ElevenLabs vs WellSaid
We give ElevenLabs a 3.0 GPA and WellSaid a 2.0, out of 4.0. ElevenLabs grades higher on value for money, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan 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
WellSaid
AI voiceover studio with voices licensed from paid voice actors
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAElevenLabsVery good | 2.0GPAWellSaidFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | DAn hour a month needs Pro: $33 a month billed yearly ($49 monthly) for 2,160 download minutes a year. Starter at $10 gives 240 minutes a year, which falls short. Generation is unlimited and only downloads count, but $33 is among the dearest in this category. |
| Free plan and trial | C10,000 credits a month, about 10 minutes of speech, and 3 Studio projects. But there's no commercial license and no cloning, so nothing you make on it can go in a video you publish. Fine for hearing the voices, not for the job. | CThe Trial plan is free with no card: 3 download minutes a month, 10 minutes of generation and 3 projects. The audio can't be used commercially, so it's for hearing the voices, not for a video you'll publish. |
| 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. Nothing else here covers as much, and nothing in the listing shows a gap. | C280+ actor voices, tone and pitch controls, pronunciation help, caption files with every clip, a team workspace and an API. The gaps: self-serve plans are English only, translation is Enterprise, and you can't clone a voice, not even your own. |
| Ease of use | A4.84 from 22,674 App Store ratings, the best in this category. Paste text, pick a voice, press play. Working out what each product costs in credits is the only fiddly part. | CNo store rating on record. It's a web studio where the work is the voiceover itself: script, voice, pronunciation fixes, clip by clip. A normal amount to learn. |
| 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 only, with an API and add-ons for Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Express. It's a short list, and there's no desktop or phone app, so a B is the ceiling. |
| Best for | AI voiceovers that sound like people | English voiceovers from licensed actor voices |
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 WellSaid. 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. WellSaid starts at $10 a month and scores 2.3.
ElevenLabs scores higher and starts $5 a month lower. Of the other AI voice generators on the chart, none scores higher than ElevenLabs for less, and 3 score higher than WellSaid 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 starts at $5 per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly). WellSaid starts at $10 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly).
- Only ElevenLabs lists iOS and Android apps.
- ElevenLabs also covers transcription, video generation and voice cloning.
At a glance
| ElevenLabs | WellSaid | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5 per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly) | $10 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) |
| 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. | Free Trial plan: 3 download minutes a month with no commercial rights, 10 minutes of generation and 3 projects. No credit card required. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Eleven Labs Inc. | WellSaid Labs, Inc. |
| Price read from | elevenlabs.io | wellsaid.io |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
ElevenLabs
- Creators voicing videos, podcasts and audiobooks
- Dubbing existing videos into other languages
- Developers adding speech or voice agents to their own product
WellSaid
- Corporate training and e-learning voiceovers
- Marketing and product videos that need commercial rights
- Teams that want voices from consenting, paid actors
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.
WellSaid
- Self-serve plans include English voices only; Spanish, French, Japanese and other languages, and translation, are limited to Enterprise.
- Users cannot clone a voice, their own included; every voice comes from WellSaid's licensed actors.
- The free plan's 3 download minutes a month carry no commercial rights; full commercial rights start on Starter.
- Business is billed annually only and sold for up to 5 seats; more seats, SSO and SOC 2 reports need Enterprise.
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.
WellSaid
- Studio voiceover editor
- Write or paste a script and generate audio with controls for tone, pitch and emotion. Paid plans allow unlimited regeneration without using download minutes.
- Licensed actor voices
- More than 280 voices built from recordings by voice actors who gave written consent and are paid residuals when their voice is used.
- Pronunciation tools
- Phonetic suggestions for hard words, custom pronunciations, a built-in Oxford dictionary for US and UK English and, on Business, a shared team library.
- Captions and export
- Each clip comes with SRT and VTT caption files. Pro adds 48 kHz audio, and Business adds WAV and OGG export.
- Team workspace
- Business adds shared team drives, clip comments with email notifications, team favorite voices, roles and permissions.
- API and Adobe add-ons
- An API for adding WellSaid voices to your own product, and voiceover add-ons for Adobe Express and Adobe Premiere Pro.
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.
WellSaid
Trial$0
3 download minutes a month, 10 minutes of generation and 3 projects. Audio may not be used commercially.
Starter$10
per month for 240 minutes a year, billed annually ($19 monthly)
1 user, 10 projects, all English voices, full commercial rights, caption files and 24 kHz audio. Monthly billing gives 20 minutes a month.
Pro$33
per month for 2,160 minutes a year, billed annually ($49 monthly)
1 user, unlimited projects, up to 48 kHz audio and the Adobe Express integration. Monthly billing gives 180 minutes a month.
Business$160
per user / month for 2,880 minutes a year, billed annually
Up to 5 seats with a team workspace, commenting, view-only seats, WAV and OGG export, live chat support and invoicing. Billed annually only.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom minutes and seats, all languages, translation, SSO, SOC 2 reports, 96 kHz audio and priority support.
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.
WellSaid
- Annual discount
Save 33% to 47% with annual billing
Starter is $10 a month billed annually ($120 a year) against $19 monthly, and Pro is $33 a month ($396 a year) against $49 monthly.
