ElevenLabs

Text to speech, voice cloning and dubbing.

Overview

ElevenLabs turns text into speech. It also clones voices and dubs video, and you can make a new voice from a text description.

Best for

Voiceovers, narration and audiobooks.

Skip it if

Skip it if you need full songs; Suno or Udio make music.

Pricing

Free $0 (10k credits/mo). Starter $6/mo. Creator $22/mo. Pro $99/mo. Scale $299/mo. Business $990/mo. Checked Oct 14, 2026 on the official pricing page.

Pros

  • Free plan with 10,000 credits a month.
  • Instant voice cloning from short clips on Starter ($6/mo) and up.
  • Paid plans include a commercial license.

Cons

  • Voice cloning and commercial use need a paid plan (Starter, $6/mo).
  • It doesn't make songs. Suno or Udio do that.

How it compares

For voiceovers our Best pick is ElevenLabs. The runner-up is HeyGen. ElevenLabs' free plan is also our free pick. For cloning your voice, Inworld is our free pick: its cloning is free and you pay for speech. ElevenLabs cloning starts on Starter ($6/mo).

Quick start

  1. Make a free account.
  2. Paste your text and pick a voice.
  3. Generate the audio and download it.

Verdict

The default for voiceovers. Pay when you need commercial use.

Alternatives

Runner-upHeyGenheygen.com

AI avatars, video translation and dubbing.

free tierChecked Oct 14, 2026
Runner-upInworld AIinworld.ai

AI characters and voice for games.

free tierChecked Oct 14, 2026
Runner-upSunosuno.com

Generate full songs from a prompt.

free tierChecked Oct 14, 2026
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