ElevenLabs

Text-to-speech, voices, sound effects and music generation; usable for NPC voice lines and SFX.

Visit official site ↗Free tier + paidCommercial on paid plans only

Verdict: For NPC voice lines and SFX; free-plan output is non-commercial, so a paid plan is required to ship.

Best for
NPC voice lines and SFX on a paid plan
Tasks
Voice & dialogue, Music & SFX
Engines
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Price & free tier
Free plan 10,000 credits; non-commercial only
Free $0 (10,000 credits). Starter $6, Creator $22 ($11 first month), Pro $99, Scale $299, Business $990 per month. Enterprise custom.
Source: https://elevenlabs.io/pricing
Export formats
MP3 (default), PCM and other API output formats
Source: https://elevenlabs.io/docs/api-reference/text-to-speech/convert
Commercial use & licence
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: https://elevenlabs.io/terms-of-use
Revenue share / caps
unverified
API
Available REST API
Source: https://elevenlabs.io/docs/api-reference/text-to-speech/convert
MCP server
Official MCP server Hosted MCP server (OAuth)
Source: https://elevenlabs.io/mcp
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