ElevenLabs vs Veritone Voice (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 value for money, the free plan, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on 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
Veritone Voice
Enterprise AI voice platform with stock, premium and cloned voices
Which one is for you
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
Pick Veritone Voice if
- Fits if you are a broadcaster or ad agency that needs licensed voices with a paper trail
- Makes sense if you want a custom voice of one speaker and can pay $9,000 for it
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are an individual: $500 a month and up, against $5 to $20 for most voice tools
- Skip it if you want to try before paying, as there is no free plan or trial
- Not for you if you only need a quick voiceover, since a custom clone starts at $9,000 and needs about three hours of audio
- Watch out: premium voices cost extra and the page gives no figure
- Watch out: API and enterprise workflow prices are not published
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAElevenLabsVery good | 1.8GPAVeritone VoiceWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | D$500 a month and up. Most AI voice tools charge $5 to $20, and the dearest tenth starts at $29. A custom voice adds $9,000, and premium voices cost extra with no figure given. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | FNo free plan and no trial on record, so you pay before you see it. |
| Features | 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. | B300+ stock voices in 150 languages, 70+ licensed premium voices, text-to-speech and speech-to-speech, consent-based cloning and a REST API. It covers the job, with API and enterprise pricing unpublished. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. A custom voice needs about three hours of clean audio, and API keys come through a contact form. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with an API and SDKs, and Zapier, Make, n8n, Salesforce and Zendesk connections. No desktop app, which an A needs. | BWeb app plus a REST API for real-time speech. No desktop or phone app is listed. |
| Best for | AI voiceovers, dubbing and voice cloning | licensed and custom voices for broadcasters |
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: ElevenLabs and Veritone Voice. How we grade
Price against what you get
ElevenLabs starts at $5 a month and scores 3.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Veritone Voice starts at $500 a month and scores 2.7.
ElevenLabs scores higher and starts $495 a month lower. Of the other AI voice generators on the chart, none scores higher than ElevenLabs for less, and 5 score higher than Veritone Voice for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- ElevenLabs also covers transcription and video generation.
At a glance
| ElevenLabs | Veritone Voice | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $5 per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly) | $500 per month and up |
| Free plan | 10,000 credits a month (about 10 minutes of text to speech) and 3 Studio projects. No commercial license and no voice cloning. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Eleven Labs Inc. | Veritone, Inc. |
| Price read from | elevenlabs.io | veritonevoice.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Veritone Voice
- The entry price is $500 a month and up, so it is aimed at businesses rather than individuals; there is no free plan or trial listed.
- Premium voices are licensed at additional cost, and the page does not say how much.
- A custom voice starts at $9,000 per voice and needs about three hours of clean recorded audio.
- API and enterprise workflow pricing is not published.
Key features
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.
Veritone Voice
- Stock and premium voices
- The page lists 300+ stock voices across 150 languages and 70+ premium voices of voice artists who approved their use.
- Text editor with voice controls
- Tone, pitch, style and speed can be adjusted, and a lexicon feature lets you set pronunciations for your own terms.
- Text-to-speech and speech-to-speech
- Clips can be made from typed text or from a recorded voice, and organized into projects.
- Consent-based voice cloning
- Veritone says it never builds a voice model without the speaker's consent. Models carry inaudible watermarks for traceability.
- REST API
- Developers can add real-time speech to an app, with audio effects applied before or after production.
Plans
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.
Veritone Voice
Stock and Premium Voices$500
per month and up
Self-serve app with 300+ stock voices across 150 languages. 70+ voice-artist approved premium voices are licensed at additional cost.
Custom Voice$9,000
per voice and up
A consent-based clone of one voice, built from about three hours of audio, then used in the same app for text-to-speech and speech-to-speech.
API and Real-Time VoiceCustom
REST API for text-to-speech and speech-to-speech; the page shows no price and points to a contact form for API keys.
Enterprise WorkflowsCustom
Managed voice and audio automation designed with Veritone's team; the page asks you to contact them for details.
Ways to pay less
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.
Veritone Voice
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ElevenLabs or Veritone Voice?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ElevenLabs is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against $500 a month for Veritone Voice. ElevenLabs starts at $5 per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly), and Veritone Voice starts at $500 per month and up.
Which has a free plan, ElevenLabs or Veritone Voice?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only ElevenLabs has a free plan. Veritone Voice does not.
Which platforms do ElevenLabs and Veritone Voice 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.