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ElevenLabs: Features, Pricing, and Alternatives (2026)

Lifelike text-to-speech, voice cloning and dubbing in 30+ languages

Website Last reviewed August 25, 2026

Best for: Creators and product teams who need voice output that sounds human

The benchmark for AI voice. Creator at $22 covers most YouTube and podcast workloads; developers should budget for usage-based overage.

  • Who it's forIndividuals, Freelancers, Small and mid-size businesses
  • Not ideal forUsers who only need occasional free narration; credits run out fast
  • Price from$5/mo · free plan
  • In category#1 of 3 in Audio & voice · category median $10/mo

What is ElevenLabs?

ElevenLabs is the leading platform for synthetic speech. Paste text and generate narration that handles pauses, emphasis and emotion far better than classic TTS engines, then export audio for videos, audiobooks, podcasts or apps.

Voice cloning works from a one-minute sample for an instant clone or from longer recordings for a professional clone, and a voice library offers thousands of shared voices.

The Dubbing studio translates a video and re-voices it while preserving the original speaker, and Speech-to-Text transcribes with speaker labels. Developers use the API and SDKs to build real-time conversational agents with low latency streaming.

Plans are credit-based: each character of generated speech consumes credits, which makes the Free and Starter tiers fine for testing but pushes serious creators toward Creator or Pro.

Made by ElevenLabsNew York, USAFounded 2022Launched Jan 2023

ElevenLabs key features

  1. Multilingual text-to-speech

    Natural prosody in more than 30 languages with control over stability, similarity and style.

  2. Voice cloning

    Instant clones from short samples and high-fidelity professional clones from studio recordings.

  3. AI dubbing

    Translate and re-voice videos while keeping the original voice and timing.

  4. Conversational agents

    Build voice agents with real-time streaming, turn-taking and tool calls.

  5. Speech-to-text

    Accurate transcription with speaker diarization and word timestamps.

  6. Studio for long form

    Produce audiobooks and multi-voice projects chapter by chapter.

ElevenLabs pricing and plans

Free

Free

  • 10k credits
  • Non-commercial license
  • Attribution required

Starter

$5/month

  • 30k credits
  • Commercial license
  • Instant voice cloning
  • Dubbing
Most popular

Creator

$22/month

  • 100k credits
  • Professional voice cloning
  • Higher quality audio

Pro

$99/month

  • 500k credits
  • 44.1 kHz audio via API
  • Usage-based overage
Free plan
10,000 credits per month, non-commercial use, attribution required
Discounts
Two months free on annual billing

Pricing checked on August 25, 2026.See ElevenLabs's pricing page

ElevenLabs pros and cons

Pros

  • Most natural-sounding voices available
  • Cloning quality is unmatched
  • Mature API with streaming

Cons

  • Credit-based pricing is hard to forecast
  • Free tier cannot be used commercially
  • Voice consistency drops on very long texts without Studio

ElevenLabs platforms, API and integrations

3 platforms

API available

SDKs: Python, TypeScript. API documentation

3 integrations

11 languages

English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic

Inputs and outputs

Accepts Text, Audio, VideoProduces Audio, Text, Video

1 AI model

proprietary

Is ElevenLabs secure? Privacy, compliance and support

Data privacy

  • Does not train on user data
  • Data region: US/EU

Compliance

  • SOC 2
  • GDPR

Team features

  • SSO: yes
  • Team workspace: yes

Support channels

  • Email
  • Live chat
  • Documentation
  • Community

Who is ElevenLabs best for?

Creators and product teams who need voice output that sounds human. ElevenLabs targets individuals, freelancers, small and mid-size businesses, enterprises, developers, agencies.

Use cases

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ElevenLabs FAQ

How much does ElevenLabs cost?

A free plan gives 10,000 credits per month. Paid plans start at $5 per month (Starter) and the Creator plan at $22 per month is the sweet spot for commercial use.

Can I clone my own voice?

Yes. Instant cloning is available from Starter; professional cloning from studio-quality recordings starts on Creator.

Does ElevenLabs offer an API?

Yes, with official Python and TypeScript SDKs, streaming endpoints and a conversational agents platform.

Does ElevenLabs have a free plan?

Yes. The free plan includes: 10,000 credits per month, non-commercial use, attribution required.