ElevenLabs
Voiceovers, voice cloning, dubbing and music in 90+ languages, with Eleven v4 since Sept 2026
ElevenLabs generates text-to-speech voiceovers, clones voices from short samples, and dubs existing video into other languages. Eleven v4 and v4 Turbo (released 28 Sept 2026) are its current flagship speech models, with inline emotion tags and support for 90+ languages. It also sells music generation (Music v2, ElevenMusic) and a conversational voice agent product.
- 146 creators using
- 2 news items tracked
- 2023 first launched
- Freemium pricing
- Easy learning curve
What ElevenLabs can do
- Infinite canvas No
- AI agent Partial
- Node / flow builder Not confirmed
- Public API Yes
- MCP server Not confirmed
11 of 26 capabilities confirmed
| Capability | Supported | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Text to image | No | |
| Image editing | No | |
| Text to video | No | |
| Image to video | No | |
| Video to video | No | |
| Native audio in video | No | |
| Lip-sync | Not confirmed | |
| Voice / TTS | Yes | TTS, instant and professional voice cloning, 10,000+ library voices |
| Music & SFX | Yes | Music v2 and ElevenMusic (2026) |
| Upscaling | No | |
| Character consistency | Partial | Same cloned voice reused across episodes; no visual character identity |
| Camera control | No | |
| Custom training | Partial | Voice cloning (instant and professional); not model fine-tuning |
| Third-party models | No |
| Capability | Supported | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Infinite canvas | No | |
| Node / flow builder | Not confirmed | |
| AI agent | Partial | Flows Agent in ElevenCreative (June 2026) and ElevenAgents for conversational voice agents; the Flows Agent is not verified beyond its launch title |
| Chat assistant | Not confirmed | |
| Team collaboration | Partial | Seats on Scale (3) and Business (10); Enterprise custom |
| Capability | Supported | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public API | Yes | ElevenAPI (Python and JavaScript SDKs); CLI v1 launched Aug 2026 |
| MCP server | Not confirmed | |
| Mobile app | Yes | Pricing page references web and mobile apps |
| Desktop / local | Partial | Locally deployed enterprise voice AI announced April 2026; enterprise-only |
| Open source | No |
| Capability | Supported | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes | 10k credits/month, no commercial license on Free |
| Commercial use | Yes | Included on Starter and all paid plans per the pricing page |
Yes Partial No Not confirmed by the vendor
What makes ElevenLabs different
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Voice cloning from about 10 seconds of audio on v4, versus longer samples needed by many rivals
- 02
Dubbing that carries over the original performance and emotion rather than only translating text
- 03
Narration, music and dubbing in one account, with commercial rights included on paid plans
- 04
Inline audio tags and per-line delivery notes give more direct control over performance than most TTS APIs
- 05
Large voice library (10,000+ voices) so many projects need no talent booking
Latest from ElevenLabs
- May 7 ElevenLabs expands presence in Australia and New Zealand ElevenLabs expands into Australia and New Zealand, introducing localized infrastructure and dedicated support for creators and enterprises in the region.
- May 5 ElevenLabs crosses $500M ARR ElevenLabs reaches $500M annual recurring revenue and adds BlackRock, NVIDIA, Jamie Foxx, and Eva Longoria as investors.
About ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs is the most widely used AI voice platform for filmmakers and video creators. Its core is text-to-speech: you paste a script, pick a voice from a library of 10,000+ voices or a clone, and render narration, character dialogue or voiceover for an edit. Instant cloning needs about 10 seconds of audio on the current v4 models, and professional cloning uses 30+ minutes for a closer match.
What changed in 2026: Eleven v3 went generally available in February. Dubbing v2 (May 2026) and Music v2 (May 2026) followed, then Ads Engine and Flows Agent in ElevenCreative (June 2026), and an ElevenLabs CLI v1 in August. Eleven v4 and v4 Turbo landed on 28 Sept 2026, with stackable inline tags such as [laughs] or [light rain], natural-language delivery notes, and a vendor-reported median of about 100 ms for the Turbo model.
Who it is for: narrators and editors who need fast, consistent voiceovers; producers localising a film or series without re-recording talent; and small teams who want commercial rights on paid plans. It fits a film workflow at the audio stage: script, generate narration, export, then drop into Premiere, Resolve or CapCut. It does not generate picture, so it sits alongside video tools rather than replacing them.
What's new in ElevenLabs
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Eleven v4 and v4 Turbo released
Speech models with 90+ languages, inline emotion tags, 10-second instant cloning and a vendor-reported ~100 ms median latency on Turbo.
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ElevenLabs CLI v1
Command-line interface for ElevenLabs products (launch post listed; details not verified beyond the title).
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Ads Engine in ElevenCreative
Ad-creation workflow added to ElevenCreative on 22 June 2026 (launch post listed; details not verified beyond the title).
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Dubbing v2
Dubbing model that the company says keeps the original speaker's emotion, tone and pacing across 90+ languages (vendor claim).
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Music v2
Music model that can change genre mid-track and handle more complex vocal arrangements.
Source: elevenlabs.io ↗
Models available in ElevenLabs
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Eleven v4 Latest $$ ElevenLabs TTS, 90+ languages, released 28 Sept 2026 Also: Eleven v4 Turbo · Eleven v3
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$ · $$ · $$$ = relative cost against other models of the same type, on fal.ai list prices. Cost inside ElevenLabs depends on its own plans and credits.
Key Features
- 70+ to 90+ language TTS in one model family (v4 and v4 Turbo)
- 10,000+ library voices
- Instant voice cloning from about 10 seconds of audio on v4
- Professional voice cloning from 30+ minutes of audio
- Inline audio tags ([laughs], [whispers], accent and sound-effect cues) plus natural-language delivery notes
- Automatic dubbing and Dubbing Studio (2,000 to 10,000 credits per minute depending on watermark and studio mode)
- Music generation (Music v2, ElevenMusic)
- Speech-to-text (Scribe v2)
- ElevenAPI with Python and JavaScript SDKs, plus CLI v1
- Credit rollover up to two months on paid plans
When to reach for it — and when to skip
Reach for it when…
- Voice cloning fidelity is strong from short samples
- Dubbing keeps the original performance, which matters for film and series localisation
- Commercial license included on paid plans, so client work is covered
- Credits roll over for up to two months on paid plans
- Large voice library reduces talent booking
Skip it when…
- Credits are priced per mode (TTS, dubbing with or without watermark, studio), which makes budgeting hard
- The free tier has no commercial license and only about 10 minutes of speech
- Scale and Business get expensive for a team that needs many seats
- Voice cloning consent paperwork slows client work with real talent
- Less granular performance control than booking a voice actor
Best For
✓ Ideal for
- Narration and explainer voiceovers that need revisions without re-recording
- Localising a finished film or series into several languages with the original performance kept
- Building a consistent narrator voice across a video series
- Music beds and sound for short-form content on a paid plan with commercial rights
- Prototyping dialogue or temp VO for picture lock before booking talent
✗ Not built for
- Real-time or live speech for games and streams where latency and reliability must be guaranteed
- Projects that need hyper-specific regional accents or dialects not in the library
- Anyone whose only budget is the free tier and who needs commercial rights
Working Tips from Filmmakers Using ElevenLabs
- 01 Get written consent for any cloned voice before you use it on a client job
- 02 Test dubbing on a 30-second clip first, since credit cost per minute is high on Dubbing Studio
- 03 Use the v4 audio tags sparingly; one or two per line usually reads more naturally than a tag on every phrase
- 04 Generate VO in batches and keep the approved takes, because re-rolls spend credits
ElevenLabs pricing in 2026
| Plan | Price | What you get |
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| Free | $0 monthly |
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| Starter | $6 ($5 annual) monthly |
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| Creator | $22 ($18.33 annual; $11 first month promo) monthly |
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| Pro | $99 ($82.50 annual) monthly |
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| Scale | $299 ($249.17 annual) monthly |
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| Business | $990 ($825 annual) monthly |
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| Enterprise | Custom monthly |
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Prices checked against ElevenLabs's pricing page on 9 Oct 2026. Vendors change plans often, so confirm before you buy.
ElevenLabs vs Cartesia vs Descript
| ElevenLabs | Cartesia | Descript | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free: 10k credits/mo. Starter from $5/mo billed annually ($6 monthly). Creator $18.33/mo annual ($22 monthly). Pro $99/mo. Scale $299/mo. Business $990/mo. | Free (20K credits/mo) · Pro $5/mo · Startup $49/mo · Scale $299/mo · Enterprise custom | Free (1 hr/mo, 720p, watermarked) · Hobbyist $16/mo annual ($24 monthly) · Creator $24/mo annual ($35 monthly) · Business $50/mo annual ($65 monthly, per person) |
| AI agent | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Chat assistant | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Team collaboration | Partial | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Text to image | No | No | Partial |
| Image editing | No | No | Partial |
| Text to video | No | No | Yes |
| Voice / TTS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Music & SFX | Yes | No | Yes |
| Character consistency | Partial | Partial | Not confirmed |
| Custom training | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Third-party models | No | No | Yes |
| Public API | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Desktop / local | Partial | Partial | Not confirmed |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial use | Yes | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Free tier | 10k credits/mo | 20k credits/mo | 100 AI credits, one-time |
| Cheapest paid plan | $6/mo ($5 annual) | $5/mo | $24/mo ($16 annual) |
| Instant voice cloning on entry paid plan | Yes (Starter) | Yes (Pro) | Yes (Hobbyist) |
| Concurrency on free tier | 2 | 2 | Not listed |
| Native dubbing product | Yes (Dubbing v2) | Not verified | Not verified |
Each column comes from that tool's own researched page. "Not confirmed" means the vendor doesn't say.
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Facts on this page were checked against ElevenLabs's own pricing, product and changelog pages on , then cross-checked with independent coverage where vendor pages were silent. Anything we couldn't confirm is marked "Not confirmed" rather than guessed.
- ElevenLabs pricing elevenlabs.io
- ElevenLabs blog listing (2026 posts) elevenlabs.io
- Introducing Eleven v4 elevenlabs.io
- Cartesia pricing (comparison) cartesia.ai
- Descript pricing (comparison) descript.com
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