Free alternative

Free alternative to ElevenLabs

ElevenLabs costs €23 a month. VoiceStudio does the same job for free, in open source: you install it on your machine or a small server, and you stop paying.

Price taken from ElevenLabs’ website (elevenlabs.io): Creator plan, the most popular one, 20% VAT included. Over a year, that is €276 that stays in your pocket.

How much does ElevenLabs cost in 2026?

ElevenLabs’ public plans, checked on 12 October 2026 on elevenlabs.io. Prices rounded up to the next euro.

  • Free

    €0

    10,000 credits a month, about 10 minutes of speech. No commercial use or voice cloning.

  • Starter

    about €6 a month (6 dollars)

    30,000 credits a month, about 30 minutes of speech. Commercial license and instant voice cloning.

  • Creator

    about €19 a month (22 dollars)

    121,000 credits a month, about 121 minutes of speech, professional voice cloning. First month about €10 (11 dollars).

  • Pro

    about €86 a month (99 dollars)

    600,000 credits a month, about 600 minutes of speech, 192 kbps audio.

  • Scale

    about €258 a month (299 dollars)

    For teams: 1.8 million credits a month and 3 seats.

  • Enterprise

    Custom quote

    Custom credits, seats and contract, priority support.

Prices in dollars and before tax, converted to euros here. Billed yearly, two months are free. See the official pricing page ↗

What replaces ElevenLabs

The main alternative

VoiceStudio

🟡 Intermediate⏱️ ~20 min to installSave €23/mo

VoiceStudio is like ElevenLabs, but running on your computer. With 5 to 15 seconds of your voice, the app clones it and reads any text in your voice, in English, French and more than 600 other languages. It also creates a voice from a description, dubs a video while keeping each speaker's voice and produces audiobooks. No account, no API key, no counter. You need an Apple Silicon Mac (not Intel) or a PC, ideally with a 6 GB graphics card, and about ten gigabytes free. The catch: the app allows commercial use, but its default model, OmniVoice, is non commercial only. For your monetised videos or client work, install VoxCPM2 from the catalogue (Apache 2.0 licence, French included). And only clone your own voice or that of someone who consented.

Loucash’s verdict on VoiceStudio

7/10

What I wanted to know was whether you can really clone yourself for free. The answer is yes: locally, with no account and no counter. A few seconds of your voice are enough, and the same tool dubs your videos into other languages while keeping your voice. At ElevenLabs, Starter stops at 30 minutes a month and it takes €23 a month for about 2 hours: it is not the same scale. What I like: everything stays on my machine, no account, and the local API lets Claude turn my scripts into voiceovers. Why 7 and not more: the project is under six months old and ships several releases a week, so expect to run into bugs. It needs a solid machine, an Apple Silicon Mac or a good graphics card. And the trap is in the licence: the model installed by default is limited to non commercial use. For anything that earns you money, switch to VoxCPM2, and check a model's licence before using it. ElevenLabs stays simpler: nothing to install, everything happens in the browser.

Who it is for: You make voiceovers, videos or audiobooks, you have an Apple Silicon Mac or a PC with a good graphics card, and you want to stop counting your minutes. If you just want a clean voice without installing anything, or if your computer is old, stay on ElevenLabs.

See the full page →See the tool ↗

VoiceStudio versus ElevenLabs: the match

  • Price

    VoiceStudio

    €0, no account

    ElevenLabs

    €23/month (Creator plan)

  • Minutes of speech

    VoiceStudio

    Unlimited, on your machine

    ElevenLabs

    About 2 hours a month, then per minute

  • Cloning your voice

    VoiceStudio

    5 to 15 seconds of audio are enough

    ElevenLabs

    Pro cloning included

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The prompt that installs VoiceStudio

Paste this prompt into Claude: it checks the repository, asks you its questions and installs the tool step by step.

Installe VoiceStudio sur ma machine : c'est le studio de voix open source qui remplace ElevenLabs (dépôt GitHub debpalash/VoiceStudio, site voicestudio.sh). Suis le guide prévu pour les agents dans le dépôt, docs/install/agent.md. Vérifie d'abord que ma machine suit : un Mac Apple Silicon sous macOS 13.3 ou plus récent (les Mac Intel ne sont pas pris en charge), ou un PC Windows ou Linux, idéalement avec une carte graphique d'au moins 6 Go, et une dizaine de gigas libres. Télécharge ensuite la dernière version de l'app de bureau depuis github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/releases (le fichier VoiceStudio-Electron qui correspond à mon système), installe-la et lance-la ; sur Mac, montre-moi comment autoriser son ouverture au premier lancement. Avant chaque téléchargement de modèle, donne-moi sa taille et sa licence. Je veux pouvoir utiliser ma voix dans des contenus qui rapportent de l'argent : le modèle par défaut, OmniVoice, n'est autorisé qu'en usage non commercial, alors installe aussi VoxCPM2 depuis le catalogue de modèles de l'app (licence Apache 2.0, il parle français) et explique-moi quand utiliser l'un ou l'autre. Laisse les statistiques d'usage désactivées. Si tu tournes dans Claude Code, ajoute la compétence du projet avec npx skills add debpalash/VoiceStudio pour pouvoir piloter l'app pour moi ensuite. Enfin, aide-moi à enregistrer 15 secondes de ma voix dans un endroit calme, clone-la, et génère une phrase de test en français pour vérifier que tout marche. Explique chaque étape simplement, je débute.

Review the GitHub repository and check whether it is safe to install given my machine and my infrastructure. Ask me as many questions as possible, using widgets, to clarify my request and be as precise as you can.

Frequently asked questions

How much does ElevenLabs cost?
Free: €0; Starter: about €6 a month (6 dollars); Creator: about €19 a month (22 dollars); Pro: about €86 a month (99 dollars); Scale: about €258 a month (299 dollars); Enterprise: Custom quote. Prices checked on 12 October 2026 on elevenlabs.io.
Is ElevenLabs free?
Partly, with limits. 10,000 credits a month, about 10 minutes of speech. No commercial use or voice cloning. Beyond that, the Starter plan costs about €6 a month (6 dollars). VoiceStudio does the same thing for free, in open source.
Is VoiceStudio really free?
Yes. VoiceStudio is open source: the code is public and installing it costs nothing. At most you pay for hosting if you put it on a server, often a few euros a month. ElevenLabs, on the other hand, costs €23 a month.
Do I need to code to install VoiceStudio?
No. The level is intermediate and the install takes about 20 minutes with the prompt from the page: Claude does the work, you answer its questions.
How is it different from ElevenLabs?
VoiceStudio does most of what ElevenLabs does, without a subscription, and your data stays with you. The point by point comparison is on the page.
Do I own my data?
Yes. With an open source tool installed on your side, your files stay on your machine or your server. Nobody can close your account or change the price.

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