ElevenLabs vs Cartesia AI
Premium voice quality vs ultra-low latency: Compare two leading real-time voice platforms.
ElevenLabs
Voice samples
Natural Conversation
"what is 6 7 anyway?"
Gen Z Slang
"low-key that's such a vibe though"
Educational Content
"the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell, and also the only thing i remember from biology"
Cartesia AI
Voice samples
Natural Conversation
"what is 6 7 anyway?"
Gen Z Slang
"low-key that's such a vibe though"
Educational Content
"the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell, and also the only thing i remember from biology"
About ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs is a voice-AI platform offering ultra-realistic text-to-speech, instant and professional voice cloning, AI dubbing that preserves a speaker's voice across languages, a Voice Isolator for cleaning noisy audio, and a Sound Effects generator. Their tools target creators and developers with hosted playgrounds and APIs.
Text-to-Speech
Ultra-realistic TTS with 70+ languages and developer APIs/SDKs for web and mobile.
Voice Cloning
Instant cloning from a few minutes of audio, producing a reusable voice across supported languages.
AI Dubbing Studio
Translate and dub videos while preserving the original speaker's voice and timing in 29 languages.
Voice Isolator
AI model and API to extract clean speech from noisy audio or video for post-production or accessibility.
About Cartesia AI
Cartesia focuses on ultra-low-latency voice models for real-time agents. Its Sonic 3 streaming TTS emphasizes fast time-to-first-audio, fine-grained prosody control, and developer-friendly WebSocket/SSE APIs.
Sonic 3 (Streaming TTS)
Latest streaming model with industry-leading latency and controls for volume, speed, and emotion.
WebSocket & SSE APIs
Real-time synthesis via WebSocket/SSE with input-streaming to preserve prosody during incremental generation.
Speech-to-Text
Streaming STT for conversational agents that pair with Sonic in low-latency pipelines.
Transparent Pricing Comparison
Compare pricing and value
Provider
Price per Character
Estimate per Minute*
Estimate per Hour*
Cartesia AI
$0.00004
$0.05
$2.93
ElevenLabs
$0.00014
$0.18
$10.80
*this is a best guess estimate
Pricing Summary
Cartesia AI offers dramatically lower pricing (approximately 73% less expensive than ElevenLabs) with industry-leading sub-90ms latency optimized for real-time conversational AI. ElevenLabs provides superior voice quality, extensive language support (70+ languages), and comprehensive creator tools including dubbing and voice isolation. Choose Cartesia for cost-effective real-time agents; choose ElevenLabs for premium quality across diverse content creation needs.
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