ElevenLabs Review
4.8
Free (10k credits/mo)
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Who it's for
Content creators, studios, and developers who need the most natural, expressive voice cloning and TTS available, especially for commercial voiceover, dubbing, or conversational AI agents across many languages.
Who it's not for
Extremely cost-sensitive users generating huge volumes of speech who need predictable flat costs may find the credit-based billing and regeneration overhead frustrating — Fish Audio's flat per-byte API pricing is cheaper at scale.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 10k credits/mo, Text to Speech/Speech to Text/Sound Effects/Voice Design, 3 Studio projects, no commercial use |
| Starter | $6/mo | 30k credits/mo, Commercial License, Instant Voice Cloning, 20 Studio projects, Dubbing Studio |
| Creator | $11/mo (first mo $22, then 50% off) | 121k credits/mo, Professional Voice Cloning, additional credits |
| Pro | $99/mo | 600k credits/mo, 44.1kHz PCM API audio output, 192kbps quality |
| Scale | $299/mo | 1.8M credits/mo, 3 workspace seats, team collaboration, 3 professional voice clones |
| Business | $990/mo | 6M credits/mo, 10 workspace seats, low-latency TTS from 5c/min, 10 professional voice clones |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom credits, DPA/SLAs, HIPAA BAAs, custom SSO, managed dubbing |
Pros
- Widely regarded as the most natural-sounding, expressive TTS and voice cloning available (Eleven v3 emotional audio tags)
- Broadest language support among mainstream tools (70+ languages)
- Professional Voice Cloning produces studio-quality clones that pass casual listening tests
- Deep ecosystem: dubbing, sound effects, conversational AI agents, and an extensive API
Cons
- Credit system can produce hidden costs — failed or regenerated outputs still consume credits, inflating real per-character cost
- Free tier disallows commercial use and requires attribution
- Support response times can run 3-7 days (or longer for complex issues) even on paid plans
