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ElevenLabs vs OpenVox

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

Entry price
ElevenLabs from $6/mo, OpenVox from $19.99 once — different billing units, so no direct winner
Free plan
Both have one
Public API
Both have one
Higher Trust score
ElevenLabs — 88 vs 82 for OpenVox
Best fit
ElevenLabs: Product teams adding narration or voice agents without training a model · OpenVox: creators wanting offline text-to-speech without a subscription

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

ElevenLabsSynthetic voices, cloning and dubbing sold by the creditOpenVoxOffline desktop app for text-to-speech, transcription, dubbing and voice cloning that keeps audio on the device

Side by side

FactElevenLabsOpenVox
CategoryText-to-SpeechText-to-Speech
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$6/mo$19.99 once
Public APIYesYes
Trust score88 / 10082 / 100
PlatformsWeb, API, iOS, AndroidmacOS, Windows, iOS, Android, API
CompanyElevenLabsThe Oracle Guy
Launched20222026
Last verifiedOct 16, 2026Oct 15, 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

OpenVox

OpenVox's main differentiator is that everything runs offline and the paid tier is a one-time purchase instead of a recurring subscription, which suits someone doing occasional voiceover or transcription work who doesn't want a monthly bill. The tradeoff of offline, on-device processing is usually voice quality and speed compared to cloud-based services with larger models, which this check couldn't directly compare.

Pros

  • one-time $19.99 purchase instead of a recurring subscription
  • offline processing keeps audio and text off the cloud entirely
  • covers text-to-speech, transcription, and voice cloning in one app

Cons

  • a one-developer product licensed by The Oracle Guy, with refunds for Mac and iPad purchases handled only through Apple
  • one-time price is charged per platform, so buying for both Mac and Windows doubles the cost
  • offline voice quality wasn't independently compared against cloud-based competitors in this check
  • Mac and iPad versions need Apple Silicon, and Windows needs at least 8 GB of RAM

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 OpenVox if you need

  • creators wanting offline text-to-speech without a subscription
  • privacy-sensitive transcription work that shouldn't leave the device
  • occasional users who prefer a one-time purchase over recurring billing

ElevenLabs vs OpenVox: the questions people ask

Is ElevenLabs cheaper than OpenVox?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: ElevenLabs starts at $6/mo, OpenVox at $19.99 once. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Does ElevenLabs or OpenVox have a free tier?

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

Which has a public API, ElevenLabs or OpenVox?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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