ElevenLabs

The best-known hosted speech synthesis service. Very good, and the one with the most developed consent process for cloning a voice.

At a glance

Where it runs
HostedSomeone else runs it. Whatever you type reaches their servers.
Adult content
UnknownWe have not found a clear answer. We would rather say so.
Trains on your content
UnknownNo clear statement found.
Status
ActiveMaintained and working today.
Account needed
Yes
Licence
Proprietary
Cost
Free tier with a character allowance; paid tiers above it.
What it keeps
Generated audio and inputs are held on their servers under their terms.

Quality is the reason it is the default recommendation, and the verification step is the reason it belongs in a catalog that cares about consent: cloning your own voice on their professional tier requires recording a spoken statement, which is a meaningfully higher bar than the local tools impose.

It is hosted and metered. Audio and the text behind it go to their servers.

Worth knowing before you start

What it does

Signs of life

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