ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs is the world's leading AI company in voice synthesis. Its technology produces synthetic voices that are nearly indistinguishable from real human voices, across 32 languages.
Key capabilities
- Text-to-Speech: convert text into voice with emotion, intonation and natural pronunciation.
- Voice Cloning: clone an existing voice from a single minute of audio.
- Voice Library: access to hundreds of professional voices ready for commercial use.
- Speech-to-Speech: change a speaker's voice while keeping the emphasis and emotion.
- Dubbing: automatically dub videos into other languages while keeping the original voice.
- Sound Effects: generate sound effects from a text description.
Common uses
- Audiobook narration with a consistent, premium voice.
- Automated podcasting from text.
- Voice-over for YouTube, ads and courses.
- Corporate IVR (voice response) systems.
- Game development with talking characters.
- Accessibility tools for people with reading difficulties.
ElevenLabs runs on a freemium model: 10,000 free characters per month, paid plans for individuals, up to Enterprise plans for content producers at scale.
The company was founded in 2022 by an Israeli and a Pole who worked together at Google, and in 2024 became a unicorn with a $1B valuation.