Can you use ElevenLabs free audio commercially?
No. ElevenLabs' free plan is non-commercial: to use free-tier audio at all publicly you must credit ElevenLabs in the content's title (the "elevenlabs.io" attribution requirement), and monetized or client work isn't licensed. The commercial license starts at the first paid tier, Starter, at $6/month. One catch: upgrading later does not retroactively license audio you generated while on the free plan — regenerate it under the paid plan. Verified on ElevenLabs' help center and pricing FAQ, Jul 2026.
The $6 Starter tier is the cheapest verified commercial floor on our whole voice bench, which makes the free plan's real job clear: audition voices, not produce publishable audio. Attribution-in-title is a stricter condition than many creators expect, and it applies to any public use of free-tier output.
The no-retroactive-license rule is the one that bites people: audio made free, then used commercially after upgrading, isn't covered — the clean path is to regenerate it on the paid plan. Full detail, including the Music commercial-use rules, is in the ElevenLabs free-plan license explainer.
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- ElevenLabs — can I publish generated content - free plan: no commercial license; attribution 'elevenlabs.io' or '11.ai' in the title
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