ElevenLabs
Voice & dialogue · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Commercial on paid plans only
- Free plan
- Free plan10,000 credits; non-commercial only
- Ship free-plan output?
- No: paid plan needed
- Engines
- Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
ElevenLabs vs Stable Audio
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Our ranking
In Music & SFX, ElevenLabs ranks #2 and Stable Audio ranks #3. Eleven Music v2.5 is #7 of 13 on Artificial Analysis's vocal music leaderboard and mid-table on the instrumental one. It ranks above Stable Audio only because Stable Audio isn't on the vocal board; on instrumentals the two are effectively tied. AA vocal music leaderboard AA instrumental leaderboard
Stable Audio
Music & SFX · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Commercial on paid plans only
- Free plan
- Free planFree; personal, non-commercial
- Ship free-plan output?
- No: paid plan needed
- Engines
- Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Bottom line for game devs
- Commercial use: both commercial on paid plans only (ElevenLabs terms; Stable Audio terms).
- Free plan: ElevenLabs: free plan (10,000 credits; non-commercial only) pricing. Stable Audio: free plan (Free; personal, non-commercial) pricing.
- Shipping free-plan output in a paid game: neither allows it, per their published terms.
- API and MCP: ElevenLabs: public API, official MCP server. Stable Audio: public API, MCP not stated by vendor.
- Engine integrations stated by the vendor: both: none stated (standard file export).
Best for
NPC voice lines and SFX on a paid plan
Music and audio clips from text
What it does
Text-to-speech, voices, sound effects and music generation; usable for NPC voice lines and SFX.
Stability AI's text-to-audio tool for generating music and audio clips.
Verdict
For NPC voice lines and SFX; free-plan output is non-commercial, so a paid plan is required to ship.
For generated music and audio clips; the free plan is non-commercial, while paid plans include a commercial licence.
Tasks●
Voice & dialogue, Music & SFX
Music & SFX
Engines
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Free plan
Free plan 10,000 credits; non-commercial only
Free plan Free; personal, non-commercial
Pricing
Free US$0 (10,000 credits). Starter US$6, Creator US$22 (US$11 first month), Pro US$99, Scale US$299, Business US$990 per month. Enterprise custom. source
Free $0 (personal, non-commercial). $12/month (660 credits), $30/month, $90/month, $199/month. source
Commercial use
Commercial on paid plans only
Terms: free-plan users may only use the Services for non-commercial purposes; paid-subscription users may use them commercially (subject to the Prohibited Use Policy). source
Terms: free-plan users may only use the Services for non-commercial purposes; paid-subscription users may use them commercially (subject to the Prohibited Use Policy). source
Commercial on paid plans only
Free plan: personal, non-commercial use. Paid plans list a commercial license. source
Free plan: personal, non-commercial use. Paid plans list a commercial license. source
Revenue share / caps
Not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
Last checked
Rows marked ● differ between the two tools. Licence badges: green = commercial use allowed (including any free plan or trial), amber = paid plans only, restricted, or allowed but with no free plan, red = not allowed, grey = not stated by vendor or not applicable. Read the vendor's current terms before you ship.