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Cartesia vs ElevenLabs

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Cartesia

Real-time speech AI for developers: fast text-to-speech, transcription and voice agents

Freemium
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ElevenLabs

Text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing and voice agents built on in-house audio models

Freemium
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Verdict

Cartesia and ElevenLabs are both Audio & Speech AI tools. ElevenLabs scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (9.1 vs 8.3 out of 10). Both have a free plan or trial. Only ElevenLabs is available on iOS and Android.

Best overall

ElevenLabs

  • Content Creators
  • Video Producers
  • Podcasters
  • Audiobook Publishers

Choose Cartesia if

  • You want a tool built for Low-latency voice agents, real-time text-to-speech and streaming transcription inside applications.
  • Published time to first audio of about 90 ms for Sonic 3.6, suited to live conversation.
  • Free tier with 20K credits per month and a $5 Pro plan with commercial use and instant cloning.

Choose ElevenLabs if

  • You want a tool built for Voiceovers, audiobook narration, video dubbing, voice cloning, and real-time voice agents.
  • Broad product range in one account: text-to-speech, speech-to-text, cloning, dubbing, sound effects, music and agents.
  • Language coverage of 90+ languages on Eleven v4 and Scribe v2.
Best for beginners
ElevenLabs
Best for business
Cartesia

Features

16 features compared.

  • Sonic Text-to-Speech
    Cartesia
    Available
    ElevenLabs
    Not available
  • Ink Speech-to-Text
    Cartesia
    Available
    ElevenLabs
    Not available
  • Managed Agents
    Cartesia
    Available
    ElevenLabs
    Not available
  • Voice Cloning
    Cartesia
    Available
    ElevenLabs
    Available
  • Pronunciation Dictionaries
    Cartesia
    Available
    ElevenLabs
    Not available
  • Regional API Routing
    Cartesia
    Available
    ElevenLabs
    Not available
  • Telephony Support
    Cartesia
    Available
    ElevenLabs
    Not available
  • Python and JavaScript SDKs
    Cartesia
    Available
    ElevenLabs
    Not available
  • Usage and Access Controls
    Cartesia
    Available
    ElevenLabs
    Not available
  • Text to Speech
    Cartesia
    Not available
    ElevenLabs
    Available
  • Voice Design
    Cartesia
    Not available
    ElevenLabs
    Available
  • Speech to Text (Scribe)
    Cartesia
    Not available
    ElevenLabs
    Available
  • Dubbing Studio
    Cartesia
    Not available
    ElevenLabs
    Available
  • Sound Effects and Music
    Cartesia
    Not available
    ElevenLabs
    Available
  • ElevenAgents
    Cartesia
    Not available
    ElevenLabs
    Available
  • API and SDKs
    Cartesia
    Not available
    ElevenLabs
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Cartesia
    Freemium
    ElevenLabs
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Cartesia
    Yes
    ElevenLabs
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Cartesia
    $0
    ElevenLabs
    $0
  • Plans
    Cartesia
    5 plans
    ElevenLabs
    7 plans

Cartesia plans

  • Free

    $0

    Entry tier for testing text-to-speech and transcription

    • 20K credits/month
    • Text to Speech
    • Speech to Text
    • 2 concurrent TTS requests
    • 1 phone number

  • Pro

    $5/month

    Individuals building with commercial use rights

    • 100K credits/month
    • commercial use license
    • instant voice cloning
    • 3 concurrent TTS requests

  • Startup

    $49/month

    Small teams shipping voice products

    • 1.25M credits/month
    • professional voice cloning (2 slots)
    • Organizations
    • 5 concurrent TTS requests

  • Scale

    $299/month

    Higher-volume production workloads

    • 8M credits/month
    • priority support
    • high concurrency
    • 15 concurrent TTS requests
    • 4 professional voice clone slots

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Large organizations with custom requirements

    • Custom limits
    • DPAs and BAAs
    • SSO
    • shared Slack channel
    • security questionnaire support

ElevenLabs plans

  • Free

    $0

    For trying the platform; no commercial license

    • 10,000 credits/month
    • About 10 minutes of text-to-speech
    • 3 Studio projects
    • 2 concurrent requests

  • Starter

    $6/month

    Commercial license and instant voice cloning

    • 30,000 credits/month
    • Commercial license
    • Instant Voice Cloning
    • 20 Studio projects
    • Dubbing Studio
    • 3 concurrent requests

  • Creator

    Most popular

    $22/month

    Adds professional voice cloning

    • 121,000 credits/month
    • Professional Voice Cloning
    • Everything in Starter
    • 5 concurrent requests

  • Pro

    $99/month

    Higher volume and higher-quality audio output

    • 600,000 credits/month
    • 44.1kHz PCM output via API
    • 192kbps audio
    • 10 concurrent requests

  • Scale

    $299/month

    For small teams

    • 1,800,000 credits/month
    • 3 workspace seats
    • 3 Professional Voice Clones
    • 15 concurrent requests

  • Business

    $990/month

    For larger teams and low-latency text-to-speech

    • 6,000,000 credits/month
    • 10 workspace seats
    • 10 Professional Voice Clones
    • Low-latency text-to-speech
    • 25 concurrent requests

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Contract plan with security and support terms

    • Custom credits
    • Custom SSO
    • DPA and SLA
    • HIPAA BAAs
    • Volume discounts
    • Priority support

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Cartesia
8.3overall
ElevenLabs
9.1overall

  • Ease of Use

    Cartesia
    7.8
    ElevenLabs
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Cartesia
    8.5
    ElevenLabs
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Cartesia
    8.2
    ElevenLabs
    Not rated

  • Performance & Speed

    Cartesia
    9.0
    ElevenLabs
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Cartesia
    8.2
    ElevenLabs
    Not rated

  • Voice Quality

    Cartesia
    Not rated
    ElevenLabs
    9.4

  • Voice Cloning

    Cartesia
    Not rated
    ElevenLabs
    9.0

  • Language Coverage

    Cartesia
    Not rated
    ElevenLabs
    9.2

  • Latency

    Cartesia
    Not rated
    ElevenLabs
    8.8

  • Developer API & SDKs

    Cartesia
    Not rated
    ElevenLabs
    9.0

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Cartesia

Pros

  • Published time to first audio of about 90 ms for Sonic 3.6, suited to live conversation.
  • Free tier with 20K credits per month and a $5 Pro plan with commercial use and instant cloning.
  • One platform covers text-to-speech, speech-to-text and managed voice agents.
  • Regional endpoints in the US, EU and APAC, with on-premise and on-device options.
  • Frequent releases: the changelog shows monthly model, voice and API updates in 2026.
  • Ranked first on Artificial Analysis speech leaderboards according to the company.

Cons

  • The free tier has no instant voice cloning, only 2 concurrent TTS requests and no commercial license.
  • Credit-based billing with overage up to $65 per 1M credits can be hard to forecast as usage grows.
  • Independent reviews note a smaller preset voice library than some narrative-focused competitors.
  • Developer-oriented; there is no consumer app and no released iOS or Android app.

ElevenLabs

Pros

  • Broad product range in one account: text-to-speech, speech-to-text, cloning, dubbing, sound effects, music and agents
  • Language coverage of 90+ languages on Eleven v4 and Scribe v2
  • Low-latency models: Flash v2.5 at about 75 ms and Eleven v4 Turbo at about 100 ms median
  • Free plan with 10,000 credits per month for testing
  • Official SDKs for Python and TypeScript, plus mobile and React SDKs for agents

Cons

  • Credits are consumed quickly on long-form work; the Starter plan's 30,000 credits is about 30 minutes of text-to-speech
  • The Free plan has no commercial license and needs attribution when published
  • Professional Voice Cloning requires Creator ($22 per month) or higher
  • Plan structure is complex, with credits, concurrency limits and different per-model API rates

Platforms

  • Web
    Cartesia
    Supported
    ElevenLabs
    Supported
  • Windows
    Cartesia
    Not supported
    ElevenLabs
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Cartesia
    Not supported
    ElevenLabs
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Cartesia
    Not supported
    ElevenLabs
    Supported
  • Android
    Cartesia
    Not supported
    ElevenLabs
    Supported
  • API
    Cartesia
    Supported
    ElevenLabs
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Cartesia
    Not supported
    ElevenLabs
    Not supported

Integrations

Cartesia

3 integrations
  • Twilio
  • Anthropic
  • OpenAI

ElevenLabs

4 integrations
  • Twilio
  • Zapier
  • HubSpot
  • Cal.com

Company

  • Company
    Cartesia
    Cartesia
    ElevenLabs
    Eleven Labs Inc.
  • Founded
    Cartesia
    2023
    ElevenLabs
    2022
  • Headquarters
    Cartesia
    San Francisco, CA
    ElevenLabs
    New York, NY
  • Listing
    Cartesia
    Claimed
    ElevenLabs
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Cartesia better than ElevenLabs?

It depends on your workflow. Cartesia is built for Low-latency voice agents, real-time text-to-speech and streaming transcription inside applications. ElevenLabs is built for Voiceovers, audiobook narration, video dubbing, voice cloning, and real-time voice agents.

What are the key feature differences between Cartesia and ElevenLabs?

Cartesia: Real-time speech AI for developers: fast text-to-speech, transcription and voice agents. ElevenLabs: Text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing and voice agents built on in-house audio models.

Does Cartesia or ElevenLabs have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Cartesia is freemium and ElevenLabs is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Cartesia or ElevenLabs?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.