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CopyKitten vs ElevenLabs

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan
CopyKitten — $3.49/mo vs $6/mo for ElevenLabs
Free plan
Both have one
Public API
ElevenLabs has one; not confirmed by us for CopyKitten
Higher Trust score
ElevenLabs — 88 vs 74 for CopyKitten
Best fit
CopyKitten: Discord communities wanting a novelty voice bot for members who opt in · ElevenLabs: Product teams adding narration or voice agents without training a model

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

CopyKittenClones a Discord member's voice from a short clip so it can speak text aloud.ElevenLabsSynthetic voices, cloning and dubbing sold by the credit

Side by side

FactCopyKittenElevenLabs
CategoryVoice CloningText-to-Speech
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$3.49/mo$6/mo
Public APINot confirmedYes
Trust score74 / 10088 / 100
PlatformsWebWeb, API, iOS, Android
CompanyCopyKittenElevenLabs
Launched—2022
Last verifiedOct 14, 2026Oct 16, 2026

What our research says

CopyKitten

CopyKitten packages voice cloning as a Discord party trick, with a consent step and a delete command that at least try to keep it from being used on someone who has not agreed. It is cheap, at $3.49 or $4.99 a month, but paid plans are sold only in the U.S. and Canada, and the operator names no company behind a product that handles people's voices.

Pros

  • Clones a usable voice from a short, roughly 30-second sample
  • Requires target-member approval before cloning proceeds
  • Moderation tools (logs, transcripts, per-user deletion) are built in
  • Paid plans are inexpensive at $3.49 and $4.99 a month

Cons

  • No company name, address or country is published on the site or in the terms
  • Paid plans are limited to the U.S. and Canada
  • Voice-cloning bots carry an inherent risk of misuse regardless of consent features

ElevenLabs

The quality bar for synthetic speech and the easiest voice API to start on, but the credit meter is the actual product and it empties faster than the plan names imply.

Pros

  • Output quality and language coverage remain ahead of most rivals
  • One account spans speech, dubbing, recognition, effects and agents
  • The first paid tier is $6, so testing commercially costs almost nothing

Cons

  • Credits rather than minutes, so cost per finished second shifts with model and settings
  • Commercial licence and instant cloning are both withheld from the free tier
  • Professional voice cloning starts only at Creator ($22)
  • Team seats do not appear until the $299 Scale plan

Which one fits

Choose CopyKitten if you need

  • Discord communities wanting a novelty voice bot for members who opt in
  • Roleplay and D&D groups that want a consistent character voice

Choose ElevenLabs if you need

  • Product teams adding narration or voice agents without training a model
  • Creators dubbing video into other languages with the speaker's timbre kept
  • Audiobook and podcast producers who need a licensable cloned voice

CopyKitten vs ElevenLabs: the questions people ask

Is CopyKitten cheaper than ElevenLabs?

On published entry prices, CopyKitten starts lower — $3.49/mo against $6/mo for ElevenLabs. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does CopyKitten or ElevenLabs have a free tier?

Both: CopyKitten has a free tier, and ElevenLabs has a free tier.

Which has a public API, CopyKitten or ElevenLabs?

ElevenLabs ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for CopyKitten is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.

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