ElevenLabs pricing & review
Realistic text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing, SFX.
Free plan: Text to speech, speech to text, sound effects, voice design, music; 3 Studio projects; limit: 10,000 credits a month (checked 2026-10-22) · Compare free plans
Is ElevenLabs worth it?
No cheaper checked option — ElevenLabs has the lowest checked price for text to speech. ElevenLabs is ToolPick's Best Value pick for audio (chosen for overall value, not only price) and has a real free plan.
- Cheapest plan we checked
- $6/mo monthly · $5/mo paid yearly
- All plans we listed
- Starter $6/mo ($5/mo billed yearly); Creator $22 ($18.33); Pro $99 ($82.50); Scale $299 ($249.17); Business $990 ($825). Promotional: Starter $1 first month (83% off, until Nov 8, 2026); Creator $11 first month (50% off)
- Real free plan
- Yes — Free: $0
- ToolPick Best Value pick
- Yes, for audio
- Cheapest same-job alternative (text to speech)
- Monthly: Speechify $29/mo — $23/mo more · Billed yearly: Murf $19/mo — $14/mo more
- Best real-free alternative
- Murf — Free: 10 minutes of voice generation
- What it does (main job first)
- text to speech, voice cloning, voice agents (see every tool that does it)
- Categories
- Audio
- Recent price change
- Changed, 2026-11-05: ElevenLabs' list prices are unchanged (Starter $6/mo, Creator $22/mo). The $1 first-month Starter offer is now tagged until Nov 8, 2026 (seen 2026-11-05); Creator first-month $11 (50% off) has no end date stated. Details
Prices checked 2026-11-05 on the official pricing page · Full cost calculator. Verdict rule, the same on every page: 1) we look for a tool that does the same main job (text to speech) with a lower checked price on the same billing (monthly with monthly, yearly with yearly) and name the cheapest; 2) if there is none, we say so; 3) the Best Value label is shown separately and never replaces the price answer. No ratings or reviews.
Student & teacher offer: Creator plan free for 3 months (students) — checked 2026-10-24 · All AI student discounts →
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All plans, credits and minutes (2026-11-02): ElevenLabs pricing · Is ElevenLabs worth it?
Refunds: Possible within 14 days of the charge, if you haven't used any credits. (checked 2026-10-27) Refund and cancel steps →
Trains on your data? Free & personal plans: trains by default. Team & business: protected by default. (checked 2026-10-29) How to opt out →
What do ElevenLabs credits really buy? Real cost per minute: AI voice
Why trust this pick
- How we picked
- Picked from the tool's official pricing page and stated features, compared with other tools that do the same main job. Not hands-on tested by ToolPick.
- Price on 2026-11-05
- Starter $6/mo ($5/mo billed yearly); Creator $22 ($18.33); Pro $99 ($82.50); Scale $299 ($249.17); Business $990 ($825). Promotional: Starter $1 first month (83% off, until Nov 8, 2026); Creator $11 first month (50% off) (from the official pricing page)
- Price history
- Tracked since 2026-10-14; listed price changed on 2026-10-19, 2026-10-27, 2026-11-02, 2026-11-05; current price text confirmed on 2026-11-05.
- Money
- We earn nothing from this pick: no affiliate link, no sponsorship, no payment from the vendor.
- One real limitation
- We haven't recorded a specific usage limit for this tool yet; check the limits on the official pricing page before paying.
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FAQ
How much does ElevenLabs cost?
Per its official pricing page (checked 2026-11-05): Starter $6/mo ($5/mo billed yearly); Creator $22 ($18.33); Pro $99 ($82.50); Scale $299 ($249.17); Business $990 ($825). Promotional: Starter $1 first month (83% off, until Nov 8, 2026); Creator $11 first month (50% off).
Does ElevenLabs have a free plan?
Free: $0 (checked 2026-11-05).
Is there a cheaper alternative to ElevenLabs?
No cheaper checked option — ElevenLabs has the lowest checked price for text to speech. ElevenLabs is ToolPick's Best Value pick for audio (chosen for overall value, not only price) and has a real free plan (ToolPick verdict from prices checked on official pricing pages).
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