ElevenLabs
launchJanuary 2023
goblin vibe check:
voice, sfx, and now music in one platform with a free tier makes this the easiest audio stack for a solo dev to start with
ai voice and audio platform used widely in game production for character voices, npc dialogue, sfx, and now full music generation via eleven music. the voice cloning and multilingual support make it useful for localization workflows. eleven music launched april 2026 with 7 free generations per day and commercial rights on all outputs.
cost
free tier available, $5
per month
high-quality voice cloning and tts for npc and character dialogueeleven music: text-to-music at 44.1khz with commercial rightstext-to-sfx generator with loop parameter for ambient soundsmultilingual voice generation for localization
key features
high-quality voice cloning and tts for npc and character dialogueeleven music: text-to-music at 44.1khz with commercial rightstext-to-sfx generator with loop parameter for ambient soundsmultilingual voice generation for localizationreal-time voice api for live npc dialogue systems
spec & usage
free tier with eleven music (7 songs/day), starter at $5/month through business at $990/month
api available on all paid plans
commercial license included on all tiers
real-time latency voice api available
sfx clips up to 30 seconds
limitations
music generation quality varies by genre and complexity
voice cloning requires clean source audio
scope:
audiovoicemusicautomationapicloudfreereal-timewritingpaid
launchJanuary 2023