ElevenLabs
by ElevenLabs •Voice & Speech Platforms
Voice and audio AI platform for text-to-speech, speech-to-text, dubbing, music, sound effects, voice cloning and conversational agents.
What is ElevenLabs?
AI Orbit decision brief
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Recorded strengths
Verified profile evidence records API access for this tool.
Source-backed capability SourceVerified security evidence records SSO / SAML availability.
Source-backed capability SourceVerified security evidence records SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001 and PCI DSS Level 1.
Source-backed capability SourceAlternatives are ranked from structured use-case, capability, pricing, platform and taxonomy overlap.
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Features & use cases
Core capabilities listed for ElevenLabs.
Audio Understanding
Analyzes speech, sound, music or other audio inputs.
API Access
Provides programmatic API access for application integration.
Voice Cloning
Creates synthetic speech that resembles a supplied or licensed voice.
Real-time Streaming
Supports low-latency streaming text, audio or multimodal interactions.
Access, deployment & licensing
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Open source & license
Source check pendingProprietary
Commercial use
Source check pendingDepends on plan / license
Privacy, security & compliance
Provider policies and certifications are shown only when recorded with evidence.
Data training policy
Depends on plan / workspace settings
Enterprise API customers can use Zero Retention Mode for eligible services; agent retention can also be configured, including scheduled deletion. Verified fact Privacy sourcePricing overview
Pricing stored in AI Orbit's pricing database. Always verify final rates on the provider website.
Enterprise
Custom Pricing / Contact Sales
Review · verified 1 month ago
- Custom credits
- seats and enterprise terms.
Free
Review · verified 2 weeks ago
- Basic creative and API access
- commercial license not included.
- 10,000 credits/month
Starter
Review · verified 2 weeks ago
- Commercial license
- instant voice cloning
- dubbing and image/video access.
- 30,000 credits/month
Creator
First month currently discounted to $11.
Review · verified 2 weeks ago
- Adds professional voice cloning and additional-credit purchases.
- 121,000 credits/month
Pro
Review · verified 2 weeks ago
- Higher-quality API audio outputs and larger included usage.
- 600,000 credits/month
Scale
Review · verified 2 weeks ago
- Includes 3 workspace seats and team collaboration.
- 1,800,000 credits/month
Business
Review · verified 2 weeks ago
- Includes 10 workspace seats
- higher scale and lower-latency TTS economics.
- 6,000,000 credits/month
Verified benchmarks & scores
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ElevenLabs FAQ
Quick answers based on the information currently available in this AI Orbit profile.
What is ElevenLabs?
ElevenLabs is a voice and audio AI platform spanning text-to-speech, speech-to-text, voice cloning, dubbing, sound effects, music, studio production and real-time conversational agents. In 2026 its products are organized as ElevenCreative, ElevenAgents and ElevenAPI, with web tools plus REST and WebSocket APIs and official SDKs. ElevenLabs is provided by ElevenLabs and AI Orbit categorizes it under Voice & Audio. Its structured capability profile includes Audio Understanding, Speech to Text, API Access and Text to Speech; field-level verification may still be pending for some capability mappings.
Who makes ElevenLabs?
ElevenLabs is provided by ElevenLabs. Voice AI company developing speech synthesis, dubbing, voice agents and audio generation technology. Within AI Orbit, the product is cataloged in Voice & Audio, which describes its primary product category rather than the provider itself.
What is ElevenLabs best for?
AI Orbit currently maps ElevenLabs to structured use cases including Voiceovers and Transcription. These are reviewed taxonomy mappings used for discovery and fit; field-level evidence may still be pending, so they are not presented as independently verified claims. Supporting cataloged capabilities include Audio Understanding, Speech to Text, API Access and Text to Speech.
Does ElevenLabs have an API?
Yes. AI Orbit has verified official evidence that ElevenLabs provides API access. The profile also records official API documentation, so developers can check supported endpoints, authentication and current implementation details at the provider source. API availability can change independently from the consumer product, so production implementations should still be checked against the provider documentation.
Can ElevenLabs be self-hosted?
Self-hosted or private deployment for ElevenLabs is available only through enterprise-oriented deployment options according to the verified provider evidence. Documented deployment modes include SaaS, API and Private Cloud. Deployment rights, infrastructure requirements and enterprise restrictions should be checked against the provider documentation before production use.
How does ElevenLabs handle privacy and security?
ElevenLabs provides configurable retention, enterprise Zero Retention Mode and data-residency controls. Its general privacy policy permits model-improvement processing in some contexts, so data-use protections depend on product and contract. AI Orbit records the data-training policy as: Depends on plan / workspace settings. Enterprise materials document SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, HIPAA support, PCI DSS Level 1, regional data residency, SSO and enterprise access controls. Verified security certifications listed on the profile include SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001 and PCI DSS Level 1.
How much does ElevenLabs cost?
AI Orbit currently has verified plan-level pricing data for ElevenLabs, including Enterprise, Free, Starter and Creator. Exact rates, billing units, limits and verification dates are shown in the pricing section of this profile rather than compressed into a single potentially misleading price. Because providers can change prices and plan limits, check the linked official pricing source before making a purchase or production decision.