ElevenLabs vs Synthesia: AI video and image pricing compared
Updated 2026-11-10 · listed A to Z, not ranked
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.
Synthesia makes AI avatar videos and meters usage in credits. Pro can be sized up in credit tiers.
Listed A to Z, from elevenlabs.io and synthesia.io. Every figure below is quoted from those pages.
- 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.
- Main price table
- Basic, Starter, Pro
- Free option
- Basic: $0
- Published prices
- Basic free with 500 credits, Starter $19 a month ($9 first month), Pro $89 ($49 first month) and Pro credit tiers up to 48,000.
How we checked: Prices quoted from each official pricing page: ElevenLabs checked Nov 10, 2026, Synthesia 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. ElevenLabs lists 10 entries (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); Synthesia lists 3 (Basic, Starter, Pro).
- Free option. ElevenLabs: none in the published plan table. Synthesia: Basic: $0.
- How prices are quoted. ElevenLabs: “API pricing: per minute and usage-based billing (USD)”. Synthesia: “Plans (monthly billing)”.
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.
Synthesia plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Credits per month |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | 500, plus a free allowance (10 minutes of Studio video or dubbing, 3 survey responses); watermark |
| Starter | $19 per month ($9 first month) | 1,250 (about 12 minutes of video) |
| Pro | $89 per month ($49 first month) | 6,000 (about 60 minutes) |
| Credits per month | Price per month |
|---|---|
| 6,000 | $89 |
| 12,000 | $176 |
| 24,000 | $347 |
| 36,000 | $514 |
| 48,000 | $676 |
From synthesia.io, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: Synthesia pricing.
FAQ
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).
How much does Synthesia cost?
Basic free with 500 credits, Starter $19 a month ($9 first month), Pro $89 ($49 first month) and Pro credit tiers up to 48,000. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
Do ElevenLabs and Synthesia have a free option?
ElevenLabs: none in the published plan table. Synthesia: Basic: $0.
Which is better, ElevenLabs or Synthesia?
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: elevenlabs.io (checked Nov 10, 2026) and synthesia.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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