Voice Categories

There are 3 primary categories of voices on the ElevenLabs platform:

  • Default Voices available to all users on the Speech page, in the ‘Default’ tab of My Voices, and via the API
    • Long-term availability
    • Consistent quality for most use cases
    • Priority support for new models
    • Optimized for English
  • Generated voices made using our Voice Design tool
    • Custom voice creation with gender, age, and accent options
    • Includes a row for different English accents to choose from
    • May require multiple attempts to find the desired voice
    • Can be shared in the Voice Library where you can earn back characters from your used quota when users use your shared voice
  • Cloned voices made using our Instant Voice Cloning (IVC) or Professional Voice Cloning (PVC) products, including new ones you create and those added from the Voice Library