ElevenLabs
Lifelike AI voices and voiceovers in many languages, and sound effects made from a text description, paid from the same credits. AI-powered tool, with a free plan; runs on web, mobile. The stack builder picks it for voiceover and sound effects.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 10,000 credits/mo, no commercial license |
| Starter | $6/mo | 30,000 credits/mo, commercial license, instant voice cloning |
| Creator | $22/mo | 121,000 credits/mo, professional voice cloning |
| Pro | $99/mo | 600,000 credits/mo |
Checked by hand against elevenlabs.io/pricing on October 6, 2026; confidence high. Prices are monthly in US dollars unless the row says otherwise; the builder counts the plan it starts on, Starter.
When the stack builder picks it
The builder reads each job's rules from the top and takes the first step whose conditions hold and whose plan fits the money left. ElevenLabs is named in these steps:
- Voiceover, step 2 of 3, when less than $6 is left for it: the free plan; the step also names Murf AI and WellSaid, and the best score takes it.
- Voiceover, step 3 of 3, otherwise: Starter ($6/mo); the step also names Murf AI, WellSaid and Speechify Studio, and the best score takes it.
- Sound effects, step 2 of 3, when less than $6 is left for it: the free plan.
- Sound effects, step 3 of 3, otherwise: Starter ($6/mo); the step also names Optimizer AI and Krotos Studio, and the best score takes it.
The rules are public in stack-rules.json, and how the stack builder scores explains the tie-break.
Alternatives the same rules name
- Murf AI: Turns typed text into narrated audio with a library of synthetic voices and a timeline editor for voiceovers. From free.
- WellSaid: Makes voiceover audio from text with a set of synthetic voices, priced by the minutes you download. From free.
- Speechify Studio: An online studio that makes voiceovers and dubbing from text with synthetic voices. From free.
- Optimizer AI: Makes sound effects up to 60 seconds long from a text description, and variations of a recording you upload. From $10/mo.
- Krotos Studio: Builds sound effects, Foley and ambiences from studio recordings, and can match effects to your video footage. From $19.99/mo.
Signals and what people say
- App Store: 4.8 from 21,677 ratings, as of October 6, 2026
- Hacker News, 30 days to October 6, 2026: 9 stories
Change log
- October 6, 2026: plans and prices checked against ElevenLabs's page.
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