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OpenAI TTS (HD) vs ElevenLabs Multilingual v2
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ElevenLabs Multilingual v2
ProprietaryAug 2023
The industry standard for expressive cloned voices.
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Spec
OpenAI TTS (HD)
ElevenLabs Multilingual v2
Time to first token↓ better
0.5 s
Winner0.4 s
Price per 1k characters↓ better
Winner$0.03
$0.18
License
Proprietary
Proprietary
Input modalities
text
text
Output modalities
audio
audio
Strengths, weaknesses and best-for
OpenAI TTS (HD)
Strengths
- Cheap
- Easy to integrate
- 6 preset voices
Weaknesses
- No voice cloning
- Less expressive
Best for
- App-internal TTS
- Audio summaries
ElevenLabs Multilingual v2
Strengths
- Best voice cloning
- Wide language support
- 11 emotion settings
Weaknesses
- Premium-priced
Best for
- Audiobooks
- Game NPCs
- Voice assistants
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