ElevenLabs vs WellSaid: which costs less?
At 300 minutes a month: only ElevenLabs has a plan that fits. Units compared: minutes.
Last checked 2026-10-18 on the official pages.
Commercial use stated: cost by minutes a month
Cheapest fitting plan of each, monthly billing; in brackets the per minute price. Only plans that state commercial use.
| Volume | ElevenLabs | WellSaid | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 minutes a month | Starter $6 ($0.6000) | Starter $19 ($1.9000) | ElevenLabs by $13 |
| 60 minutes a month | Creator $22 ($0.3667) | Pro $49 ($0.8167) | ElevenLabs by $27 |
| 300 minutes a month | Creator $54.22 ($0.1807) | no plan fits | only ElevenLabs has a plan that fits |
| 1,000 minutes a month | Pro $167 ($0.1670) | no plan fits | only ElevenLabs has a plan that fits |
| 5,000 minutes a month | Scale $843 ($0.1686) | no plan fits | only ElevenLabs has a plan that fits |
Any plan: cost by minutes a month
Cheapest fitting plan of each, monthly billing; in brackets the per minute price. Free plans and plans without a commercial-use statement included.
| Volume | ElevenLabs | WellSaid | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 minutes a month | Free $0 ($0.0000) | Starter $19 ($1.9000) | ElevenLabs by $19 |
| 60 minutes a month | API pay-as-you-go (Turbo, Flash) $2.40 ($0.0400) | Pro $49 ($0.8167) | ElevenLabs by $46.60 |
| 300 minutes a month | API pay-as-you-go (Turbo, Flash) $12 ($0.0400) | no plan fits | only ElevenLabs has a plan that fits |
| 1,000 minutes a month | API pay-as-you-go (Turbo, Flash) $40 ($0.0400) | no plan fits | only ElevenLabs has a plan that fits |
| 5,000 minutes a month | API pay-as-you-go (Turbo, Flash) $200 ($0.0400) | no plan fits | only ElevenLabs has a plan that fits |
Your own numbers · ElevenLabs pricing · WellSaid pricing
ElevenLabs plans
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually | Included | Beyond the allowance | Commercial use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | no annual price | 10 min/month (≈ 10,000 characters) | no overage price stated | no | 10,000 credits a month, about 10 minutes. Commercial License starts at Starter. |
| Starter | $6/mo | $5/mo billed $60/yr | 30 min/month (≈ 30,000 characters) | no overage price stated | yes | 30,000 credits, about 30 minutes. $6 is the regular price (a first-month promotion also ran until 18 Oct 2026). |
| Creator | $22/mo | $18.33/mo billed $220/yr | 121 min/month (≈ 121,000 characters) | $0.18 per minute | yes | 121,000 credits, about 121 minutes. Additional Credits start at Creator; extra minute about $0.18. |
| Pro | $99/mo | $82.50/mo billed $990/yr | 600 min/month (≈ 600,000 characters) | $0.17 per minute | yes | 600,000 credits, about 600 minutes; extra minute about $0.17. |
| Scale | $299/mo | $249.17/mo billed $2,990/yr | 1,800 min/month (≈ 1,800,000 characters) | $0.17 per minute | yes | 1.8M credits, about 1,800 minutes; 3 seats; extra minute about $0.17. |
| Business | $990/mo | $825/mo billed $9,900/yr | 6,000 min/month (≈ 6,000,000 characters) | $0.17 per minute | yes | 6M credits, about 6,000 minutes; 10 seats; extra minute about $0.17. |
| API pay-as-you-go (v4, v3, v2) | $0/mo | no annual price | none (pay per character) | $80 per 1M characters ($0.080 per 1,000) | not stated | $0.08 per 1,000 characters (the page says about $0.08 a minute) for Eleven v4, v3 and v2 Multilingual. No commercial-use statement on the API pricing page. |
| API pay-as-you-go (Turbo, Flash) | $0/mo | no annual price | none (pay per character) | $40 per 1M characters ($0.040 per 1,000) | not stated | $0.04 per 1,000 characters (about $0.04 a minute) for v4 Turbo, v3 Conversational and Flash/Turbo. No commercial-use statement on the API pricing page. |
WellSaid plans
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually | Included | Beyond the allowance | Commercial use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trial (free) | $0/mo | no annual price | 3 min/month | no overage price stated | no | 3 download minutes per month, no commercial rights, no credit card. |
| Starter | $19/mo | $10/mo billed $120/yr | 20 min/month | extra minutes are sold, price not on the page | yes | 20 minutes a month on monthly billing, 240 minutes a year on annual billing. Extra minutes can be bought in Studio (price not on the page). |
| Pro | $49/mo | $33/mo billed $396/yr | 180 min/month | extra minutes are sold, price not on the page | yes | 180 minutes a month on monthly billing, 2,160 minutes a year on annual billing. Extra minutes can be bought in Studio (price not on the page). |
| Business (per user) | annual only | $160/mo billed $1,920/yr | 240 min/month | extra minutes are sold, price not on the page | yes | Team plan, billed annually only: $160 a month per user, 2,880 minutes a year per user (240 a month), up to 5 seats. Extra minutes: price not on the page. |
Monthly cost = plan price (monthly, or the per-month equivalent of annual billing) + overage beyond the allowance, before tax, one user. Allowances stay in each vendor's own unit; minutes and characters are converted only where the vendor states a rate (ElevenLabs and Murf: about 1,000 characters a minute), so vendors without a stated rate are missing from rankings in the other unit. A plan whose allowance is exceeded and that states no overage price is treated as not fitting. Plans that do not state commercial use are left out of the commercial tables. monthly price = no annual price is published, so the monthly price is used. Ties are broken by name. Affiliate status is never used.
Frequently asked questions
Is ElevenLabs cheaper than WellSaid?
At 300 minutes a month: only ElevenLabs has a plan that fits. Units compared: minutes.
Can I use ElevenLabs or WellSaid commercially?
ElevenLabs: Free no; Starter yes; Creator yes; Pro yes; Scale yes; Business yes; API pay-as-you-go (v4, v3, v2) not stated; API pay-as-you-go (Turbo, Flash) not stated. WellSaid: Trial (free) no; Starter yes; Pro yes; Business (per user) yes.
Do ElevenLabs or WellSaid have a free plan?
ElevenLabs: 10k credits per month (about 10 minutes), no commercial license. WellSaid: Free trial: 3 download minutes per month, no commercial rights.