On October 20, 2026, Amazon Web Services announced an upgrade to the Amazon Polly Generative engine featuring more natural speech, 14 new voices, and two new languages. The drop-in model update is generally available now across multiple regions.
New Languages and Voice Portfolio
According to AWS, the updated Amazon Polly Generative engine introduces support for Hindi and Finnish for the first time. The drop-in model upgrade also brings 14 new voices across nine locales.
New additions include Kenneth and Nate for US English, Russell and Curtis for Australian English, Kiara and Arjun for Hindi and Indian English, Tina for German, Carlos for US Spanish, Leo and Carolina for Brazilian Portuguese, Hyunduk for Korean, and Suvi for Finnish.
Regional Availability and Use Cases
The updated Generative voices are available in several AWS Regions, including US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Europe (Frankfurt), Europe (Zurich), Europe (London), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Canada (Central), and AWS GovCloud (US-West).
AWS stated that the low-latency streaming API supports contact center experiences, chatbots, and large language model based agentic voice applications. The expansion to AWS GovCloud also brings the offering to public sector and regulated industries.
Key facts and where they come from
- AWS released an upgraded model for the Amazon Polly Generative engine on October 20, 2026.
Today, we are introducing a new model behind the Amazon Polly Generative engine that delivers more natural-sounding, accurate speech output with low latency.
- The update introduces Hindi and Finnish languages alongside 14 new voices.
With this upgrade, you get access to an enhanced voice portfolio with higher overall quality, 14 new voices across nine locales, and two new languages—Hindi and Finnish—now generally available
- The new Generative voices are deployed across multiple AWS Regions including AWS GovCloud.
All new Generative voices are now available in the following AWS Regions: US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Europe (Frankfurt), Europe (Zurich)
