AudioStack vs ElevenLabs (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick ElevenLabs: it is first in our ranking of AI voice generators, and it grades higher too, 3.0 against 1.8.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
ElevenLabs grades higher on the free plan, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ElevenLabs
AI voice platform for speech, voice cloning, dubbing and voice agents
Which one is for you
Pick AudioStack if
- Fits if you are an agency making many radio or streaming ad variants
- Makes sense if you run an ad-tech or publishing platform and want audio production built in
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to see a price first, because there isn't one and you book a demo
- Not for you if you are a solo creator: it is built for media and advertising teams
- Skip it if you want a free try, as there is no free plan or trial listed
- Watch out: the console and the API are bought separately, even though the engine is the same
- Watch out: the pricing page address returns a 404
Pick ElevenLabs if
- Fits if you voice videos, podcasts or audiobooks and will pay for a commercial license
- Works for apps that need an API and voice agents on the same account
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you're staying free, since the free plan carries no commercial license or cloning
- Tight if you dub a lot, as dubbing costs 2,000 to 10,000 credits a minute from the same pool as speech
- Not for you if you need a professional clone of a voice that isn't yours
- Pricey if you need more than 30 minutes a month: Creator is $22 monthly for about 121 minutes, Pro $99 for about 600
- Watch out: downgrading or cancelling forfeits rolled-over credits, and there's no desktop app
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAAudioStackWeak | 3.0GPAElevenLabsVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published and the site points to a demo, so it sits in the middle by default. The old pricing address returns a 404. | CAn hour of voiceover a month means Creator: $18.33 a month billed yearly ($22 monthly) for 121,000 credits, about 121 minutes of speech. Starter at $5 covers only about 30 minutes. That's the middle of what this category charges, and dubbing and music eat the same credits. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial on record, so you pay before you see it. | C10,000 credits a month, about 10 minutes of speech, and 3 Studio projects. There's no commercial license and no cloning, so nothing you make on it can go in a video you publish. Enough to hear the voices, not to do the job. |
| Features | CA console for finished ad audio, dynamic variants from one tag, a production engine for an API and long-form audio. The listing says the console and the API are separate ways to buy the same engine. | AText to speech in 70+ languages, instant and professional cloning, voices designed from a prompt, dubbing, a long-form Studio, transcription, music, sound effects and voice agents. That covers more than any other tool here, and the listing shows no gap. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Briefs, ad tags and an API embed mean a team has to set it up. | A4.84 from 22,674 App Store ratings, the highest in this category. Paste text, pick a voice, press play. Working out what each product costs in credits is the fiddly part. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb console plus an API for embedding it elsewhere. No desktop or phone app is listed. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with an API and SDKs, and Zapier, Make, n8n, Salesforce and Zendesk connections. No desktop app, which an A needs. |
| Best for | producing ad audio at scale | AI voiceovers, dubbing and voice cloning |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AudioStack and ElevenLabs. How we grade
Where they differ
- AudioStack also covers ad creative.
- ElevenLabs also covers transcription, video generation and voice cloning.
At a glance
| AudioStack | ElevenLabs | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | $5 per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | 10,000 credits a month (about 10 minutes of text to speech) and 3 Studio projects. No commercial license and no voice cloning. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Aflorithmic Labs Ltd. | Eleven Labs Inc. |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | elevenlabs.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AudioStack
- No prices are published and the pricing address returns a 404; the site points to a demo booking.
- Built for media and advertising teams rather than individual creators.
- The self-serve console and the API are separate ways to buy the same engine.
ElevenLabs
- The Free plan has no commercial license or voice cloning; both start on Starter, and Professional Voice Cloning starts on Creator.
- One credit pool covers every product: text to speech costs about 1 credit per character, and dubbing 2,000 to 10,000 credits per minute.
- Professional Voice Clones are limited to your own voice and need a voice check; for instant clones you must confirm you have the right and consent.
- Unused credits roll over for up to two months on paid plans, but downgrading or cancelling forfeits them at the end of the cycle.
Key features
AudioStack
- InstantCreative
- Self-serve console where a team types a brief and produces finished ad audio.
- DynamicCreative
- Produces thousands of variants of one asset served from a single VAST tag.
- CreativeEngine
- The production engine embedded in another platform through an API call.
- StoryEngine
- Turns raw text into long-form audio such as audiobooks.
- Multi-provider voices
- Lists over 2,600 voices and 1,000 sonic assets from 17 providers.
ElevenLabs
- Text to speech
- Generate speech from text in more than 70 languages with Eleven v3 and other models, using stock voices, the shared voice library or voices you design from a prompt.
- Instant and Professional Voice Cloning
- Instant clones are made from a short sample and start on Starter. Professional clones are trained on longer recordings, start on Creator and must be of your own voice.
- Dubbing
- Translate a video's speech into another language automatically, or edit the result line by line in Dubbing Studio, which starts on the Starter plan.
- Studio editor
- A long-form editor for audiobooks, podcasts and voiceovers. The Free plan allows 3 Studio projects and Starter allows 20.
- Speech to text, music and sound effects
- Transcribe audio, generate music and sound effects, isolate voices from noise and change one voice into another, all paid from the same credit pool.
- ElevenAgents and API
- Build voice and chat agents for phone, chat and WhatsApp, or call the speech, transcription and dubbing models from your own app through the API and SDKs.
Plans
AudioStack
Pricing could not be confirmed. See audiostack.ai.
ElevenLabs
Free$0
10,000 credits a month, about 10 minutes of text to speech, and 3 Studio projects. Not licensed for commercial use.
Starter$5
per month for 30,000 credits, billed annually ($6 billed monthly)
About 30 minutes of speech a month, a commercial license, Instant Voice Cloning, Dubbing Studio and 20 Studio projects.
Creator$18.33
per month for 121,000 credits, billed annually ($22 monthly)
About 121 minutes of speech a month, 1 Professional Voice Clone and the option to buy more credits. The first month is $11 on monthly billing.
Pro$82.50
per month for 600,000 credits, billed annually ($99 monthly)
About 600 minutes of speech a month, 192 kbps audio and 44.1 kHz PCM output through the API.
Scale$249.17
per month for 1.8M credits, billed annually ($299 monthly)
About 1,800 minutes of speech a month, 3 workspace seats, team collaboration and 3 Professional Voice Clones.
Business$825
per month for 6M credits, billed annually ($990 monthly)
About 6,000 minutes of speech a month, 10 seats and 10 Professional Voice Clones. Enterprise above it is custom-priced, with SSO and BAAs.
Ways to pay less
AudioStack
No public discounts listed.
ElevenLabs
- Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
ElevenLabs prices a year at ten times the monthly price: Starter works out to $5 a month instead of $6, and Creator to $18.33 instead of $22.
- Other savings
First month of Creator for $11
The pricing page shows Creator at 50% off for the first month on monthly billing.
- Startups
Startup Grants: 12 months free
Startups building conversational AI agents can apply for a grant of 33 million characters, valid for 12 months.
- Nonprofit
Impact Program for nonprofits
The Impact Program gives free access to nonprofits in healthcare, education and culture, and to people with accessibility needs or permanent voice loss.
- Education
Impact Program for professors and students
Professors and their students can apply to the Impact Program for free access to ElevenLabs.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AudioStack or ElevenLabs?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AudioStack has no price we could confirm, and ElevenLabs starts at $5 per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, AudioStack or ElevenLabs?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only ElevenLabs has a free plan. AudioStack does not.
Which platforms do AudioStack and ElevenLabs run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only ElevenLabs lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.