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ElevenLabs vs Runway

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

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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

ElevenLabs is listed under Audio & Speech AI and Runway under Image & Visual AI. ElevenLabs scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (9.1 vs 8.4 out of 10). Both have a free plan or trial.

Best overall

ElevenLabs

  • Content Creators
  • Video Producers
  • Podcasters
  • Audiobook Publishers

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.

Choose Runway if

  • You want a tool built for Text-to-video and image-to-video generation.
  • Combines video, image and audio generation and editing in one workspace.
  • Offers Runway's own Gen-4.5 plus third-party models such as Seedance 2.0.
Best for beginners
ElevenLabs
Best for business
ElevenLabs

Features

17 features compared.

  • Text to Speech
    ElevenLabs
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Voice Cloning
    ElevenLabs
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Voice Design
    ElevenLabs
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Speech to Text (Scribe)
    ElevenLabs
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Dubbing Studio
    ElevenLabs
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Sound Effects and Music
    ElevenLabs
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • ElevenAgents
    ElevenLabs
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • API and SDKs
    ElevenLabs
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Gen-4.5 video model
    ElevenLabs
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Creative Agent
    ElevenLabs
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Multiple models
    ElevenLabs
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Characters
    ElevenLabs
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Aleph and Act-Two
    ElevenLabs
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Audio tools
    ElevenLabs
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Workflows and Recipes
    ElevenLabs
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Runway Dev API
    ElevenLabs
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Runway MCP
    ElevenLabs
    Not available
    Runway
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    ElevenLabs
    Freemium
    Runway
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    ElevenLabs
    Yes
    Runway
    Yes
  • Starting price
    ElevenLabs
    $0
    Runway
    $0
  • Plans
    ElevenLabs
    7 plans
    Runway
    4 plans

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

Runway plans

  • Free

    $0

    125 one-time credits that do not expire

    • A selection of generative models
    • 5GB storage

  • Standard

    $15/month

    625 credits per month; $12 per month billed annually

    • All video and image models
    • Creative Agent
    • 5 parallel generations
    • Music and voice and sound effects
    • Up to 3 projects
    • No watermarks
    • 4K upscaling
    • 20GB storage

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $35/month

    2,250 credits per month; $28 per month billed annually

    • Everything in Standard
    • 15 parallel generations
    • Up to 5 projects
    • 1 Brand Kit
    • 1 custom voice clone
    • Top-up credits
    • Runway MCP
    • Unlimited 4K video upscaling
    • 100GB storage

  • Max

    $95/month

    9,500 credits per month; $76 per month billed annually

    • Everything in Pro
    • Early access to new models
    • 20 parallel generations
    • Up to 10 projects
    • Up to 3 Brand Kits
    • Up to 3 custom voice clones
    • HDR and ProRes and image sequence outputs
    • 500GB storage

Our ratings

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

ElevenLabs
9.1overall
Runway
8.4overall

  • Voice Quality

    ElevenLabs
    9.4
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Voice Cloning

    ElevenLabs
    9.0
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Language Coverage

    ElevenLabs
    9.2
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Latency

    ElevenLabs
    8.8
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Developer API & SDKs

    ElevenLabs
    9.0
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Video Quality

    ElevenLabs
    Not rated
    Runway
    9.0

  • Camera & Motion Control

    ElevenLabs
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.8

  • Model Variety

    ElevenLabs
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.5

  • Editing Tools

    ElevenLabs
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.6

  • Pricing Clarity

    ElevenLabs
    Not rated
    Runway
    7.2

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

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

Runway

Pros

  • Combines video, image and audio generation and editing in one workspace
  • Offers Runway's own Gen-4.5 plus third-party models such as Seedance 2.0
  • Creative Agent builds videos from a conversation
  • Runway Dev API with Node and Python SDKs
  • Free plan with 125 credits that do not expire
  • Native iOS and Android apps

Cons

  • Credit-based pricing: a 5-second Gen-4.5 clip costs 60 credits, so the 625 credits on Standard cover about 10 such clips
  • Standard and Pro credits do not roll over at the end of the month
  • Some App Store reviewers complain about the cost of failed or unusable generations
  • 4K upscaling is unlimited only on Pro and Max

Platforms

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

Integrations

ElevenLabs

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

Runway

5 integrations
  • Runway MCP
  • ChatGPT plugin
  • Meta Ads
  • Google Ads
  • TikTok Ads

Company

  • Company
    ElevenLabs
    Eleven Labs Inc.
    Runway
    Runway AI, Inc.
  • Founded
    ElevenLabs
    2022
    Runway
    2018
  • Headquarters
    ElevenLabs
    New York, NY
    Runway
    New York, NY
  • Listing
    ElevenLabs
    Claimed
    Runway
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is ElevenLabs better than Runway?

It depends on your workflow. ElevenLabs is built for Voiceovers, audiobook narration, video dubbing, voice cloning, and real-time voice agents. Runway is built for Text-to-video and image-to-video generation.

What are the key feature differences between ElevenLabs and Runway?

ElevenLabs: Text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing and voice agents built on in-house audio models. Runway: AI video, image and audio creation suite with Gen-4.5, agents and an API.

Does ElevenLabs or Runway have a free plan?

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

Which is cheaper, ElevenLabs or Runway?

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