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ElevenLabs Pricing, Plans & Alternatives

AI audio platform for lifelike text to speech, voice cloning, dubbing, sound effects and music.

From $6/moFree planAI Voice & Audio

This profile is based on ElevenLabs's official website, pricing page and help docs, checked Oct 10, 2026. We haven't tested ElevenLabs hands-on yet.

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ElevenLabs homepage, captured Oct 10, 2026. The live site may look different.

What does ElevenLabs do?

ElevenLabs is an AI audio platform for text to speech, voice cloning, dubbing, transcription and voice agents. Paid plans start at $6/mo (Starter, about 30 minutes of speech); the free plan gives about 10 minutes a month. It suits creators, podcasters and developers; skip it if you need hours of audio monthly on a small budget.

  • Text to speech. Turns written text into spoken audio with several voice models; on the API pricing page, Flash/Turbo costs half as much per character as Multilingual v2 and v3.
  • Voice cloning. Instant voice cloning from short samples on Starter; professional voice cloning from longer recordings on Creator and up (3 professional clones on Scale, 10 on Business).
  • Dubbing. Translates audio and video into 90+ languages while keeping each speaker's delivery.
  • Speech to text. Transcribes audio in 90+ languages and can tell speakers apart.
  • Voice design and voice library. Creates a voice from a text description, or picks one from a library of 10,000+ voices.
  • Voice agents. Builds conversational voice agents with a visual builder or the API.
  • Audio quality and API output. Creator and higher plans add 192 kbps audio; the Pro plan lists 44.1kHz PCM output via the API.

Who is ElevenLabs for?

ElevenLabs is a good fit if you're a video creator, a blogger or a business owner, and you need help making voiceovers.

How much does ElevenLabs cost?

ElevenLabs starts at $6/mo. It also has a free plan. We checked this on Oct 10, 2026 on the official pricing page.

Starts at
$6/mo
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
Not offered on the pricing page

Starter, billed monthly, with 30k credits a month, Instant Voice Cloning and a commercial license. Free plan: 10k credits a month; no commercial license listed.

ElevenLabs plans compared

PlanBilled monthlyBilled yearlyWhat you get
Free$0$010k credits a month (about 10 min of speech), no commercial license, attribution required
Starter$6/moNot listed30k credits (about 30 min), commercial license, instant voice cloning
Creator$22/moNot listed121k credits (about 121 min), professional voice cloning
Pro$99/moNot listed600k credits (about 600 min), 44.1kHz PCM output via API
Scale$299/moNot listed1.8M credits, 3 workspace seats, 3 professional voice clones
Business$990/moNot listed6M credits, 10 seats, 10 professional voice clones
EnterpriseCustomCustomCustom pricing, seats and credits

Credits are what you spend: on the pricing page, 1k credits is roughly 1 minute of text to speech, so Starter's 30k credits is about 30 minutes and Pro's 600k is about 600 minutes. That works out to roughly $0.20 a minute on Starter and about $0.17 on Pro and above (pricing page estimates). Unused credits on paid plans roll over for up to two months while you stay on the same plan (balance capped at 3x your monthly quota); the free plan has no rollover, and unused credits are lost when you cancel or downgrade. Annual billing is offered on every tier, but the pricing page shows no yearly prices, so check the toggle before you buy. Creator is sometimes discounted for the first month ($11 instead of $22 on Oct 21, 2026). Prices exclude taxes.

What ElevenLabs's monthly credits buy

  • Starter$6/mo · 30,000 credits30 minutes≈ $0.20 per minute
  • Creator$22/mo · 121,000 credits121 minutes≈ $0.18 per minute
  • Pro$99/mo · 600,000 credits600 minutes≈ $0.17 per minute
Minutes of text-to-speech audio a month if you spend every credit on it (1,000 credits per minute). Monthly billing. 1k credits ≈ 1 minute is ElevenLabs’ own rough estimate; real use varies by model. Source: elevenlabs.io/pricing, checked Oct 10, 2026.

What the picture says: Pro costs 16.5× Starter but buys 20× the minutes of text-to-speech audio, so each minute drops from about $0.20 to $0.17.

Checked Oct 10, 2026 on ElevenLabs's pricing page. Prices change often, so confirm before you buy.

ElevenLabs pros and cons

What stands out

  • Free plan with 10k credits a month (about 10 minutes of speech)
  • Commercial license on every paid plan, from $6/mo
  • Unused paid credits roll over for up to two months
  • Dubbing and transcription in 90+ languages
  • API with official Python and TypeScript SDKs

Watch out for

  • Free plan can't be used commercially and needs 'elevenlabs.io' in the title when you publish
  • Starter's 30k credits cover only about 30 minutes of speech a month
  • Professional voice cloning needs Creator ($22/mo) or higher
  • Big price steps: Creator $22, Pro $99, Scale $299, Business $990 a month
  • Team seats start on Scale ($299/mo, 3 seats)
  • No yearly prices shown on the pricing page

Based on ElevenLabs's own pages, not hands-on testing.

What are the alternatives to ElevenLabs?

We list 3 other AI Voice & Audio tools: Descript, Murf AI, Synthflow. Each one below shows its starting price and when you might pick it instead.

  • Descript · From $24/mo

    Choose Descript if you'd like a second option to compare for making voiceovers.

  • Murf AI · From $29/mo

    Choose Murf AI if you'd like a second option to compare for making voiceovers.

  • Synthflow · From $30,000/yr

    Choose Synthflow if you also need help handling phone calls.

ElevenLabs FAQ

How much does ElevenLabs cost per month?

As of Oct 21, 2026, billed monthly: Free $0, Starter $6, Creator $22 (sometimes $11 for the first month), Pro $99, Scale $299 and Business $990. Enterprise is custom-priced. Prices exclude taxes.

How many minutes do ElevenLabs credits give you?

The pricing page counts roughly 1k credits per minute of text to speech: Free 10k credits ≈ 10 minutes, Starter 30k ≈ 30, Creator 121k ≈ 121, Pro 600k ≈ 600, Scale 1.8M ≈ 1,800 and Business 6M ≈ 6,000 minutes a month. Usage varies by product and model.

Is ElevenLabs free for commercial use?

No. ElevenLabs' help center says the free plan has no commercial license and can't be used for any commercial purpose; if you publish free-plan audio you must put 'elevenlabs.io' or '11.ai' in the title. All paid plans, from Starter at $6/mo, include a commercial license (Beta Services excluded).

Which ElevenLabs plan do I need for voice cloning?

Starter ($6/mo) includes instant voice cloning from short samples. Professional voice cloning needs Creator ($22/mo) or higher; Scale includes 3 professional clones and Business 10. The free plan has no cloning.

Do unused ElevenLabs credits roll over?

On paid plans, yes: unused credits carry over for up to two months as long as you stay on the same subscription, with your balance capped at 3x the monthly quota (90k credits on Starter). The free plan has no rollover, and credits are lost when you cancel or downgrade.

Does ElevenLabs offer an annual discount?

Annual billing is available on every subscription tier, per ElevenLabs' help center, but neither the help article nor the pricing page states a discount or yearly price as of Oct 21, 2026. Use the monthly/yearly toggle on the pricing page to see the current figure.

ElevenLabs vs Murf AI: which is cheaper?

ElevenLabs starts lower: $6/mo for Starter (about 30 minutes) vs Murf AI's Creator at $29/mo billed monthly (2 hours of voice generation, or $19/mo billed yearly). At about two hours a month, ElevenLabs Creator ($22/mo, about 121 minutes) costs less than Murf Creator billed monthly.

Is ElevenLabs worth it?

It's worth it if you need cloning, dubbing or an API with a commercial license at a low entry price. It gets expensive at volume: past Creator's ~121 minutes the next plan is Pro at $99/mo, so heavy narration users should compare per-minute costs with the alternatives.

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