ElevenLabs

Overview

ElevenLabs is an AI voice platform founded in 2022, known for industry-leading naturalness and emotional expressiveness in text-to-speech (TTS) and voice cloning. Its flagship Eleven v3 reached general availability on March 14, 2026 and covers 70+ languages. The product is no longer TTS-only: transcription (Scribe), music generation (Music) and conversational agents now sit on the same account and credit pool.

Key Features

1. Eleven v3 — Most Expressive TTS Model

Audio tags (e.g. [laughs], [whispers], [sighs]) inserted inline control laughter, whispering, sighing and emotional shifts. v3 cuts errors on complex text by roughly 68% and supports 70+ languages. The standard model uses a larger, higher-fidelity codec and cannot run in real time, but Eleven v3 Conversational reached general availability in August 2026 with real-time streaming, bringing the same emotional expressiveness to low-latency voice conversations without switching to a separate model.

2. Text to Dialogue API

An endpoint designed for multi-speaker dialogue. Define speakers and lines in JSON and the API automatically manages speaker transitions, emotional changes, and interruptions.

3. Instant / Professional Voice Cloning

Two cloning options: Instant Voice Clone (Starter and up) from short samples, and Professional Voice Clone (Creator and up) from longer recordings for higher accuracy and a wider emotional range.

4. Scribe — speech to text

Scribe v2 and the streaming Scribe v2 Realtime handle transcription across 90+ languages, so meeting notes, subtitles and voice logs can be processed inside the same account as generation.

5. Eleven Music — generation trained only on licensed data

Music v2, released May 27, 2026, can switch genres mid-track while keeping composition and vocals coherent, and lets you re-generate an intro, verse or chorus independently without disturbing the rest. ElevenLabs states the model is trained exclusively on licensed data — backed by deals with Merlin Network and Kobalt Music Group — and that every generated track is cleared for commercial use, an explicit contrast with Suno and Udio, both of which face major-label litigation.

6. Multilingual dubbing

Dubbing Studio can speak the same cloned voice in a different language, which makes it a strong fit for localizing video content.

Plans & Pricing

Credits are shared across every product — TTS, Music, Scribe and agents all draw down the same monthly balance.

Plan	Monthly	Monthly credits
Free	$0	10,000
Starter	$6	30,000
Creator	$22 ($11 first month)	121,000
Pro	$99	600,000
Scale	$299	1,800,000 (3 workspace seats)
Business	$990	6,000,000 (10 workspace seats)
Enterprise	Custom	Custom SSO, DPA/SLA terms, elevated concurrency

Annual billing gives two months free (roughly 17% off).

Typical Use Cases

• Audiobooks and podcast production
• YouTube narration
• In-game character voices
• Multi-language dubbing
• Call center IVR and voice agents

Strengths

• Industry-leading naturalness and emotion
• High-quality voice cloning
• 70+ languages for speech, 90+ for transcription
• Rich APIs and SDKs, including a dedicated dialogue endpoint
• Music generation trained only on licensed data, lowering rights risk
• Eleven v3 Conversational reached general availability with real-time streaming, for low-latency voice conversations

Weaknesses

• Ethical concerns around cloning abuse (deepfakes)
• Small free tier, quickly requires a paid plan
• Premium models burn credits quickly

Official Info

• Website: https://elevenlabs.io
• Models: https://elevenlabs.io/docs/overview/models
• Pricing: https://elevenlabs.io/pricing