Eleven Labs vs Suno
Pricing verified Jul 1, 2026
Our verdict
Pricing: Eleven Labs starts at $5/mo for basic TTS; Suno at $10/mo Pro with commercial rights. Both have generous free tiers worth trying first.
Eleven Labs vs Suno side by side
| Feature | Eleven Labs | Suno |
|---|---|---|
| Starts at | $6/mo | $10/mo |
| Pricing | Contact for pricing · Paid plans start from 22/mo | Freemium · Free (10 songs/day, non-commercial) / Pro $10/mo ($8 annual) / Premier $30/mo ($24 annual) |
| Best for | Voice-overs, narration, voice agents, dubbing video to other languages. | Original songs, video soundtracks, ad music, music creation without traditional production skills. |
| Target audience | — | Indie creators, video editors, podcasters, songwriters, and hobbyists who want studio-quality original music without traditional production skills. |
| Primary category | Text To Speech | Music |
Where Eleven Labs wins
- Eleven Labs is the AI voice category leader — text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing, and conversational voice agents.
- Used for narration, audiobooks, and voice-overs.
- Best for: Voice-overs, narration, voice agents, dubbing video to other languages.
Where Suno wins
- Suno is the AI music category leader — text-to-song with vocals and instrumentation, plus the first AI-native DAW (Suno Studio).
- Best for: Original songs, video soundtracks, ad music, music creation without traditional production skills.
Which one should you pick?
These are both 'AI audio' but solve completely different problems. Eleven Labs generates SPEECH — it'll narrate your text in any of 5,000+ voices across 70+ languages, or clone your own voice from a 10-second sample. Suno generates MUSIC — full songs with vocals, instrumentation, and lyrics from a text prompt or style description.
If you're producing video, you might need both: Suno for the soundtrack, Eleven Labs for the narration. If you're producing an audiobook, just Eleven Labs. If you're producing a song, just Suno.