What is ElevenLabs?
ElevenLabs turns text into natural-sounding speech in many voices and languages. It also offers speech to text, a voice changer, sound effects, music generation and Studio for long-form audio such as audiobooks and video voiceovers.
The pricing page lists Free ($0, 10,000 credits a month), Starter, Creator, Pro ($99 a month, 600,000 credits), Scale ($299, 1.8 million credits), Business ($990, 6 million credits) and Enterprise plans. Starter and Creator were shown with introductory first-month prices when we checked.
A commercial license starts on the Starter plan; the Free plan's feature list doesn't include one. If you use voices in ads or client work, choose a paid plan.
What can you use ElevenLabs for?
- Voiceovers for product videos and ads
- Narrating blog posts, courses and audiobooks
- Dubbing videos into other languages
- Sound effects and background music for social content
Strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Natural-sounding voices in many languages
- Wide range of audio tools in one place
- Free plan with monthly credits to test
Limitations
- Commercial use requires a paid plan (Starter or above)
- Credits run out quickly on long audio
- Voice cloning needs consent from the person whose voice you use
ElevenLabs plans and pricing
Free (10,000 credits a month, no commercial license), Starter, Creator, Pro ($99 a month, 600,000 credits), Scale ($299), Business ($990) and Enterprise (custom).
Checked on the official pricing page on 26 October 2026. Plans, limits and prices change often, so confirm the current details before you buy. We do not list prices that we have not verified.
ElevenLabs: common questions
Is ElevenLabs free?
Yes, ElevenLabs has a free plan, with paid plans for more usage or features (checked on the official pricing page on 26 October 2026). Free (10,000 credits a month, no commercial license), Starter, Creator, Pro ($99 a month, 600,000 credits), Scale ($299), Business ($990) and Enterprise (custom).
What are the best alternatives to ElevenLabs?
Alternatives to ElevenLabs listed on Algorixio include Descript, Synthesia, HeyGen and Suno. Which one fits depends on your use case, budget and the tools you already use; each has its own page with verified plan details.
Official sources
Information on this page was last checked against these sources on 26 October 2026. Algorixio has not run its own hands-on benchmark of this product.
- ElevenLabs pricing elevenlabs.io
