ElevenLabs vs PodGen.io
ElevenLabs scores 8.5 to PodGen.io's 3.1 among the AI voice generators we rate, and is the better pick for 4 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
ElevenLabs wins, 8.5 to 3.1
ElevenLabs starts at $6 a month with a free plan, while PodGen.io has no free tier and costs $21.67 a month. Both generate conversations between several voices, but ElevenLabs also dubs speech into another language and offers an editor for audiobooks and long projects, neither of which PodGen.io has.
Pick ElevenLabs if you want a free plan and audiobook editing.
Pick PodGen.io if you only need multi voice conversations.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Dubs speech into another language: ElevenLabs yes, PodGen.io no
- Changes the voice of a recording: ElevenLabs yes, PodGen.io no
- Editor for audiobooks and long projects: ElevenLabs yes, PodGen.io no
- Shared team workspace: ElevenLabs yes, PodGen.io no
- Where it runs: 2 platforms against 1 platform
- File formats it exports: 2 export formats against 1 export format
- Free plan: ElevenLabs yes, PodGen.io no
- Cheapest paid plan, monthly: $6 against $21.67
- SOC 2: ElevenLabs yes, PodGen.io no
- GDPR: ElevenLabs yes, PodGen.io no
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other AI voice generators we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. ElevenLabs leads on 4 of 4 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
ElevenLabs
PodGen.io
Pros and cons
From each tool's full review, written from the same checked facts.
ElevenLabs
- More than 11,000 voices are available across 70+ languages through the Eleven v3 model.
- Instant voice cloning is available from the cheapest paid plan, with professional cloning opening on Creator.
- Multi-speaker dialogue and pronunciation dictionaries give fine control over how a script is delivered.
- Dubbing Studio and the separate ElevenReader document-reading app extend the core voiceover tools.
- The free plan carries no commercial license, so its output cannot be used commercially without upgrading.
- Audio you generate or upload trains ElevenLabs' models by default unless you opt out.
- A shared team workspace with multiple seats only starts on the Scale plan at $299 a month.
PodGen.io
- PodGen.io can generate a two-host podcast conversation from a document, website, YouTube video or pasted text.
- It runs its own named Podgen Podcast AI Model 2.0.
- PodGen.io supports 25+ languages.
- New accounts get free credits to start, with no card required.
- PodGen.io has no ongoing free plan; every subscription is billed weekly or yearly, never monthly.
- Scripts are capped at 10,000 characters in one box, with no chapters or long-form editor for longer material.
- An API is only available on a custom Enterprise plan reached by contacting sales, not on Starter, Plus or Professional.
ElevenLabs vs PodGen.io: common questions
Which is better, ElevenLabs or PodGen.io?
ElevenLabs scores 8.5 and PodGen.io 3.1 out of 10 among the AI voice generators we rate. ElevenLabs is ahead on what you can make, workflow and output, pricing and privacy and trust.
Is ElevenLabs or PodGen.io cheaper?
ElevenLabs's cheapest paid plan is $6/mo (Starter) and PodGen.io's is $21.67/mo billed annually (Starter). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
Do ElevenLabs and PodGen.io have a free plan?
ElevenLabs does and PodGen.io does not.
What can ElevenLabs do that PodGen.io cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: dubs speech into another language, changes the voice of a recording, editor for audiobooks and long projects, reads your documents aloud, fixes how a word is said, shared team workspace, free plan, sOC 2 and gDPR.
