Head to head / AI Voice

ElevenLabs vs Unreal Speech

The verdict
  • ElevenLabs is cheaper to start ($6/mo vs $49/mo).
ComparedElevenLabsUnreal Speech
Cost / 1M chars$16
Starting price$6/mo$49/mo
Free tier
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Feature by feature

FeatureElevenLabsUnreal Speech
Languages70+8
Voice cloningYesNo
APIYesYes
Commercial usePaid plansYes (free needs attribution)
Styles/emotionsYesLimited (pitch/speed)
OutputMP3, WAV, PCMMP3/PCM/WAV + timestamps

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

Unreal Speech

Developers who need cheap, scalable TTS for high-volume apps, narration, or captions.

  • +Among the cheapest per-character TTS
  • +Low-latency real-time streaming
  • +Per-word timestamps for subtitles
  • +Generous 250k-character free tier

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