ElevenLabs vs Cartesia
Two of the 27 text-to-speech tools in our ranking, compared fact by fact — every price and feature read from each maker's own pages on Oct 24, 2026.
ElevenLabs
Creators and developers who need cloning, dubbing and an API in one
9.9
#1
Cartesia
Voice-agent builders who need low-latency TTS in many languages
9.0
#3
The short answer
- Higher scoreElevenLabs — 9.9 vs 9.0 (#1 vs #3 of 27)
- Cheaper entry planCartesia — $5/mo vs $6/mo
- Free planBoth publish one
- Only ElevenLabs confirmsDubbing
Side by side
| ElevenLabs | Cartesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.9/10 · #1 of 27 | 9.0/10 · #3 of 27 |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Paid from | $6/mo (Starter)“Starter Until Nov 1 $6 First month 83% off $1 per month” — elevenlabs.io/pricing | $5/mo (Pro)“Pro $5 /mo Select Pro 100K credits / month” — cartesia.ai/pricing |
| Free plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Free trial | Not published | Not published |
| Voice cloning | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| API | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Commercial use | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Multi-language | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Dubbing | ✓ Yes | – Not published |
| Why it ranks | Starter adds a commercial license and Instant Voice Cloning on top of the free plan. | Pro at $5/month adds a commercial use license and instant voice cloning. |
| Watch for | The free plan has no commercial license; that starts with the $6/month Starter plan. | Professional voice clones are not included on the Free or Pro plans. |
