Cartesia vs ElevenLabs

At a glance

Both have a free plan.
Cartesia's lowest paid plan is Pro at $5 per month, as of October 20, 2026.
ElevenLabs's lowest paid plan is Pro at $99 per month, as of October 19, 2026.
Both are available on API.
Both work with Twilio.
Both list SSO.
Only Cartesia lists SOC 2.
Only ElevenLabs lists HIPAA.
Both have a public API.
Cartesia can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for ElevenLabs.

From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.

Which to choose

From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.

Choose Cartesia if you need

A lower starting price. Cartesia Pro is $5 and ElevenLabs Pro is $99, both per month.
Integration with LiveKit, Pipecat or Genesys. We haven't found them on ElevenLabs's website.
SOC 2. We haven't found it on ElevenLabs's website.

Choose ElevenLabs if you need

Integration with Slack or Stripe. We haven't found them on Cartesia's website.
HIPAA. We haven't found it on Cartesia's website.

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The facts

What it does: CartesiaVoice agents that answer and make calls, and the speech models behind them, in one API; ElevenLabsCreate lifelike speech with an AI voice generator and voice agents platform, in 90+ languages
Free plan: CartesiaYes; ElevenLabsYes
Pricing: CartesiaMonthly plans with usage credits; ElevenLabsNot confirmed
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What they share

From the platforms and integrations each website lists.

Platforms

Both

Only CartesiaNothing else listed

Only ElevenLabsNothing else listed

Integrations

Both

Twilio

Only Cartesia

LiveKit
Pipecat
Genesys
Rasa

People who switched

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At a glance

Both have a free plan.

Cartesia's lowest paid plan is Pro at $5 per month, as of October 20, 2026.

ElevenLabs's lowest paid plan is Pro at $99 per month, as of October 19, 2026.

Both are available on API.

Both work with Twilio.

Both list SSO.

Only Cartesia lists SOC 2.

Only ElevenLabs lists HIPAA.

Both have a public API.

Cartesia can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for ElevenLabs.

From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.

The facts

What it does: CartesiaVoice agents that answer and make calls, and the speech models behind them, in one API; ElevenLabsCreate lifelike speech with an AI voice generator and voice agents platform, in 90+ languages
Free plan: CartesiaYes; ElevenLabsYes
Pricing: CartesiaMonthly plans with usage credits; ElevenLabsNot confirmed
Paid plans from