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ElevenLabs

AI voice platform for speech, voice cloning, dubbing and voice agents

Free plan · from $5/moAI VoicesChecked Oct 18, 20264.8 on the App Store
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Our verdict

First of our top three AI voice generators

For: Most people making voiceovers

ElevenLabs turns text into speech in more than 70 languages with stock, designed or cloned voices, with a Studio editor for long voiceovers, audiobooks and podcasts, plus dubbing, transcription, music and sound effects. Starter is $5 a month billed yearly ($6 monthly) for about 30 minutes of speech with a commercial license and instant cloning; Creator is $18.33 billed yearly ($22 monthly) for about 121 minutes. Its iPhone app averages 4.8 from about 22,700 ratings. Know the limits: the free plan has no commercial license or cloning, every product draws on one credit pool, and professional clones must be of your own voice.

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ElevenLabs report card

3.0GPA

Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 18, 2026

Best for AI voiceovers that sound like people

Need a voice that doesn't sound like a robot? ElevenLabs is the one the rest of this list gets measured against. It reads text in 70+ languages, clones voices, dubs video and runs voice agents, all from one pot of credits. The catch is that pot: every product drains it, and the free plan can't be used for anything you publish.

Who ElevenLabs is for

  • Great if you voice videos, podcasts or audiobooks and want it to sound human
  • Handy when one video has to go out in several languages
  • A treat if you build apps, with an API and voice agents on the same account

Who ElevenLabs is not for

  • Skip it if you're staying free, since the free plan carries no commercial license
  • Tight if you dub a lot, as dubbing costs 2,000 to 10,000 credits a minute
  • Not for you if you need a professional clone of a voice that isn't yours

Why ElevenLabs gets a 3.0

Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.

  • CValue for moneyAn 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.
  • CFree plan and trial10,000 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.
  • AFeaturesText 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.
  • AEase of use4.84 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.
  • BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with an API and SDKs, and Zapier, Make, n8n, Salesforce and Zendesk connections. No desktop app, which an A needs.

What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from ElevenLabs's own pages on 18 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.

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Where ElevenLabs stands among AI voice generators

ElevenLabs's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 9 of the 9 other AI voice generators we grade.

It stands best on features (A, above 9 of 9) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 0).

Its paid plans start at $5 a month, against a middle price of $14 for the category: 0 of the 9 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 10 AI voice generators we grade, cut by the letter each got. ElevenLabs’s own letter is outlined.

  • CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 9, level with 7
  • CFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 9, level with 8
  • AFeaturesAbove 9 of 9
  • AEase of useAbove 9 of 9
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 9, level with 6

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 10 AI voice generators. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0$5$10$20$50More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessElevenLabs

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • The best score at each price
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The full chart, and the best AI voice generators at every price

Keep ElevenLabs, or make your own?

Keep it

To replace ElevenLabs you would be making a voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.

It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 9 of the 9 other AI voice generators we grade. It costs $60 a year.

What you could not

  • A voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make.
  • A voice model trained on your recordings.
  • A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make.
  • Speech turned into text you can trust.
  • A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
  • It plugs into other products, Zapier, Make and n8n among them, and has an API.
  • The depth: we grade its features A, which means it covers the whole job.

What this rests on. ElevenLabs’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

What is ElevenLabs?

ElevenLabs is an AI audio platform for creators and developers. It turns text into speech with stock, designed or cloned voices, dubs video into other languages, transcribes audio and builds conversational voice agents through ElevenAgents and its API. Every product draws on one pool of monthly credits, and a free plan gives 10,000 credits a month without a commercial license.

ElevenLabs has a free plan. Paid plans start at $5 per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly). See every plan

Good for

  • Creators voicing videos, podcasts and audiobooks
  • Dubbing existing videos into other languages
  • Developers adding speech or voice agents to their own product

Worth knowing

  • 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

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.

ElevenLabs pricing

Starts at
$5 per month, billed annually ($6 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
None listed
Free$010,000 credits a month, about 10 minutes of text to speech, and 3 Studio projects. Not licensed for commercial use.
Starter$5per 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$18.33per 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$82.50per 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$249.17per 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$825per 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.

Read from elevenlabs.io on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with ElevenLabs before you buy.

Pricing in detail

Ways to pay less

  • Annual discountTwo 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.

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  • Other savingsFirst month of Creator for $11

    The pricing page shows Creator at 50% off for the first month on monthly billing.

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  • StartupsStartup Grants: 12 months free

    Startups building conversational AI agents can apply for a grant of 33 million characters, valid for 12 months.

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  • NonprofitImpact 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.

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  • EducationImpact Program for professors and students

    Professors and their students can apply to the Impact Program for free access to ElevenLabs.

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How people rate the ElevenLabs app

4.8

out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app

  1. 5 stars91%
  2. 4 stars5%
  3. 3 stars1%
  4. 2 stars<1%
  5. 1 star2%

22,674 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 18, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing

ElevenLabs reviews, and where to read more

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Common questions

Is ElevenLabs free?

ElevenLabs has a 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. Paid plans start at $5 per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly).

How much does ElevenLabs cost?

ElevenLabs lists 6 plans. Free: $0. Starter: $5 per month for 30,000 credits, billed annually ($6 billed monthly). Creator: $18.33 per month for 121,000 credits, billed annually ($22 monthly). Pro: $82.50 per month for 600,000 credits, billed annually ($99 monthly). Scale: $249.17 per month for 1.8M credits, billed annually ($299 monthly). Business: $825 per month for 6M credits, billed annually ($990 monthly). Prices were read from elevenlabs.io on Oct 18, 2026.

What platforms does ElevenLabs work on?

ElevenLabs is available on Web, iOS and Android.

Does ElevenLabs offer any discounts?

ElevenLabs publicly lists the following: Two months free with annual billing; First month of Creator for $11; Startup Grants: 12 months free; Impact Program for nonprofits; Impact Program for professors and students.

How is ElevenLabs rated?

ElevenLabs's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 out of 5 from 22,674 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 18, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from us.

Does ElevenLabs have a Windows app?

No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. ElevenLabs is listed for Web, iOS and Android.

Does ElevenLabs have a macOS app?

No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. ElevenLabs is listed for Web, iOS and Android.

Is ElevenLabs open source?

ElevenLabs is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.

Does ElevenLabs have an API?

Yes. ElevenLabs offers a public API, according to its own site.

What does ElevenLabs integrate with?

ElevenLabs's listing names Zapier, Make, n8n, Salesforce, Zendesk, Pipedrive, Airtable and ServiceNow. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Does ElevenLabs have a student discount?

Impact Program for professors and students. Professors and their students can apply to the Impact Program for free access to ElevenLabs.

Who makes ElevenLabs?

ElevenLabs is made by Eleven Labs Inc.

What are the alternatives to ElevenLabs?

The closest alternatives to ElevenLabs in our directory are Murf, WellSaid, Respeecher, Cartesia and Typecast. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with ElevenLabs.

How does ElevenLabs compare with other AI voice generators?

ElevenLabs's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 9 of the 9 other AI voice generators we grade. It stands best on features (A, above 9 of 9) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 0).

Is ElevenLabs good value for money?

ToolGPA grades ElevenLabs C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $5 a month, against a middle price of $14 for the category: 0 of the 9 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.

Could I make my own version of ElevenLabs?

To replace ElevenLabs you would be making a voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 9 of the 9 other AI voice generators we grade. It costs $60 a year. What you could not make: A voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make. A voice model trained on your recordings. A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make. Speech turned into text you can trust. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.

Sources for this page

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.