
ElevenLabsLifelike AI text-to-speech and voice cloning in dozens of languages.
Overview
Key features
- Text-to-speech with emotion control
- Instant and professional voice cloning
- Multilingual speech generation
- Long-form project editor for audiobooks
- Real-time streaming API
- Dubbing and translation tools
Pricing
- Model
- Freemium
- Category
- Speech Recognition
- Rating
- 4.8 / 5 (6)
Use cases
Narrate audiobooks and long-form content
Authors and publishers use the long-form project editor to produce expressive, consistent audiobook narration with controlled tone and pacing across chapters.
Dub videos into multiple languages
Studios and creators translate and dub video content into dozens of languages while preserving a speaker's vocal identity through voice cloning.
Voice characters in games and apps
Developers integrate the streaming API to generate low-latency, emotive character voices for games, interactive media, and conversational products.
Accessibility and content narration
Teams convert articles, documents, and podcasts into natural-sounding speech to support accessibility needs and audio-first audiences.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- High-quality, expressive voice output
- Strong multilingual and accent support
- Voice cloning from short samples
- Developer-friendly API and SDKs
Cons
- Realistic cloning raises misuse concerns
- Usage caps on lower-tier plans
- Quality can vary across languages
- Commercial use requires paid subscription
Reviews
Average from 6 ratings.
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Compared a few options
Evaluated this against two competitors. Where it wins: text-to-speech with emotion control and high-quality, expressive voice output. On balance the feature set — especially text-to-speech with emotion control — justifies the 5 stars for our use case.
Use it every day
Honestly didn't expect to like it this much. Instant and professional voice cloning is exactly what I needed, and strong multilingual and accent support. but I reach for it almost every day now and it just clicks.
Use it every day
Honestly didn't expect to like it this much. Instant and professional voice cloning is exactly what I needed, and developer-friendly API and SDKs. I do wish realistic cloning raises misuse concerns, but I reach for it almost every day now and it just clicks.
Years in this space
I've evaluated a lot of these over the years. What stands out here is instant and professional voice cloning — handled better than most — and high-quality, expressive voice output. Worth the time if this is your use case.
Does the job
Pretty happy overall. Long-form project editor for audiobooks just works and strong multilingual and accent support. Quality can vary across languages can be annoying, but no dealbreakers — I'd recommend it to a friend without hesitating.
Compared a few options
Evaluated this against two competitors. Where it wins: real-time streaming API and strong multilingual and accent support. On balance the feature set — especially multilingual speech generation — justifies the 5 stars for our use case.
Q&A
How much does each plan cost and what is included?
Monthly price and included credits per plan: Free $0 (10,000 credits); Starter $6 (30,000 credits); Creator $22 (121,000 credits, $11 for the first month); Pro $99 (600,000 credits); Scale $299 (1,800,000 credits, 3 seats); Business $990 (6,000,000 credits, 10 seats); Enterprise is custom. Credits are shared across every product — see the per-product credit costs below.
Asked by Farah Rahimi · Feb 26, 2026
How do text characters and credits work?
Each text character you generate consumes credits, with the exact cost depending on the model used. For V2 Multilingual models, 1 text character equals 1 credit. For V2 Flash/Turbo English and V2.5 Flash/Turbo Multilingual models, discounted pricing applies for API usage, costing between 0.5 and 1 credit per character.
Asked by Greta Nowak · Feb 18, 2026
How many credits does each product use?
All products draw from one shared monthly credit pool, so the same credits can be spent on any of them and using one leaves fewer for the others. Approximate credit costs are: Text to Speech 1 credit per character; Speech to Text 330 credits per minute; Eleven Music 900 credits per minute; Sound Effects 200 credits per generation; Voice Changer and Voice Isolator 1,000 credits per minute; and Dubbing 2,000 credits per minute (automatic with watermark), 3,000 (automatic without watermark), 5,000 (Dubbing Studio with watermark) or 10,000 (Dubbing Studio without watermark).
Asked by Celeste Marchetti · Feb 15, 2026
When do my credits reset, and do unused credits roll over?
Your credit allowance resets at the start of each billing cycle, which begins on the day you subscribed. Unused credits roll over for up to two months — up to 2× your monthly quota — so your balance can reach at most 3× your monthly quota (this month's allotment plus up to two months of rollover), as long as you maintain an active paid subscription and do not downgrade or cancel. Downgrading or cancelling forfeits unused credits at the end of the cycle. Rollover does not apply to the Free plan. Pay-as-you-go top-up credits are separate and are not subject to this rollover cap. When your subscription renews, you receive a new monthly allotment of credits.
Asked by Rania Nasser · Feb 6, 2026
Do you offer annual billing, and what does it cost?
Yes. Annual billing works out to two months free — you pay for 10 months (annual price = monthly price × 10). The equivalent monthly price on an annual plan is $5 for Starter, $18.33 for Creator, $82.50 for Pro, $249.17 for Scale, and $825 for Business.
Asked by Gabriel Duarte · Jan 30, 2026
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