ElevenLabs Pricing 2026

ElevenLabs offers seven pricing tiers: Free ($0), Starter ($6/month), Creator ($22/month), Pro ($99/month), Scale ($299/month), Business ($1,320/month or $13,200/year), and custom Enterprise pricing. The Free plan includes 10,000 credits monthly for non-commercial use. Paid plans include commercial licenses and range from basic voice generation to enterprise features.

Yes, ElevenLabs offers a permanent Free plan (not a trial) with 10,000 credits per month, which translates to approximately 10 minutes of text-to-speech or 15 minutes of conversational AI. The Free plan resets monthly and is suitable for personal projects and testing, but is restricted to non-commercial use and requires attribution to ElevenLabs.

Instant Voice Cloning (IVC) requires just 1-5 minutes of audio and creates a voice clone in seconds, ideal for rapid content creation. Professional Voice Cloning (PVC) requires 30 minutes minimum (3 hours optimal) and produces a hyper-realistic voice twin nearly indistinguishable from the original. IVC is available starting on Starter ($6/month), while PVC requires Creator ($22/month) or higher.

ElevenLabs uses a credit system where 1 credit typically equals 1 character for V1 and V2 models, or approximately 2 characters for other models. Standard TTS costs 1 credit per character, Turbo models cost 0.5 credits per character, and Conversational AI is billed by the minute. 10,000 credits yields roughly 10 minutes of TTS or 15 minutes of conversational AI, though actual usage varies significantly by model and features used.

Overage rates are tiered: Creator plan charges $0.30 per 1,000 characters, Pro charges $0.24 per 1,000 characters, Scale charges $0.18 per 1,000 characters, and Business charges $0.12 per 1,000 characters. These charges kick in automatically when you exceed your monthly credit allocation, and failed generations also consume credits, making actual costs unpredictable.

Conversational AI (voice agents) starts at 10 cents per minute of conversation. However, this doesn't include LLM fees, which add 10-30% to your bill. The Free plan includes approximately 15 minutes of conversational AI monthly, while paid plans provide more credits. Calls made during agent setup and testing are billed at half cost.

Yes, the Business plan offers annual billing at $13,200/year (equivalent to $990/month), saving about 16% compared to monthly billing at $1,320/month. Additionally, promotional offers include 2 free months on annual plans. Other tiers (Starter, Creator, Pro, Scale) don't show separate annual pricing as of 2026.

HIPAA compliance requires a $1,000 per month add-on to your base plan and is only available through custom Enterprise negotiations. For healthcare organizations, this means a Pro plan customer paying $99/month would need to upgrade to at least $990/month for HIPAA compliance, representing a 10x increase in cost for this single compliance feature.

Yes, API access is included on all plans, including the Free plan. However, the Free plan is restricted to non-commercial use and includes only 10,000 credits monthly (~10 minutes of TTS). For commercial API usage, you need at least the Starter plan ($6/month) for a commercial license, though enterprise features like SSO and custom SLAs require Enterprise pricing.

Multi-seat workspaces are only available on Scale ($299/month) and Business ($1,320/month) plans. Creator ($22/month) and Pro ($99/month) plans are single-user only. If you need team collaboration, you must jump from Pro's $99/month to Scale's $299/month, a 3.3x increase, even if you don't need the additional credits.

ElevenLabs allows users to carry forward up to 2 months of unused credits into subsequent billing periods. However, this doesn't solve unpredictable overage costs during high-usage months. If you exceed your monthly allocation, you'll pay overage fees regardless of accumulated rollover credits, meaning the rollover is more about preventing waste than controlling costs.

Yes, especially for Enterprise and Business plans. Custom Enterprise pricing is fully negotiable based on volume, features, and contract length. The best negotiation window is at quarter-end when sales teams have pressure to meet targets. Leverage competitor quotes (Murf, Descript, Play.ht), negotiate multi-year contracts, and consider using SaaS procurement services for 20-30% discounts.

Yes. Premium voice models consume 2X credits compared to standard voices, which is not clearly indicated on the pricing page. This means if you're using high-quality voices, you'll burn through your character allowance twice as fast.

The Free plan includes 10,000 characters per month (approximately 10 minutes of speech). Content generated on the free plan includes watermarks, requires attribution to ElevenLabs, and does not include commercial license. You cannot use free-tier content for commercial purposes.

Yes, but only with a paid subscription. The free plan does not include commercial licensing and requires attribution. All content generated on paid plans (Starter and above) includes commercial license and does not require attribution.

The Creator plan allows 1 professional voice clone and 3 instant voice clones. To have more voices, you need to upgrade to higher tiers or create multiple accounts. Each plan tier has different limits on custom voice slots.

All unused credits are permanently wiped the moment you cancel, including any credits that rolled over from previous months. ElevenLabs offers no grace period to use prepaid credits and does not refund their value. The only alternative offered is an immediate refund of the current subscription payment — but only if you agree to cancel right away, meaning you still lose any rolled-over credits.

Approximately 1,000 characters equals 1 minute of speech. The Creator plan ($22/month) includes roughly 100 minutes of audio using standard models. Using Flash/Turbo models roughly doubles your effective output since they consume 50% fewer credits. Actual minutes vary depending on the voice model selected and any regenerations required.

Yes — ElevenLabs has offered 50% off the Creator plan for the first month of a new subscription. Check the pricing page at elevenlabs.io/pricing before subscribing as availability may vary.

Unused credits — including credits rolled over from prior months — are forfeited immediately upon cancellation. ElevenLabs does not offer a grace period to use remaining credits or a refund for their value. The only mitigation is to exhaust your credit balance before cancelling.

As of mid-2026, ElevenLabs support is primarily AI-automated. Multiple users report that AI chatbots are the primary — and often only — point of contact, and that reaching a human requires significant effort if it is achievable at all. Support tickets reportedly take over 24 hours for a response. Some users report finding Discord faster, though with mixed results.

Developers consistently describe ElevenLabs as significantly more expensive than competing text-to-speech providers. One Hacker News commenter described it as '400 times more expensive than the rest,' noting costs of multiple dollars per minute of audio. However, the same commenters consistently acknowledge ElevenLabs produces the highest voice quality available — the trade-off is premium output at a premium price.

The Free plan does not include API access. API access is available starting on the Starter plan at $6/month. Higher-volume API usage typically requires the Pro plan ($99/month), Scale plan ($299/month), Business plan ($990/month), or custom Enterprise pricing depending on monthly character throughput requirements.

Yes. Premium voices on ElevenLabs consume approximately 2x the credits of standard voices. This is not prominently displayed during voice selection. If you are on the Creator plan ($22/mo) and exclusively use premium voices, your effective character budget is roughly half what the plan advertises.

Conversational AI (voice agents for phone calls) is charged at 1,000 credits per minute of call time. On the Scale plan ($299/mo), one user reported this equated to approximately $330/month for their call center workload, with concurrent agent limits of around 10 per account. LLM costs are expected to be passed through to users in the future.

The Free plan provides 10,000 characters per month (approximately 10 minutes of audio). Audio generated on the free plan includes a watermark, requires attribution to ElevenLabs when published, and does not include a commercial license. Voice cloning and API access are not available on the free tier.