real-time voice latency
The model layer

We trained the models.
You don't pay anyone else.

We purpose-built Text to Speech, Speech to Text, and the Addis-፩-አሌፍ language model for Amharic and Afan Oromo. No reselling, no third-party model fees. The whole stack is ours.

Speech to Text

Transcribe Amharic and Afan Oromo with streaming and async modes. Built on the same model layer we trained ourselves.

Speech to Text · APIRead the docs

Language ModelAddis-፩-አሌፍ

Amharic and Afan Oromo text generation and chat. Our own model. ETB 0.30 / 1k input, ETB 0.80 / 1k output tokens.

Language Model · APITry LLM Playground

Realtime AudioBeta

Speech in, speech out over a single WebSocket. ETB 1 / 1k input, ETB 4 / 1k output (~ETB 13/min).

Realtime Audio · WebSocketQuickstart

Enterprise

On-prem and VPC deployment for banks, telcos, NGOs, and governments. Your data, your infrastructure, your voice.

Enterprise · for enterprisesContact
Voice library

11 production voices.

Amharic and Afan Oromo voices, recorded with native speakers, billed per character. Press play to hear a sample.

WendeAmharic · Male · Promotional
am-ETDirect promotional read
HamenAmharic · Female · Conversational
am-ETWarm conversational delivery
SimonAmharic · Male · Storytelling
am-ETCalm storytelling voice
LozaAmharic · Female · Narration
am-ETSmooth studio narration
YohanesAmharic · Male · Calm
am-ETLow-key reflective tone
TesfaAmharic · Male · Confident
am-ETConfident, forward-leaning read
MuazAmharic · Male · Expressive
am-ETClear expressive delivery
RobaAmharic · Male · Energetic
am-ETEnergetic bright tone
NejatAmharic · Female · Refined
am-ETSmooth measured elegance
HiwotAmharic · Female · Storytelling
am-ETWarm vibrant storytelling
NahomAmharic · Male · Grounded
am-ETDeep calm resonance
WendeAfan Oromo · Male · Promotional
om-ETDirect promotional read
HamenAfan Oromo · Female · Conversational
om-ETWarm conversational delivery
SimonAfan Oromo · Male · Storytelling
om-ETCalm storytelling voice
LozaAfan Oromo · Female · Narration
om-ETSmooth studio narration
YohanesAfan Oromo · Male · Calm
om-ETLow-key reflective tone
TesfaAfan Oromo · Male · Confident
om-ETConfident, forward-leaning read
MuazAfan Oromo · Male · Expressive
om-ETClear expressive delivery
RobaAfan Oromo · Male · Energetic
om-ETEnergetic bright tone
NejatAfan Oromo · Female · Refined
om-ETSmooth measured elegance
HiwotAfan Oromo · Female · Storytelling
om-ETWarm vibrant storytelling
NahomAfan Oromo · Male · Grounded
om-ETDeep calm resonance
The honest comparison

Listen to them try.

The same sentence, every major provider. Most go silent on Amharic and Afan Oromo. We built for both from day one.

ሰላም! ወደ አዲስ AI እንኳን በደህና መጡ።

Microsoft Azure
NativeSample soon
Google Cloud
PreviewSample soon
Facebook MMS
ResearchSample soon
ElevenLabs
Not supported
OpenAI
Not supported

Only Addis AI ships production voice for both languages.

What you can build

Voice infrastructure for African enterprise.

Here is what our live Text to Speech, Speech to Text, and language model make possible, with proof points from real work on the Addis platform.

For developers

Five-minute
Hello World.

One SDK. Amharic, Afan Oromo, and East African dialect support out of the box. Free credit on signup. Usage-based pricing, no surprises.

01

SDK-first

Type-safe async client for JS and Python. npm i addisai / pip install addisai and you're live.

02

OpenAI-compatible

Same API shape. Point baseURL at Addis AI and your existing chat code runs unchanged.

03

Transparent pricing

Pay as you go, no subscription. Voice at $15 per 1M characters, LLM from ~$1.90 per 1M tokens. See pricing.

OpenAI compatible
Pricing

Pay as you go. No subscription.

Priced per modality, metered by the token or the character. Start with 500 ETB free on signup.

Billed in ETB. USD/EUR at the latest rate.
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/ 1k tokens

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
$3.17free credit on signup, no card required
Full pricing and worked examples
Ship in minutes

Africa builds
for Africa.

The next billion AI users won't speak English. Build with voice models purpose-built for Amharic and Afan Oromo.

LanguagesAmharic · Afan Oromo
Voices11 production
TTS$15 / 1M characters
Language modelAddis-፩-አሌፍ
RealtimeBeta · ~ETB 13/min