ElevenLabs is an AI audio company known for realistic text-to-speech and voice cloning, built out into two platforms: ElevenCreative for generating speech, music, and sound effects, and ElevenAgents for building conversational voice bots. It's used by podcasters and video creators making voiceovers, and by developers and enterprises building customer-facing voice agents.
What does ElevenLabs do?
ElevenLabs started with text-to-speech and voice cloning, letting users type a script and generate speech in a chosen voice, or clone a voice from a short audio sample. That core technology now spans a wider set of audio tools: speech-to-text transcription, an AI dubbing tool that translates and re-voices video into other languages, music generation from text prompts, and custom sound effects.
The company also runs ElevenAgents, a platform for building and deploying conversational AI voice agents that can answer phone calls, chat, or handle WhatsApp messages for customer support and sales. These agents include workflow logic, testing tools, and analytics dashboards to track resolution rates over time.
Everything is backed by ElevenAPI, a developer-facing set of APIs and SDKs for text-to-speech, speech-to-text, dubbing, and music generation, so companies can build ElevenLabs' voice technology directly into their own apps and products rather than using the web interface.
Core features
- Text-to-speech generator supporting 70-plus languages with adjustable emotion and delivery style.
- Instant and professional voice cloning to recreate a specific voice from a short audio sample.
- Speech-to-text transcription with speaker diarization and character-level timestamps.
- AI dubbing that translates video or audio into other languages while preserving the original speaker's tone.
- AI music generator that produces studio-quality tracks from natural language prompts.
- Sound effects generator for custom audio clips and ambient soundscapes.
- ElevenAgents platform for building conversational voice and chat agents with guardrails and analytics.
- Developer APIs and SDKs for integrating text-to-speech, transcription, and dubbing into other products.
Use cases
Podcasters, YouTubers, and video editors use ElevenLabs to generate voiceovers and narration without hiring voice talent, and to dub existing videos into new languages for a wider audience. Audiobook producers and game studios use its voice library and cloning tools to create character voices at scale.
Businesses use ElevenAgents to deploy phone and chat support bots that handle routine customer questions in the caller's own language, while developers use the API directly to add speech features into their own apps, from accessibility tools to interactive voice response systems.
Pricing
ElevenLabs offers a free plan with 10,000 credits per month, enough for roughly 10 minutes of speech generation, plus limited Studio projects. Paid individual plans start at Starter for $6 per month with 30,000 credits and commercial usage rights, Creator at $11 per month with 121,000 credits and professional voice cloning, and Pro at $99 per month with 600,000 credits and higher-quality audio output. Business tiers start at Scale for $299 per month and Business for $990 per month, both adding workspace seats and more professional voice clones, with custom Enterprise pricing for larger deployments.
How to use ElevenLabs
- Sign up for a free ElevenLabs account to get an initial monthly credit allowance.
- Choose a starting point: type a script for text-to-speech, upload audio to clone a voice, or start building a voice agent in ElevenAgents.
- Pick a voice from the library, or clone your own voice or a client's voice for a consistent brand sound.
- Generate the audio, then adjust emotion, pacing, and pronunciation as needed before exporting.
- For agents, configure conversation workflows, connect them to phone or chat channels, and test them before launch.
- Upgrade to a paid plan for more monthly credits, commercial usage rights, and higher-quality export formats.
Frequently asked questions
Is ElevenLabs free to use?
There's a free plan with 10,000 credits per month, about 10 minutes of generated speech, along with limited voice cloning and project features. Paid plans start at $6 per month.
Can ElevenLabs clone a specific voice?
Yes. Instant voice cloning is available starting on the Starter plan, and professional voice cloning, which produces a more refined clone from more source audio, is available from the Creator plan up.
What is the difference between ElevenCreative and ElevenAgents?
ElevenCreative covers content generation such as text-to-speech, music, dubbing, and sound effects. ElevenAgents is for building and deploying conversational voice and chat bots for customer support and sales.
Does ElevenLabs offer an API for developers?
Yes. ElevenAPI provides text-to-speech, speech-to-text, dubbing, and music APIs with SDKs so developers can build ElevenLabs' voice technology into their own products.
Learn more at ElevenLabs.