What ElevenLabs is
ElevenLabs is a technology company providing AI speech generation, dubbing, and audio tools, founded in 2022 by Mati Staniszewski and Piotr Dąbkowski and headquartered in London. Its official home page organizes the products into three platforms built on the same research foundation: ElevenCreative (a creation suite), ElevenAgents (a conversational voice-agent platform), and ElevenAPI (developer interfaces).
Business and main product lines
Per the official site, ElevenCreative covers text to speech in 70+ languages, voice cloning and voice design, sound effects, music generation, and an all-in-one editor for podcasts, audiobooks, and voiceovers. ElevenAgents targets conversational voice agents across channels such as phone, chat, and email, with analytics and guardrails. ElevenAPI provides text to speech (models including Eleven Flash, Eleven Multilingual, and Eleven v3), speech to text (the Scribe line), and music interfaces. The site also lists Dubbing and dedicated offerings such as ElevenLabs for Government. Current products and capabilities are on the official website.
Billing uses a free tier plus subscriptions: the site lists a free plan, and current tiers and limits are on the official pricing page. Developer entry points and key creation are in the Developer section of the site.
The company’s publicly announced music-industry collaboration includes what its news page records as a multi-year strategic agreement between Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs announced on September 10, 2026.
Mention in the show
In Weekly #002’s chapter “健康数据与日常记录：有用与隐私的边界” (Chinese transcript), in the quick-updates segment, Xiangyang Qiaomu mentions “the two overseas model companies: Suno V6 shipped, and ElevenLabs also did some cooperation with Universal Music” (the paragraph). This matches the UMG strategic-agreement announcement of September 10, 2026 recorded on the official news page; the show only mentions that the deal exists, without terms. The discussion that follows is about Suno’s sound quality and editing and has no direct bearing on ElevenLabs, so it is not paraphrased here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is ElevenLabs’ official website?
The official website is elevenlabs.io, with product introductions, pricing, documentation, and console entry points; the site presents an English interface and does not list an official Chinese-language site.
Does ElevenLabs support Chinese?
The official site states its text to speech covers 70+ languages, with speech to text and dubbing also built for multilingual use. The current language list and a Chinese-effect trial entry are on the official website.
Does ElevenLabs have a free tier?
The site lists a free plan; paid subscriptions add higher usage and features. Current per-tier minutes, prices, and feature differences are on the official pricing page.
Where do I get the ElevenLabs API and an API key?
The developer interfaces are collectively ElevenAPI, covering text to speech, speech to text, and music; the Developer section of the site provides documentation, SDKs, and key creation — see elevenlabs.io.