ElevenLabs Text-to-Speech
Ultra-Realistic Voices, Cloning & Real-Time Streaming
ElevenLabs is a creator-friendly TTS platform focused on realism, fast iteration, and custom voices. Standout features include voice cloning and real-time streaming over API, with growing multilingual support and strong long-form performance for audiobooks, courses, and YouTube.
How many voices do you get?
ElevenLabs offers a large catalog of stock voices and supports 29+ languages on its multilingual models (Flash models support 32). You can browse community voices, use preset voices, or build your own in the Voice Lab. For the latest supported languages, see their documentation.
Voice cloning
ElevenLabs supports instant voice cloning and custom voices. Use of another person’s voice requires consent and must comply with ElevenLabs’ safety and prohibited-use policies.
Voice creation
Create a brand voice in the Voice Lab from samples or design parameters. You can fine-tune style, stability, and similarity, then deploy across Studio projects or via the API for apps and games.
How much does it cost?
ElevenLabs uses credits. There’s a Free plan (10k credits/month). Paid plans unlock higher limits and advanced features; API pricing mirrors this structure. Check the pricing page for current tiers.
What do you get for the price?
- Ultra-realistic multilingual TTS with stock & community voices
 - Voice cloning & custom voice creation (Voice Lab)
 - API access with real-time streaming (HTTP chunked & WebSocket)
 - Good long-form performance for audiobooks and courses
 - Projects/Studio workflow, plus growing toolset for dubbing
 
How does the voice quality compare?
ElevenLabs is widely regarded as one of the most natural-sounding TTS options, often preferred by creators for expressive delivery. Cloud providers like Microsoft Azure and Amazon Polly can be more enterprise-oriented, but ElevenLabs tends to excel in realism and speed for creative work.
Compare with our Amazon Polly Text-to-Speech and Microsoft Azure Text-to-Speech pages.
ElevenLabs FAQ
What is ElevenLabs?
ElevenLabs is a text-to-speech platform for ultra-realistic AI voices, custom voice creation, and real-time streaming via API/WebSockets.
Does ElevenLabs support voice cloning?
Yes. You can create custom voices or replicate a voice you have rights and consent to use, in line with ElevenLabs’ safety and prohibited-use policies.
What languages are supported?
Multilingual models cover 29+ languages (32 on newer Flash models), including English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, Portuguese, and more.
Is there real-time streaming?
Yes. ElevenLabs supports real-time generation via streaming endpoints and WebSockets for interactive apps and live dialogue.