New Voice model API · Amharic & Afan Oromo, live today

The 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.

28 production voicesPay as you go$1.90 for 1 hr of audioLLM Playground →
Backed by · partnered with
NVIDIA Inception programGoogle for StartupsCubicAI HubDigital GreenAgricultural Transformation InstituteEA Research
150K+
Users on the Addis app
1.5K+
Developers on the platform
3%
Word error rate, Amharic
20M+
API calls so far
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 high accuracy, on our own model layer fine-tuned for both languages.

Speech to Text · APIRead the docs

Language ModelAddis-፩-አሌፍ

Amharic and Afan Oromo text generation and chat. Our own model.

Input$0.0019 / 1k tokensOutput$0.0051 / 1k tokens
Language Model · APITry LLM Playground

Realtime AudioBeta

Speech in, speech out over a single WebSocket.

Input$0.0063 / 1kOutput$0.025 / 1kTypical~$0.082 / 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

28 production voices.

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

HamenAmharic · Female · Conversational
am-ETWarm conversational delivery
YohanesAmharic · Male · Narration
am-ETLow-key reflective tone
TesfaAmharic · Male · Commercial
am-ETConfident, forward-leaning read
MuazAmharic · Male · Commercial
am-ETClear expressive delivery
RobaAmharic · Male · Commercial
am-ETEnergetic bright tone
NejatAmharic · Female · Conversational
am-ETSmooth measured elegance
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.

የአንድ ማህበረሰብ እውነተኛ ውበት የሚገለጸው፣ የራሱን ታሪክ በራሱ አንደበት ሲተርክ ነው።

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 $0.032 per generated minute, LLM from $1.90 per 1M tokens. See pricing.

OpenAI compatible
Pricing

Pay for what you ship. No subscription.

Priced per modality, metered by the token or the character. Start with $3.17 in free credit.

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/ 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
$3.17free credit on signup, no card required
Full pricing and worked examples
FAQ

Questions before you build?

The useful short answers are here. Parameters, limits, error codes, and troubleshooting stay in the developer docs so they remain precise and current.

Browse all documentation

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
Voices28 production
TTS$0.032 / min
Language modelAddis-፩-አሌፍ
RealtimeBeta · ~$0.082/min