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Head-to-head · Voice Ai Tools

ElevenLabs vs Retell AI

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score ElevenLabs #1 in Voice Ai Tools 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit ElevenLabs
Retell AI #8 in Voice Ai Tools 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Retell AI

ElevenLabs leads on 1 check, Retell AI on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreElevenLabs · 9.4/10
  • Free planonly ElevenLabs
  • Most featuresElevenLabs · 3 of 4

ElevenLabs scores higher on our rubric for voice ai tools: 9.4 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #8.

ElevenLabs offers free plan; Retell AI doesn't.

ElevenLabs is the better fit for creators and teams needing versatile voice generation. Retell AI is the better fit for affordable production phone agents.

  • ElevenLabs fits best

    Creators and teams needing versatile voice generation

  • Retell AI fits best

    Affordable production phone agents

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Side by side

Feature ElevenLabs 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Retell AI 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 8.6
Ranking #1 in Voice Ai Tools #8 in Voice Ai Tools
Best for Creators and teams needing versatile voice generation Affordable production phone agents
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $6/mo $0.07 usage-based
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 14 integrations 12 integrations
Features ElevenLabs 3/4 · Retell AI 0/4
Voice cloning ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Real-time generation Not checked yet Not checked yet
API access ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Commercial use ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Languages supported Not checked yet Not checked yet
Included minutes Not checked yet Not checked yet
Output formats Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Generates multilingual speech with voice speed, stability, similarity, and style controls
  • Offers instant and professional voice cloning, plus voice design from text
  • Provides MP3, WAV, M4A, and FLAC downloads and a speech generation API
  • Handles inbound calls, outbound campaigns, IVR, and DTMF.
  • Warm transfers pass transcript context to human agents.
  • Includes analytics, transcripts, and simulation testing.
Cons
  • Professional Voice Cloning starts at the $11 Creator plan
  • Team collaboration and workspace seats begin at the $299 Scale plan
  • Enterprise pricing uses custom terms rather than a published monthly price
  • Usage-based rates vary by model, voice, telephony, and add-ons.
  • Pay as you go is not an unlimited free plan.
  • Enterprise pricing is custom.
Our verdict

ElevenLabs brings text-to-speech, speech-to-text, voice design, voice cloning, dubbing, and conversational agents together in a cloud platform for creators, developers, and businesses. It offers a browser-based application as well as an…

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Retell AI is a platform for building, testing, deploying, and monitoring AI voice agents for business phone operations. It is suited to teams that want agents to answer inbound calls, place outbound campaigns, book appointments, or connect…

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  1. ElevenLabsVoice Ai Tools 9.4Free plan
  2. Retell AIVoice Ai Tools 8.6Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • ElevenLabs — where it wins

    • Generates multilingual speech with voice speed, stability, similarity, and style controls
    • Offers instant and professional voice cloning, plus voice design from text
    • Provides MP3, WAV, M4A, and FLAC downloads and a speech generation API

    Where it doesn't

    • Professional Voice Cloning starts at the $11 Creator plan
    • Team collaboration and workspace seats begin at the $299 Scale plan
    • Enterprise pricing uses custom terms rather than a published monthly price

  • Retell AI — where it wins

    • Handles inbound calls, outbound campaigns, IVR, and DTMF.
    • Warm transfers pass transcript context to human agents.
    • Includes analytics, transcripts, and simulation testing.

    Where it doesn't

    • Usage-based rates vary by model, voice, telephony, and add-ons.
    • Pay as you go is not an unlimited free plan.
    • Enterprise pricing is custom.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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