ElevenLabs vs Murf: what AI voice costs

Updated 11 November 2026

First published 2026-11-11 · Tool Comparison

Checked 11 November 2026. Every price below was read on the vendor’s own page that day and is quoted as printed. A vendor with no printed price says so; we did not fill the gap.

TL;DR: Nov 2026: ElevenLabs Starter is $1 the first month then $6 a month. Murf's API page lists text to speech at $0.01 per 1,000 characters. Checked 11 November 2026.

At a glance

ToolWho it suitsOne figure, as printed
ElevenLabsA creator or product team that wants a monthly plan with a credit allowance.Free: “Free $0 /mo”
MurfA developer who wants to pay per character through an API. The page we read is the API price page, not the studio plans.API text to speech: “$0.01 / 1000 characters Text to Speech”

ElevenLabs

A creator or product team that wants a monthly plan with a credit allowance.

  • Free: “Free $0 /mo” source, read 11 November 2026.
  • Starter: “Starter $1 first month Then $6 per month” source, read 11 November 2026.
  • Creator: “Creator Popular $11 first month Then $22 per month” source, read 11 November 2026.
  • Pro: “Pro $99 /mo” source, read 11 November 2026.

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Murf

A developer who wants to pay per character through an API. The page we read is the API price page, not the studio plans.

  • API text to speech: “$0.01 / 1000 characters Text to Speech” source, read 11 November 2026.

Not read. Murf: the studio plan prices were not in the page text we read; only the API price page was. The two vendors' figures are therefore different products.

Our page on Murf →

Open score and India fit

Our open score gives a tool up to 60 points from signals we can check: rupee pricing, GST invoice, UPI, data in India, a public price, a free plan and the number of alternatives. “Not recorded” means we have not found a vendor statement on that point, not that the answer is no. How the score is worked out.

ToolOpen scorePrices in ₹GST invoiceUPIData in India
ElevenLabs40 of 60 (known 3 of 8 signals)Not recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Murf40 of 60 (known 3 of 8 signals)Not recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded

Before you decide

  • This is not a like-for-like pair on price: ElevenLabs is a monthly plan with credits, the Murf figure is per character through an API.
  • Both in dollars.

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