ElevenLabs Pricing in 2026: What the Credits Actually Buy
ElevenLabs costs $0 on the Free plan, $6 for Starter, $22 for Creator and $99 for Pro per month. But the price is the easy part — what decides whether a plan works for you is credits, and roughly 1,000 credits equals one minute of generated speech.
Here is each tier with its credit allowance translated into minutes, so you can pick on the number that actually matters.
ElevenLabs price at a glance
| Plan | Per month | Monthly credits | Roughly equals | Key unlock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Limited | A few minutes | Try the voices |
| Starter | $6 | 30,000 | ~30 minutes | Commercial use entry |
| Creator | $22 | 121,000 | ~2 hours | Professional Voice Cloning |
| Pro | $99 | 600,000 | ~10 hours | High-volume production |
Scale at $299 and Business at $990 sit above these for teams, with Enterprise priced on request. Creator is often discounted to $11 for the first month, which makes testing it cheap.
One credit is roughly one character of text-to-speech. Dubbing, transcription and other products draw credits at their own rates, so mileage varies by feature.
Credits are the real unit of price
Comparing ElevenLabs plans on monthly price alone is misleading. What you are buying is credits, and running out mid-project is the failure mode that actually costs you — either in overage or in waiting for the next cycle.
The rough conversion is 1,000 credits to a minute of speech. So Starter's 30,000 credits is around half an hour of finished audio a month, Creator's 121,000 is about two hours, and Pro's 600,000 is roughly ten.
Work backwards from your output. A weekly ten-minute podcast is about 40 minutes a month, which Starter cannot cover but Creator comfortably can. A daily short-form video habit burns through Starter in a week.
Which ElevenLabs plan fits you
Free
Testing voices and deciding whether AI narration suits your content at all. Not enough for regular publishing, but enough to judge quality.
Starter at $6
Occasional voiceovers, short clips, roughly half an hour of audio a month. The cheapest tier that makes sense for anything published.
Creator at $22
Regular publishing, and the first tier with Professional Voice Cloning. Two hours of audio a month covers most independent creators.
Annual billing gives you two months free, roughly 17% off, which brings Creator down to about $18.33 a month. Worth taking once you know your monthly volume is steady.
Cheaper ways to use ElevenLabs
Estimate your minutes first. Work out how much finished audio you publish monthly, multiply by 1,000 credits, and buy the tier that covers it. Overages cost more than upgrading.
Take the discounted first month. Creator is frequently offered at $11 for the first month, which is a cheap way to test whether Professional Voice Cloning is worth the tier.
Switch to annual once volume is steady. Two months free is about 17% off, bringing Creator to roughly $18.33 a month.
Buy a discounted subscription. THEOTTDEALS lists ElevenLabs in USD below the direct rate. Live pricing is on the product page below.
Frequently asked questions
How much does ElevenLabs cost?
ElevenLabs is free at the base tier, $6 a month for Starter, $22 for Creator and $99 for Pro. Scale is $299 and Business is $990, with Enterprise priced on request.
How do ElevenLabs credits work?
One credit is roughly one character of text-to-speech, and about 1,000 credits equals one minute of generated speech. Dubbing and transcription consume credits at their own rates.
How many minutes of audio does the Creator plan give?
Creator includes 121,000 credits a month, which is roughly two hours of generated speech.
What does the Creator plan unlock over Starter?
Creator at $22 adds Professional Voice Cloning and raises the allowance from 30,000 credits to 121,000 — about half an hour of audio up to roughly two hours.
Is ElevenLabs cheaper paid annually?
Yes. Annual billing gives you two months free, about 17% off, which brings Creator down to roughly $18.33 a month.
Is the free ElevenLabs plan enough?
It is enough to test voice quality and decide whether AI narration suits your content, but not enough for regular publishing. Starter at $6 is the first tier that supports published work.
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