Head to head / AI Voice
ElevenLabs vs Hume AI
- →Hume AI is cheaper to start ($3/mo vs $6/mo).
| Compared | ElevenLabs | Hume AI |
|---|---|---|
| Cost / 1M chars | — | $100 |
| Starting price | $6/mo | $3/mo |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Visit ElevenLabs | Visit Hume AI |
Feature by feature
| Feature | ElevenLabs | Hume AI |
|---|---|---|
| Languages | 70+ | 11+ (Octave) |
| Voice cloning | Yes | Yes (unlimited) |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial use | Paid plans | Yes |
| Styles/emotions | Yes | Yes (core strength) |
| Output | MP3, WAV, PCM | MP3/WAV/PCM stream |
ElevenLabs
Creators and developers who want the most expressive, natural AI voices.
- +Best-in-class voice realism
- +Instant and professional cloning
- +70+ languages, expressive v3 tags
- +Strong API plus polished app
Hume AI
Developers building emotionally expressive or empathic conversational voice agents.
- +Best-in-class emotional/expressive prosody
- +Empathic real-time voice interface (EVI)
- +Unlimited voice cloning on paid tiers
- +Commercial license on all plans
Compared on the metrics we track for this category. Prices are the cheapest paid tier. Some links are affiliate links.