ElevenLabs · Text to speech
Instant no-login speech synthesis on the homepage delivers industry-leading naturalness and precise pronunciation; ideal for creators demanding top voice realism.
US-West (California, AS2914)
MP3 · Output attached · Open native file ↗
Subsequent pricing and service checks are shown separately without altering historical scores.
One run does not establish all complex scenes, untested paid maxima or long-term uptime.
Plans & historical pricing
ElevenLabs sitewide audio generation, voice cloning, and transcription credits; monthly and free tiers · 2026-10-29
4 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Free plan includes 10k credits/month (non-commercial); paid plans feature first-month promotions (Starter $1 first mo, then $5/mo; Creator $11 first mo, then $22/mo); overage billed per minute; taxes excluded.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancellation and refund terms unverified
ElevenLabs official homepage ↗ · 2026-10-29 Capture 1 ↗
ElevenLabs official pricing plans page ↗ · 2026-10-29 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-31
Free tier includes 10,000 characters/mo; Starter is $5/mo ($1 first month) or $50/yr
Free quota + Tiered subscriptions (Starter, Creator, Pro) + Pay-as-you-go API
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 44.1 kHz, 128 kbps MP3 audio (351.9 KB · 22.52s · watermark-free)
- Watermark
- Watermark-free
- Free allowance
- Instant generation on homepage input box; 10,000 chars/month upon free account registration
- Account requirements
- No login required on homepage; registered free tier includes 10,000 characters per month
- Maximum specification record
- MP3 audio (351.9 KB · 22.52s · 44.1kHz · 128kbps · watermark-free)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports long-form projects, Studio editor, and official REST/WebSocket API
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
ElevenLabs delivers rapid streaming response in ~1.37s for 22.52s of pristine 44.1kHz MP3 speech audio with zero acoustic artifacts (01_landing.png, 02_result.png).
- Fixture
- anchor_tts_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 1.37 s
- End-to-end reference
- 1.37 s
Network wait includes round trips, queuing and polling error, not pure inference time. Local timings depend on the device; repetition counts are not standardized in legacy records.
Experience, rules & trust
- Disclosure
- Instant interactive playground provided directly on homepage
- Interaction
- Homepage provides an interactive no-login speech workbench where entering our 417-character standard fixture and clicking Play begins streaming playback in milliseconds without gating modals.
- Entity record
- ElevenLabs Inc.
- Origin
- New York, NY
- Domain history record
- Founded 2022 / Global Speech AI Leader
- Third-party tracking record
- Google Analytics · Stripe Checkout
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Cloud neural streaming speech synthesis cluster (api.elevenlabs.io)
- Retention statement
- SOC2/GDPR compliance with intellectual property protection for voice models
A recorded statement does not verify deletion or all data-processing behavior.
Verifiable audit trail & evidence
Four SHA-256-verified stages link the benchmark fixture, same-run interface screenshots, native exported artifact and archived pricing sources.
anchor_tts_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
ElevenLabs official homepage (snapshot ↗) · ElevenLabs official pricing plans page (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 98.8/100
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_tts_v1
Honesty & reputation · 96/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 35 / 35 | Clearly discloses monthly and annual billing amounts upfront, detailing free quota (10,000 characters/mo) and tiered plans (Starter $5/mo, Creator $22/mo, Pro $99/mo). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 28 / 30 | Homepage provides an interactive no-login speech workbench where entering our 417-character standard fixture and clicking Play begins streaming playback in milliseconds without gating modals. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 | Operated by ElevenLabs Inc., founded in 2022 by former Google and Palantir engineers; undisputed global unicorn in voice AI. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 | Encrypted HTTPS transport to dedicated neural inference clusters (api.elevenlabs.io), supporting low-latency WebSocket and HTTP streaming. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 100/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 65 / 65 | Deterministic acoustic inspection: Synthesizes 22.52s high-fidelity MP3 audio (within [15.0s, 60.0s] bounds) at 44,100 Hz, 128 kbps, delivering unmatched expressiveness and cadence (65.0/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | Direct streaming delivery of full 22.52s 44.1kHz MP3 audio (351.9 KB) with zero watermarks or truncation (20.0/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 15 / 15 | Neural speech streaming starts in ~1.37s, achieving rapid turnaround (15.0/15) | Evidence A → |
Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.
Revisions & corrections
- 2026-10-31
Initial benchmark on Mode A speech synthesis anchor (anchor_tts_v1) via homepage streaming API.