ElevenLabs
AI Voice Generators · by ElevenLabs
AI voice generator for text to speech, voice cloning and AI voiceover.
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Summary
AI voice generator for text to speech, voice cloning and AI voiceover.
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Pricing
$ as listed by the vendor · each price dated
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | – | |
Free
Free
Features
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Capabilities
| Feature | Overall |
|---|---|
| AI image editing | Included |
| API access | Included |
| Custom assistants | Included |
| Image generation | Included |
| Text to speech | Included |
| Video generation | Included |
- AI image editingIncluded
- API accessIncluded
- Custom assistantsIncluded
- Image generationIncluded
- Text to speechIncluded
- Video generationIncluded
Support
| Feature | Overall |
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| Priority support | Included |
- Priority supportIncluded
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What users say about ElevenLabs
Themes from 73 public Hacker News comments that mention ElevenLabs (Jul 8 to Oct 22). These are people’s opinions, not facts we have verified. Counts are comments, not a survey.
What people like
Useful for voiceovers and video narration
10 commentsSeveral commenters use ElevenLabs to generate narration, voiceovers and audio for explainer videos and other content.
“using ElevenLabs for the audio and a step-by-step process involving brainstorming, planning, storyboarding”
Hacker News · Sep 24(opens in a new tab) “Oh and I’ve used elevenlabs for scoring, VA, foley, etc. - all sits comfortably within the $20 a month sub.”
Hacker News · Oct 15(opens in a new tab) Natural-sounding, high-quality voices
6 commentsSeveral commenters say ElevenLabs voices sound more natural and pleasant than alternatives such as OpenAI's TTS.
“ElevenLabs definitely sounds more natural for voice.”
Hacker News · Sep 29(opens in a new tab) “I find the OpenAI ones really unpleasant to listen to and elevenlabs is better but still not quite right somehow.”
Hacker News · Oct 13(opens in a new tab) Strong voice agent platform for businesses
4 commentsCommenters describe ElevenLabs as a quick, low-maintenance way to build voice agents with telephony integration.
“11labs is probably one of the quickest and least painful ways to integrate while still maintaining control over your agent and behaviors.”
Hacker News · Aug 23(opens in a new tab) Good voice selection and cloning options
3 commentsCommenters point to a good selection of voices and strong voice cloning and customization as reasons they use the service.
“The options, customizability, quality of voice cloning (for editing your own voices), etc is far more than what you see on the surface.”
Hacker News · Aug 23(opens in a new tab) “just use ElevenLabs for tts - a good selection of voices.”
Hacker News · Oct 13(opens in a new tab)
Common complaints
Losing ground to newer rivals
7 commentsCommenters say newer providers such as Fish Audio, Gemini, Scribe competitors and open models now match or beat ElevenLabs on quality or accuracy.
“Still more expensive and worse performing than ElevenLabs Scribe, unfortunately.”
Hacker News · Aug 27(opens in a new tab) “this is a SOTA voice model, beating dedicated labs like ElevenLabs”
Hacker News · Jul 30(opens in a new tab) Expensive compared with alternatives
5 commentsSeveral commenters say ElevenLabs costs significantly more than open-source models or other providers for large-volume TTS.
“$15 here or $75 using elevenlabs (0.05 per 1k characters).”
Hacker News · Sep 23(opens in a new tab) Account and moderation issues
2 commentsSome users report problems with the service, including an automated misuse flag on legitimate audiobook content and a voice-clone usage restriction.
“I just received an automated email from ElevenLabs saying that its automated systems have detected that I may be using its services”
Hacker News · Sep 29(opens in a new tab) “ElevenLabs claims the right to train on any data you upload to the service”
Hacker News · Sep 11(opens in a new tab)
Grouped by AI on Oct 27, 2026. Every quote is copied word for word from the linked comment, and a theme needs at least two separate comments.
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