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ElevenLabs credits explained
Every ElevenLabs plan comes with a monthly number of credits. All products draw from that one pool, at different rates.
| Product | Credits each | Buys |
|---|
Credits divided by the cost per unit, rounded down. ElevenLabs calls these costs approximate.
From the ElevenLabs pricing page FAQ, checked November 13, 2026.
Text to speech: credits per character
For V2 Multilingual models, one text character costs one credit. For V2 Flash/Turbo English and V2.5 Flash/Turbo Multilingual, API usage is discounted to between 0.5 and 1 credit per character. Credits are charged per generation request, not per download; ElevenLabs says a limited number of free regenerations may be available if the content and certain settings don't change, and shows whether a regeneration is free before you generate.
Other products
| Product and unit | Credits |
|---|---|
| Text to Speech (per character) | 1 |
| Speech to Text (per minute) | 330 |
| Eleven Music (per minute) | 900 |
| Sound Effects (per generation) | 200 |
| Voice Changer (per minute) | 1,000 |
| Voice Isolator (per minute) | 1,000 |
| Dubbing, automatic, with watermark (per minute) | 2,000 |
| Dubbing, automatic, no watermark (per minute) | 3,000 |
| Dubbing Studio, with watermark (per minute) | 5,000 |
| Dubbing Studio, no watermark (per minute) | 10,000 |
When credits reset and roll over
- The allowance resets at the start of each billing cycle, which starts on the day you subscribed.
- On an active paid plan, unused credits roll over for up to two months, up to 2x your monthly quota. Your balance can reach at most 3x the monthly quota.
- No rollover on the Free plan. Downgrading or cancelling forfeits unused credits at the end of the cycle.
- Pay-as-you-go top-up credits are separate and not subject to the rollover cap.
Annual billing
A year costs 10 times the monthly price, which ElevenLabs describes as two months free. Per month: Starter $5, Creator $18.33, Pro $82.50, Scale $249.17, Business $825.
To turn a monthly script length into a plan, use the ElevenLabs pricing calculator. Source for this page: ElevenLabs pricing and FAQ.