ElevenLabs Voice Changer Pricing (2026): Minutes per Plan, Cost per Minute, WAV, Commercial Use and How to Use It

Short answer: ElevenLabs Voice Changer (formerly Speech to Speech) re-voices a recording you upload or record, keeping your timing, emotion and accent. It is billed purely by duration: 1,000 credits per minute of audio. That gives 10 minutes a month on Free, 30 on Starter (US$6), 121 on Creator (US$22) and 600 on Pro (US$99), with a hard limit of 5 minutes per conversion on every plan. Free is not for commercial use and cannot convert into your own cloned voice; WAV output in the compare table starts at Pro.

Voice Changer by plan at a glance

From the Voice Changer tab of the “Compare plans” table on elevenlabs.io/pricing (rendered October 22, 2026; the yes/no columns are icons in the table, see the screenshot below):

Every plan gets the same 17,000+ voices, 29 languages, a 5-minute maximum per conversion and API access. Paying yearly works out to about US$5 a month for Starter, US$18.33 for Creator and US$82.50 for Pro. Unused credits on paid plans roll over for up to two months (up to 2× the monthly quota); on Free they do not.

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What one minute really costs

The pricing page explains the minutes with one rule: “One minute costs 1,000 credits.” The product guide puts it as “solely duration-based at 1000 characters per minute”, so the words spoken, the voice you pick and the settings do not change the price; only the length of the audio does. Each plan’s monthly credits divided by 1,000 give exactly the table’s minutes (30,000 / 1,000 = 30 on Starter; our arithmetic).

• Price per included minute (our arithmetic): Starter US$6 / 30 = US$0.20, Creator US$22 / 121 ≈ US$0.18 (about US$0.09 in the half-price first month), Pro US$99 / 600 ≈ US$0.165. On yearly billing Starter drops to about US$0.167 a minute.
• Full-length clips: one 5-minute conversion is 5,000 credits, so Free covers two of them a month and Starter six (our arithmetic).
• Credits are shared: the same pool pays for Text to Speech, music, dubbing and the rest. Every minute of Voice Changer is 1,000 credits you cannot spend elsewhere.
• Recording is free: the guide says “you will not be charged this quota for recording anything – only when you press “Generate””. Trim silence before you generate, because it is billed like speech.

Can you use Voice Changer audio commercially?

Only on a paid plan. The compare table shows no commercial use on Free and a tick from Starter up, and the Terms of Service say Free Users “may only use the Services for non-commercial purposes” while Paid Users “may use the Services for commercial purposes”. The Terms add that non-commercial users must sign up with a personal e-mail address.

• YouTube voiceovers, ads, game characters, podcasts: Starter (US$6) is the minimum, and it is also the first plan that can convert into your own cloned voice (Instant Voice Cloning).
• Your voice as a Professional Voice Clone: needs Creator (1 slot) or higher.
• Someone else’s voice: you still have to follow ElevenLabs’ Prohibited Use Policy on every plan. Clone only voices you have the right to use.

How to use ElevenLabs Voice Changer

1. Open Voice Changer in the ElevenLabs app sidebar.
2. Upload a file (click the audio box or drag and drop) or press Record Audio and then the microphone button. Files must be under 50 MB and no longer than 5 minutes; split longer material into parts, and convert large files to MP3.
3. Pick the output voice: one from the Voice Library, or (Starter and up) your own cloned or designed voice.
4. Choose the model. ElevenLabs says eleven_multilingual_sts_v2 “often outperforms” the English-only model even for English.
5. Adjust stability, similarity and style if needed, and turn on Remove Background Noise for recordings made outside a studio.
6. Check the cost in the bottom-left corner, press Generate, then download. Older results are in the History tab on the right (MP3 or WAV; Advanced has more options).

Tips from ElevenLabs’ guide: the output keeps the accent and cadence of your recording, not of the voice you chose. If you pick a British voice like “George” but record with an American accent, “the result will be George’s voice with an American accent”. Perform the emotion you want (whispers, laughs, sighs carry over) and watch your microphone gain: “A quiet recording may hinder AI recognition, while a loud one could cause audio clipping.” Voice Changer also works across genders, according to its FAQ.

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For developers: the Voice Changer API

The endpoint is POST https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/speech-to-speech/{voice_id} with the source audio as multipart form data, plus optional model_id (the docs example uses eleven_multilingual_sts_v2), voice_settings, seed and remove_background_noise. The default output is mp3_44100_128; 192 kbps MP3 needs Creator or higher and WAV or PCM at 44.1 kHz needs Pro or higher. Any cloned or designed voice in your library works as the target. ElevenLabs also publishes a coding-assistant skill: npx skills add elevenlabs/skills --skill voice-changer.

Which plan to pick

More from ElevenLabs on SiftGuide

For how credits work across every ElevenLabs tool, see the ElevenLabs pricing guide. Want your own voice as the target? See Instant vs Professional Voice Cloning. Need sounds rather than voices? See ElevenLabs Sound Effects pricing. Translating a video? See the ElevenLabs Dubbing guide.

FAQ

Is ElevenLabs Voice Changer free?
Yes, the Free plan includes 10 minutes a month, but only for non-commercial use and without converting into your own cloned voice.

How much does Voice Changer cost per minute?
1,000 credits per minute of audio. On Starter that is US$6 for 30 minutes, about US$0.20 a minute; on Pro about US$0.165 (our arithmetic). Through the API the listed rate is US$0.12 a minute.

What is the maximum length?
5 minutes (300 seconds) per conversion on every plan, and files must be under 50 MB. Split longer recordings.

Can I turn my voice into my own clone?
Yes, from Starter (instant clone). A Professional Voice Clone as the target needs Creator or higher.

Can I download WAV?
The compare table and the API reference put WAV / PCM 44.1 kHz on Pro and above; the help center mentions MP3 or WAV downloads from history without naming a plan.

Does it change my accent?
No. The output keeps the accent and cadence of your recording. To get a British accent, record with one.

Can I use the result on YouTube or in ads?
On any paid plan, yes. Free is limited to non-commercial use by the Terms of Service.

Sources

All checked on October 22, 2026:

• ElevenLabs pricing (plans, credits FAQ, Compare plans: Voice Changer)
• ElevenLabs API pricing
• ElevenLabs Voice Changer page and FAQ
• ElevenLabs Terms of Service
• Voice changer overview and key facts
• Voice changer (product guide)
• API reference: Voice changer
• Help Center: max input length
• Help Center: input formats
• Help Center: downloading files