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ElevenLabs vs MisoOne

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. ElevenLabs starts at $6, MisoOne at $9. Only ElevenLabs has a free tier. Only ElevenLabs ships a public API.

ElevenLabsSynthetic voices, cloning and dubbing sold by the creditMisoOneTurns a script into narration with nine built-in voices, cloning for up to ten custom voices, and 11 languages.

Side by side

FactElevenLabsMisoOne
CategoryText-to-SpeechText-to-Speech
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starts at$6 month$9 month
Public APIYesNo
PlatformsWeb, API, iOS, AndroidWeb
CompanyElevenLabsMisoOne Voice Studio
Launched2022—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

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

MisoOne

MisoOne converts scripts into narration with a small built-in voice library and cloning for a handful of custom voices, aimed at creators and educators who need narration without a studio. Pricing is straightforward and character-based rather than hidden behind a contact-us tier, and a 7-day refund window lowers the risk of trying it. It's a narrower tool than the large voice platforms — nine built-in voices and 11 languages, not dozens of each.

Pros

  • Clear, published per-character pricing rather than opaque credits
  • Voice cloning included from the Creator tier, not gated to an enterprise plan
  • 7-day refund window and cancel-anytime billing

Cons

  • Only nine built-in voices and 11 languages — narrower than larger TTS platforms
  • No free tier to test voice quality before paying

Which one fits

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

Choose MisoOne if you need

  • Creators who need occasional narration for videos or lessons without a studio setup
  • Small teams wanting one or two cloned voices rather than a large voice library

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