ElevenLabs and Fish Audio both sell monthly plans with commercial rights and voice cloning, and AI assistants often recommend one or the other. This page compares what each one's official pages state, plus what happened when we used each free plan. It doesn't rate how the voices sound.
Which should you choose?
Choose for your workload, not the lowest advertised starting price. These are monthly subscription comparisons using the vendors' stated minutes, not sound-quality rankings or quotes for finished audio.
| Minutes a month | ElevenLabs | Fish Audio |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | $6/mo (Starter) | $15/mo (Plus) |
| 60 | $22/mo (Creator) | $15/mo (Plus) |
| 300 | $99/mo (Pro) | $100/mo (Pro) |
| 1,000 | $299/mo (Scale) | $100/mo (Pro) |
These workloads require commercial rights. Compare the row nearest your needs, then use the calculator for your actual amount. Leave room for retakes. A small price difference is not evidence of better sound or an easier workflow.
If you need a commercial license but only a small allowance, compare the entry paid plans: ElevenLabs Starter includes ~30 min at $6/mo, while Fish Audio Plus includes ~200 min at $15/mo. Don't buy unused capacity just because its price per minute is lower.
If you need voice cloning, check the type of clone and consent requirements below. Fish Audio's FAQ limits commercial use to verified voices you own; confirm permission before relying on a public library voice. A plan's commercial license is not permission to clone someone without consent.
If voice quality is your deciding factor, this page cannot pick a winner. We have not published a matched audio comparison, and ElevenLabs blocked our free-plan generation. Compare your own representative script before committing to an annual plan.
Ready to check the current offer? Check ElevenLabs plans or check Fish Audio plans. These are affiliate links; we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The official evidence links remain in the comparison table above.
What the cost comparison includes
The table selects the cheapest monthly subscription with commercial rights that covers each stated workload. It does not compare subscriptions plus top-ups, annual discounts or API billing. The lowest subscription price is not necessarily the lowest total bill for your workflow.
The allowance is generated speech, not a promise of that much usable, finished narration. ElevenLabs charges per generation rather than per download. Retakes and discarded clips can use credits without adding to your finished project. Voice choice, pacing and credit rates can also change the amount you get.
Fish Audio's FAQ and plan cards disagree on credits per minute. We use the plan cards' lower minute allowance; our free-plan run supports that conversion, but is not a paid-plan benchmark. See the Fish Audio pricing explanation before estimating a large workload.
Try other volumes in the pricing calculator, or see every ElevenLabs plan and Fish Audio plan with its price per minute.
Free plans
ElevenLabs gives 10,000 credits a month, ~10 min, and requires attribution (what ElevenLabs' free plan includes). Fish Audio gives 8,000 credits a month, ~7 min. Neither free plan allows commercial use.
When we ran our 1,000-character script, Fish Audio accepted 500 characters per generation, so we split the script; the 998 characters became 52 sec of audio, and we heard no watermark. ElevenLabs blocked our free generation on a VPN; see the free-plan block explanation. Full results for other tools are on our free plan test page.
Voice cloning and consent
Both tools include voice cloning from their cheapest paid plan:
- ElevenLabs: Instant Voice Cloning from Starter, which asks you to confirm you have the right and consent to clone the voice. Professional Voice Cloning from Creator, which only clones your own voice and asks you to verify it.
- Fish Audio: the Plus plan includes one professional voice slot, and Fish Audio says premium subscribers can use verified voices that they own commercially.
Our voice cloning comparison lists the same facts for every tool we track.
Commercial use
Both list commercial rights on every paid plan and none on the free plan. Check the license checker for each plan's exact terms.
We re-check both tools each month, and the date at the top of this page tells you when we last did.