ElevenLabs
The most convincing synthetic speech available, with the commercial licence starting at USD 6 rather than at zero.
The facts at a glance
Pricing last checked August 7, 2026. Prices change and vary by region. Check the official pricing page ↗
Assessment
What it does well
- Output quality is clearly ahead of the general purpose assistants for speech
- The free tier is generous enough for real evaluation at 10,000 credits a month
- Covers text to speech, speech to text, sound effects, voice design, music, and dubbing in one product
Where it falls short
- The free plan carries no commercial licence, so any commercial use requires at least the USD 6 Starter tier
- Professional voice cloning needs the USD 22 Creator tier
- ElevenLabs states it may process audio, text, and video to research, develop, and train its AI models, and the opt out applies only to data provided after opting out
Privacy and data control
ElevenLabs states it may process personal data including audio, text, and video to research, develop, train, or otherwise improve its AI models. You can opt out under Data use in the Terms and Privacy menu, but the opt out applies only to data provided after you opt out.
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