ElevenLabs is an AI-powered platform that offers a suite of voice-related features to use for whatever you’re creating that requires spoken words. Let’s talk about what ElevenLabs has to offer.
Text to Speech
ElevenLabs’ Text to Speech (TTS) feature allows users to convert written text into human-like speech. It supports 29 languages and an infinite number of voices. The AI model renders human intonation and inflections with unrivaled fidelity, adjusting the delivery based on context. You can choose a pre-made voice or generate a completely new voice in the Voice Lab.
Speech to Speech
This feature allows users to convert one voice into another while preserving the tone and delivery of the original voice. It’s a form of voice conversion that can be used to complement the TTS feature.
Instant Voice Cloning
This feature allows users to create voice clones from shorter samples almost instantaneously. It relies on prior knowledge from training data to make an educated guess rather than training on the exact voice.
Professional Voice Cloning
Unlike Instant Voice Cloning, Professional Voice Cloning allows users to train a hyper-realistic model of a voice. This is achieved by training a dedicated model on a large set of voice data to produce a model that’s indistinguishable from the original voice.
Dubbing
ElevenLabs has introduced a groundbreaking dubbing feature that enables users to translate audio from one language into 28 others, all while preserving the original speaker’s voice and speech characteristics. Additionally, the Dubbing Studio (available in all paid plans) gives users precise control when translating their video content for global audiences. It detects and labels each speaker, creating an editable script of the content along with a timeline and precision control.
Projects
This is an end-to-end workflow for creating very long-form content. It allows users to upload a full book or document, or even import a whole webpage via a URL. The AI can then generate a voiceover narration for the entire book, document, or webpage.
Overall, ElevenLabs offers a comprehensive set of tools for voice generation and manipulation. It’s a popular option with many happy users. But, some criticize the quality of the voice cloning, customer service, and lack of straight-forward speed control. As with any tool, the effectiveness of ElevenLabs may depend on the specific use case and your own preferences.
What does ElevenLabs Cost?
Fortunately, ElevenLabs have several pricing tiers… including FREE!. Let’s break them down.
Free
For hobbyists, who want to try out prime AI speech synthesis. This plan includes 10,000 characters per month, the ability to create up to 3 custom voices, and requires attribution to elevenlabs.io.
Starter
Priced at $5 per month (first month 80% off), this plan is for creators who want to try out VoiceLab and publish more content. It includes everything in the Free plan, plus 30,000 characters per month, the ability to create up to 10 custom voices, a commercial license, and access to the Dubbing Studio.
Creator
Priced at $22 per month (first month 50% off), this plan is for content creators wanting compelling narration and access to Professional Voice Cloning. It includes everything in the Starter plan, plus 100,000 total characters per month, the ability to create up to 30 custom voices, and access to the Projects feature.
Independent Publisher
Priced at $99 per month, this plan is for independent authors and publishers that want to engage their audience using audio. It includes everything in the Creator plan, plus 500,000 total characters per month, the ability to create up to 160 custom voices, and access to a usage analytics dashboard.
Growing Business
Priced at $330 per month, this plan is for growing publishers and companies with higher discounts and quotas. It includes everything in the Independent Publisher plan, plus 2,000,000 total characters per month, and the ability to create up to 660 custom voices.
Enterprise
This plan is for businesses that require a custom plan tailored to their needs. The specifics of this plan can be discussed with ElevenLabs.
Keep in mind: prices change, deals come and go, so don’t hold me to these. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, please visit the ElevenLabs pricing page.
