Descript vs ElevenLabs: voice AI pricing compared
Updated 2026-11-10 · listed A to Z, not ranked
Descript edits video and audio by editing a transcript. Plans are priced per person and differ in media hours and AI credits.
ElevenLabs sells AI voice products (text to speech, speech to text, dubbing, music, sound effects and voice agents) on monthly plans. Every plan gives you a pool of credits, and every product draws from the same pool at its own rate.
Listed A to Z, from descript.com and elevenlabs.io. Every figure below is quoted from those pages.
- Main price table
- Free, Hobbyist, Creator, Business, Enterprise
- Free option
- Free: $0
- Published prices
- Free, Hobbyist $16, Creator $24 and Business $50 per person per month billed annually, monthly prices, media hours and AI credits.
- Main price table
- Text to speech, Text to speech, Speech to text, Speech to text, Speech to text add-ons, Realtime voice models, Speech Engine, Music, Voice isolator, voice changer, sound effects, Dubbing
- Free option
- None in the published plan table
- Published prices
- ElevenLabs API pricing per minute and per 1k characters (TTS $0.04–$0.08, speech to text $0.22/hour, realtime voice $0.08/min), plus Starter $6 to Business $990 plans.
How we checked: Prices quoted from each official pricing page: Descript checked Nov 10, 2026, ElevenLabs checked Nov 10, 2026. Taxes, usage overages and promotions can change what you pay; confirm with each provider before you buy.
How they compare
- Main price table. Descript lists 5 entries (Free, Hobbyist, Creator, Business, Enterprise); ElevenLabs lists 10 (Text to speech, Text to speech, Speech to text, Speech to text, Speech to text add-ons, Realtime voice models, Speech Engine, Music, Voice isolator, voice changer, sound effects, Dubbing).
- Free option. Descript: Free: $0. ElevenLabs: none in the published plan table.
- How prices are quoted. Descript: “Plans (per person per month)”. ElevenLabs: “API pricing: per minute and usage-based billing (USD)”.
Descript plans and prices
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Media | AI credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 60 media minutes a month | |
| Hobbyist | $16 | $24 | 10 media hours | 400 |
| Creator | $24 | $35 | 30 media hours, 4K export | 800 |
| Business | $50 | $65 | 40 media hours | 1,500 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom |
From descript.com, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: Descript pricing.
ElevenLabs plans and prices
| Product | Model / mode | Price on elevenlabs.io/pricing/api |
|---|---|---|
| Text to speech | v4, v3, v2 Multilingual | $0.08 per 1,000 characters (about $0.08 per minute of audio) |
| Text to speech | v4 Turbo, v3 Conversational, Flash / Turbo | $0.04 per 1,000 characters (about $0.04 per minute) |
| Speech to text | Scribe v2, Scribe v2 Medical | $0.22 per hour |
| Speech to text | Scribe v2 Realtime | $0.39 per hour |
| Speech to text add-ons | Keyterm prompting / transcript editing | $0.05 / $0.07 per hour (realtime $0.08 / $0.12) |
| Realtime voice models | v1 Mini, v1 Max | $0.08 per minute of connected audio, plus LLM tokens (Mini $0.20 in / $6.00 out, Max $1.80 / $9.00 per 1M) |
| Speech Engine | Standard / burst | $0.08 / $0.16 per minute |
| Music | Eleven Music | $0.15 per minute |
| Voice isolator, voice changer, sound effects | - | $0.12 per minute |
| Dubbing | v1 with / without watermark; v2 | $0.33 / $0.50 per minute; $2.20 per minute |
API usage is billed in US dollars, not plan credits. Prices exclude taxes. Checked Nov 6, 2026.
| Plan | Price per month | Credits per month | Annual billing, per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $6 | 30,000 | $5 |
| Creator | $22 ($11 for the first month) | 121,000 | $18.33 |
| Pro | $99 | 600,000 | $82.50 |
| Scale | $299 (3 seats) | 1,800,000 | $249.17 |
| Business | $990 (10 seats) | 6,000,000 | $825 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom |
Annual billing is the monthly price × 10. The pricing page also showed a limited-time first-month offer on Starter when we checked.
From elevenlabs.io, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: ElevenLabs pricing.
FAQ
How much does Descript cost?
Free, Hobbyist $16, Creator $24 and Business $50 per person per month billed annually, monthly prices, media hours and AI credits. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
How much does ElevenLabs cost?
ElevenLabs API pricing per minute and per 1k characters (TTS $0.04–$0.08, speech to text $0.22/hour, realtime voice $0.08/min), plus Starter $6 to Business $990 plans. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
Do Descript and ElevenLabs have a free option?
Descript: Free: $0. ElevenLabs: none in the published plan table.
Which is better, Descript or ElevenLabs?
We do not pick a winner. The two price and package their products differently; the tables above quote each official pricing page so you can match a plan to your own usage.
Where do these prices come from?
Each vendor's own pricing page: descript.com (checked Nov 10, 2026) and elevenlabs.io (checked Nov 10, 2026). Prices change; confirm on the vendor's page before you buy.
Sources (official pages, read 2026-11-10)
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