Model · ElevenLabs · Text-To-Speech
ElevenLabs Eleven v4
ElevenLabs' flagship expressive TTS (eleven_v4), with eleven_v4_turbo as its real-time variant (~100ms median inference). The benchmark for natural-sounding speech and voice cloning across 90+ languages.
- Modality
- Text-To-Speech
- License
- Proprietary (Proprietary)
- Released
- September 28, 2026
- Last verified
- October 28, 2026
- Runs locally
- No
Strengths
- Best-in-class voice naturalness and expressive, context-aware delivery (v4)
- Improved voice cloning: Instant Voice Clones from ~10 seconds of audio, Professional Voice Clones supported, speaker identity held across long generations
- 90+ languages; Eleven v4 Turbo (~100ms median inference) for agents and real-time use
Weaknesses
- Closed weights — fully API-bound
- Voice cloning brings consent and ethics considerations
Try it
| Where | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ElevenLabs API | hosted-api | API key required, free tier |
| ElevenLabs Studio | product | Web UI |
Official sources
- Model docs docs
- Introducing Eleven v4 announcement
- API reference docs
Change log
- — Updated from Eleven v3 to Eleven v4 (released 2026-09-28): eleven_v4 (10,000-char requests, Text to Dialogue API) plus eleven_v4_turbo (real-time, ~100ms median inference, Text to Dialogue WebSocket), 90+ languages, better voice cloning. ElevenLabs' models page now marks eleven_v3 as previous generation; on 2026-10-05 the ElevenAgents default moved to eleven_v4_turbo.
- — Dropped Turbo v2.5 from purpose and strengths — ElevenLabs' models page now marks Eleven Turbo v2.5 and Turbo v2 as deprecated, 'outclassed by Flash models', with eleven_flash_v2_5 as the replacement. Eleven v3 itself verified current; no v4 exists.
- — Link fix: promoted the models overview (elevenlabs.io/docs/overview/models) to the primary docs link. The API reference was the only docs link, and it does not enumerate models — which made it a poor verification source. Kept as a secondary link.
- — Updated from Multilingual v2 to Eleven v3 (GA 2026-02-02), 70+ languages. Multilingual v2 remains available but is no longer the flagship.
- — Initial entry.
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