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CriterionDeepgramElevenLabs
Provider—ElevenLabs
What it is forA speech-to-text, text-to-speech and voice-agent API built for developers, with a $200 signup credit.Text-to-speech, voice cloning, transcription, music and voice agents from one platform and API.
Latest confirmed model—Eleven v4
Sep 28, 2026
Main capabilities
  • Speech-to-text (pre-recorded and streaming) with speaker diarisation and smart formatting
  • Text-to-speech voices
  • Voice Agent API for real-time conversational agents
  • Audio intelligence: summarisation, topic, sentiment and intent detection
  • Redaction of sensitive data from transcripts
  • Eleven v4 TTS
  • Voice cloning (Depends on plan)
  • Scribe speech-to-text
  • Eleven Music
  • ElevenAgents
Free planYesYes
10,000 credits/month (about 10 min TTS); 3 custom voice slots; 3 Studio projects
Cheapest paid planPricing not verifiedStarter: $6/mo
$5/mo billed annually
Promo first-month prices may apply
API accessYesYes · docs (opens in a new tab)
Learning curve—Beginner-friendly
Last verifiedOct 18, 2026Oct 19, 2026
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