ElevenLabs review

ElevenLabs is the voice layer for a lot of creator work. Its text to speech produces narration for faceless channels, explainers and audiobooks, and voice cloning lets you generate lines in your own voice, which is handy for fixing a script without recording again. Starter costs $6 a month, with the first month at $1, and includes 30k credits, a commercial license, Instant Voice Cloning, 20 projects in Studio and the Dubbing Studio for translating video audio. Creator at $22 a month adds Professional Voice Cloning and 121k credits. The free plan has 10k credits a month for testing, but without the commercial license you would need to monetize content. Beyond speech, the same account covers speech to text, sound effects, music generation and image and video tools, so one subscription can supply a full audio track. The main cost driver is credits: long scripts burn through the lower tiers, so estimate your monthly minutes before you choose a plan.

Who it is for

Creators who need voiceovers, narration, dubbing or a clone of their own voice.

Price

Free plan with 10k credits a month; Starter $6 per month ($1 first month); Creator $22 per month.

Then $6 per month
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 6, 2026.

Key features

• Text to speech, speech to text and voice design
• Instant Voice Cloning from the Starter plan
• Professional Voice Cloning on Creator
• Dubbing Studio for translating video audio
• Sound effects, music and image and video generation

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Cheapest paid plan in this list at $6 a month
• Strength: Commercial license starts on Starter
• Strength: Free plan includes 10k credits every month
• Weakness: Free plan has no commercial license
• Weakness: Credits run out fast on long narration at lower tiers
• Weakness: Professional Voice Cloning needs the $22 Creator plan

Key facts

• Paid plans: Starter, Creator, Pro, Scale, Business, Enterprise
• Starter credits: 30k per month
• Creator credits: 121k per month

Where it ranks

ElevenLabs is No. 5 in our Best AI Tools for Creators verdict and No. 2 in Best Text-to-Speech APIs.