Key Features

  • Text to Speech (Eleven Multilingual v2, Eleven v3, Eleven Flash)
  • Professional Voice Cloning
  • Instant Voice Cloning
  • Voice Design (create voices from text prompts)
  • 10,000+ voice library
  • Speech to Text (Scribe v2 — 98% accuracy)
  • AI Music Generator (Eleven Music)
  • Sound Effects Generator
  • Voice Isolator
  • Voice Changer
  • AI Dubbing (automatic and Studio)
  • Conversational AI Agents (ElevenAgents)
  • Image and Video generation
  • ElevenCreative Studio (all-in-one editor)
  • API access (TTS, STT, Music, Agents, SFX)
  • 70+ languages supported

What Is ElevenLabs?

ElevenLabs is an AI audio platform built around a set of foundational models for voice synthesis, speech recognition, and audio generation. At the core is its text-to-speech technology — specifically the Eleven v3 model, which as of 2026 produces the most emotionally controllable, expressive AI speech available. You can direct tone, pacing, and emotion through natural language prompts or inline annotations, getting output that sounds like a human performance rather than a TTS system.

The platform is structured around two product lines. ElevenCreative is the content creation suite — it covers text-to-speech, voice cloning, music generation, sound effects, speech-to-text, dubbing, and image and video generation in a single editor. ElevenAgents is the conversational AI platform — it lets you configure, deploy, and monitor voice or chat agents with analytics, guardrails, workflow logic, and integrations to external systems.

ElevenLabs' voice library contains over 10,000 voices, including licensed iconic voices from celebrities and fictional characters available through their Iconic Marketplace. The Voice Design feature lets you create a new voice from a text description — specifying age, accent, gender, and tone — without needing a recording. Professional Voice Cloning, available from the Creator plan, produces clones that are difficult to distinguish from the original speaker in listening tests.

The platform is used by Disney, Epic Games (Fortnite's Darth Vader), Nvidia, Meta, Revolut, Salesforce, Deutsche Telekom, and the Ukrainian government, among others. For developers, a full API covers every capability — TTS, STT, music, sound effects, agents, and dubbing — with SDKs for JavaScript and Python and 75ms latency on the Flash model for real-time applications.

Best for

Content Creators and PodcastersAudiobook ProducersGame DevelopersDevelopers Building Voice ApplicationsMarketing and Advertising TeamsFilmmakers and Video ProducersEnterprises Deploying Customer Service AgentsStartups Building AI-powered Products

Use cases

Podcast production and narrationAudiobook creation with expressive voice actingVideo voiceovers and dubbingGame character voices and dialogueAI customer service voice agentsMarketing and advertising audio contentE-learning narrationMusic production with AI-generated tracksSound design and sound effects creationReal-time voice applications via API

Key features explained

Eleven v3 — The Most Expressive TTS Model

Eleven v3 is ElevenLabs' flagship text-to-speech model and as of 2026 the most emotionally controllable AI voice model available. Unlike earlier TTS systems that required separate audio direction tools, v3 accepts natural language emotion tags directly in the script — you can write [sadly], [whispering], [laughing], or [with urgency] inline and the model interprets and performs accordingly. The result is voice output that sounds like a directed performance rather than synthesized speech. The model supports 70+ languages with consistent quality across all of them, and produces audio at up to 192kbps quality on paid plans. For audiobooks, narrative content, character voices, and any use case where emotional nuance matters, v3 is the standard that other platforms are measured against.

Professional Voice Cloning

ElevenLabs' Professional Voice Cloning creates a high-fidelity replica of a voice from a recording session, capturing accent, tone, emotional range, and speaking style with enough accuracy that the result is difficult to distinguish from the original in blind listening tests. It's available from the Creator plan ($22/month). Instant Voice Cloning — available from $5/month on the Starter plan — works from shorter samples and produces usable results quickly, though with less nuance than the Professional version. Both types of clones can generate audio in any of the 70+ supported languages, meaning a voice cloned in English can deliver content in Spanish, French, Japanese, or any other supported language with the same vocal characteristics. All voice cloning on ElevenLabs requires explicit consent from the voice owner and is governed by their ethics and safety policies.

ElevenAgents — Conversational AI Platform

ElevenAgents is ElevenLabs' platform for building and deploying voice and chat agents. You configure an agent's personality, knowledge base, guardrails, and conversation flows, then deploy it across phone, chat, email, or WhatsApp. The platform includes built-in analytics to measure success rates and CX metrics, a testing environment to simulate conversations before deployment, and workflow tools to handle complex branching logic and connect agents to external systems. Agents use ElevenLabs' low-latency Flash model for real-time voice response. Enterprises using ElevenAgents include Deliveroo for rider and restaurant support, Meesho for multilingual customer service, Deutsche Telekom for customer-facing voice agents, and Cars24 for India's largest voice-driven automotive retail operation.

Eleven Music — AI Music Generation

Eleven Music is ElevenLabs' AI music generation model, trained entirely on licensed data and available for commercial use on all paid plans. You generate tracks from natural language prompts — specifying genre, mood, instrumentation, tempo, and structure — and receive studio-quality audio output. The model supports both instrumental and vocal tracks, and the Music API allows integration into applications and workflows that need programmatic music generation. For content creators producing YouTube videos, podcasts, advertisements, or social media content who need royalty-free background music that matches specific moods or scenes, Eleven Music eliminates the need for stock music libraries or separate music generation tools.

Scribe v2 — Speech to Text with 98% Accuracy

Scribe v2 is ElevenLabs' speech-to-text model, released in January 2026, and holds the highest accuracy benchmark in the category at 98%. It supports speaker diarization (identifying who is speaking when), character-level timestamps for precise editing, and real-time transcription via the Scribe v2 Realtime model. The API costs significantly less per minute than competing transcription services at comparable accuracy levels. For podcast producers who need transcripts, video editors working with captions, legal and compliance teams requiring accurate meeting documentation, and developers building applications that process spoken input, Scribe v2 provides a level of accuracy that makes post-transcription correction largely unnecessary.

Pricing

Free — $0/month
10,000 credits/month (~10 min Multilingual, ~20 min Flash). Includes TTS, STT, Sound Effects, Voice Design, Music, Image & Video, 3 Studio projects. No commercial license, no voice cloning.

Starter — $5/month
30,000 credits/month (~30 min Multilingual, ~60 min Flash). Adds commercial license, instant voice cloning, 20 Studio projects, music commercial use, Dubbing Studio.

Creator — $22/month (first month 50% off at $11)
100,000 credits/month (~100 min Multilingual, ~200 min Flash). Adds Professional Voice Cloning, 192kbps audio quality, additional credits available at ~$0.30/min (Multilingual).

Pro — $99/month
500,000 credits/month (~500 min Multilingual, ~1,000 min Flash). Adds 44.1kHz PCM audio output via API. Extra credits at ~$0.24/min.

Scale — $330/month
2,000,000 credits/month (~2,000 min Multilingual). Adds 3 workspace seats and team collaboration. Extra credits at ~$0.18/min.

Business — $1,320/month
11,000,000 credits/month (~11,000 min Multilingual). Adds low-latency TTS at ~$0.05/min, 3 Professional Voice Clones, 5 seats. Extra credits at ~$0.12/min.

Enterprise — Custom pricing
Custom credits and seats. Adds DPA/SLA custom terms, BAAs for HIPAA, custom SSO, elevated concurrency limits, fully managed dubbing, significant volume discounts, and priority support.

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Pros & Cons

Pros
  • Most expressive and natural-sounding TTS models available — Eleven v3 is the most emotionally controllable model in the category
  • Professional Voice Cloning available from $22/month — clones that are indistinguishable from the original in blind tests
  • 10,000+ voice library including licensed iconic voices (celebrities, characters)
  • Covers far more than TTS: music generation, sound effects, image/video, speech-to-text, and conversational agents in one platform
  • ElevenAgents platform allows deploying voice and chat agents with analytics, guardrails, and workflow logic
  • Startup Grants Program offers 33M characters free for 12 months to qualifying startups
  • Unused credits roll over for up to two months on paid plans
  • Trusted by Disney, Epic Games, Nvidia, Meta, Revolut, Salesforce, and 100+ leading enterprises
Cons
  • Credit-based pricing system is complex — understanding actual minute equivalents requires calculation
  • Free plan limited to ~10 minutes of audio (Multilingual model) with no commercial license
  • Professional Voice Cloning only available from Creator plan ($22/month) — not on Starter
  • Scale and Business plans are expensive ($330–$1,320/month) — positioned for high-volume teams
  • No native video creation or avatar features — for avatar-led video, you need a separate tool
  • ElevenAgents platform adds significant complexity for non-technical users

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ElevenLabs free to use?
ElevenLabs has a free plan that includes 10,000 credits per month — enough for approximately 10 minutes of audio using the Multilingual v2 model or 20 minutes using the Flash model. The free plan does not include a commercial license, so content generated cannot be used commercially. It also limits you to 3 Studio projects and excludes instant voice cloning. Paid plans start at $5/month (Starter), which adds a commercial license, instant voice cloning, 20 Studio projects, and Dubbing Studio access.
How does ElevenLabs voice cloning work?
ElevenLabs offers two types of voice cloning. Instant Voice Cloning is available from the Starter plan ($5/month) — you upload a short audio sample (as little as one minute) and the system creates a voice model within seconds. It works well for most use cases but produces less precise results with shorter samples. Professional Voice Cloning is available from the Creator plan ($22/month) and requires a longer recording session to produce a high-fidelity clone that captures nuance, accent, and emotional range more accurately. Both types of clones can then be used to generate unlimited audio in any supported language.
How does ElevenLabs compare to Murf AI?
ElevenLabs and Murf are both strong TTS platforms but serve different primary use cases. ElevenLabs leads on voice quality and expressiveness — its models produce more emotionally nuanced, natural-sounding output, and its voice cloning is more accurate at lower input requirements. It also covers a broader creative surface: music generation, sound effects, image and video, and conversational agents. Murf's advantage is its voiceover studio workflow and enterprise integrations with Canva, PowerPoint, and Google Slides — making it easier for non-technical teams to produce polished voiceovers inside tools they already use. ElevenLabs is the better choice for developers, content creators, and anyone prioritizing audio quality. Murf is stronger for corporate training and L&D teams that need workflow integration.

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