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ElevenLabs vs Respeecher

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, Respeecher from $5 once — different billing units, so no direct winner
Free plan
Only ElevenLabs (Respeecher has paid plans only)
Public API
Both have one
Best fit
ElevenLabs: Product teams adding narration or voice agents without training a model · Respeecher: Film, TV and game post-production that needs a performance re-voiced
Platforms
ElevenLabs: Web, iOS, Android · Respeecher: Web

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 creditRespeecherSpeech-to-speech voice cloning used in film and games, plus a text-to-speech API billed by the hour.

Side by side

FactElevenLabsRespeecher
CategoryText-to-SpeechVoice Cloning
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starts at$6/mo$5 once
Public APIYesYes
Trust score88 / 10092 / 100
PlatformsWeb, API, iOS, AndroidWeb, API
CompanyElevenLabsRespeecher
Launched20222018
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

Respeecher

The serious end of voice cloning: it takes an actor's performance and re-voices it, so the emotion and timing come from a human rather than from a prompt. That is why studios use it and why it is not the cheapest option. The hourly API price is unusually clear for this market, but bespoke cloning still runs through a sales conversation.

Pros

  • Speech-to-speech conversion preserves timing and emotional intent, not just timbre
  • 40-plus pre-licensed marketplace voices with a Pro Tools plugin for editors
  • Real-time TTS API at a flat $2 per hour with no subscription cap
  • Eight years of production track record including an Emmy and WEF recognition

Cons

  • Custom cloning is quote-only, so budgeting requires a sales call
  • Speech-to-speech means you need a performed source take, not just text
  • Ukraine-based operations carry wartime continuity risk worth asking about

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 Respeecher if you need

  • Film, TV and game post-production that needs a performance re-voiced
  • Recreating a specific voice with the original actor's or estate's consent
  • Voice agents that need a per-hour rate rather than a seat licence

ElevenLabs vs Respeecher: the questions people ask

Is ElevenLabs cheaper than Respeecher?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: ElevenLabs starts at $6/mo, Respeecher at $5 once. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Does ElevenLabs or Respeecher have a free tier?

ElevenLabs has a free tier; Respeecher has paid plans only.

Which has a public API, ElevenLabs or Respeecher?

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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