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MElevenLabs vs Synthesia
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose ElevenLabs if…
- you want the lower entry price ($6/mo vs $19/mo)
- you're in its core audience: content creators, developers
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Choose Synthesia if…
- you're in its core audience: learning & development teams, hr and internal communications
Side by side
Feature ElevenLabs Synthesia
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$6/mo$19/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Cost per minute of generated audio$0.20$1.58
Data retentionKept as long as needed, e.g. while you have an account; then deleted or de-identifiedCustomer Data retained per customer's instructions and applicable law
Security and complianceHIPAAGDPR
Updates, last 90 days—10
GitHub stars3.2K—
Voice cloning—
Commercial rights—
AI dubbing—
Emotion/style control—
Speech-to-speech—
Real-time streaming—
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CategoryText to SpeechAvatar & Talking-Head Video
CompanyEleven Labs Inc.Synthesia Limited
Based inUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
Founded—2017
Part of——
Key features
E ElevenLabs
- Text to speech in 90+ languages
- Library of 17,500+ voices plus voice design from prompts
- Instant and professional voice cloning
- Automatic dubbing and Dubbing Studio
- Speech to text with speaker diarization
- Music and sound effect generation
- Voice and chat agents with testing and guardrails
- APIs and SDKs for TTS, STT, music and agents
S Synthesia
- AI avatar videos from a script in 140+ languages
- Personal avatar created from a single photo
- Convert docs, PPTs or links into narrated video
- Video dubbing with voice cloning and lip-sync
- Interactive videos with quizzes, branching and CTAs
- Avatar roleplay and conversational survey sessions
- Publish via link, embed or SCORM with analytics
- API and MCP server for programmatic video creation
Plans and prices
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ElevenLabs
Free$0
Starter$6/mo ($5/mo billed yearly)
Creator$22/mo ($11 first month; $18.33/mo billed yearly)
Pro$99/mo ($82.50/mo billed yearly)
Scale$299/mo ($249.17/mo billed yearly)
Business$990/mo ($825/mo billed yearly)
EnterpriseCustom
Synthesia
BasicFree
Starter$19/mo ($9 first month)
Pro$89/mo ($49 first month)
EnterpriseCustom
Roleplay Training add-on$29/learner/month
Strengths and limitations
ElevenLabs
- Free plan includes 10k credits per month
- One credit pool covers every product
- Unused paid credits roll over for up to two months
- Annual billing gives two months free
- Free plan has no commercial license
- Professional Voice Cloning starts on the $22 Creator plan
- Dubbing without a watermark uses many more credits per minute
- Rollover does not apply to the Free plan
Synthesia
- Free plan with 10 minutes of video per month, no credit card required
- 140+ languages and voices on every plan
- API, MCP server and LiveKit plugin for developers
- Lists SOC2, GDPR, ISO42001 and SAML/SSO compliance
- Free plan videos carry a Synthesia watermark and cannot be downloaded
- SCORM export, SAML/SSO and Brand Kits are listed only on Enterprise
- Roleplay learner seats cost an extra $29/month each
- Studio avatars are a $1,000/year add-on for annual plans only
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