Play.ht vs ElevenLabs
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
| PL Play.ht Voice cloning pioneer — acquired by Meta, shut down end of 2025. Visit |
ElevenLabs
Realistic AI voice synthesis and cloning
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| RECATOOLS Score | 2 / 10 | 8.6 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | 12,500 characters per month | 10,000 characters per month, access to pre-made voices |
| Paid from | $39/month (Creator) | $6/month (Starter, current site price; $5/mo was the annual-equivalent rate) |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✗ |
| Users | 1m+ users | 1M+ users |
| Founded | 2018 | 2022 |
| Maker | Hammad Siddiqui | Mati Staniszewski, Piotr Dabkowski |
| Verdict | Note: Meta acquired PlayAI in July 2025 and shut down the standalone Play.ht product by early 2026.Play.ht (later PlayAI) was a capable text-to-speech and voice-cloning platform — a large multilingual voice library, fast... |
ElevenLabs is still the benchmark for synthetic voice: the most natural prosody in the category, strong cloning and dubbing, and v3's audio tags for emotional control across 70+ languages. For audiobooks, video voiceover... |
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