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How many voice credits will your channel use each month, and which plan covers it? Enter your script length and schedule, and get the answer in seconds.

About 145 words make one minute of calm narration. 8 minutes ≈ 1,160 words.
Two a week ≈ 9 a month.
Regenerating a line to fix its tone usually costs credits again.
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How the numbers are worked out

  • Characters ≈ words × 5.8. That is an average English word plus its space. Your exact count depends on your writing.
  • Credits: ElevenLabs' pricing page lists Text to Speech at about 1 credit per character. Some faster models cost less through the API.
  • Plans (monthly prices, from elevenlabs.io/pricing, checked 6 Nov 2026):
    • Free: $0, 10,000 credits, no commercial licence.
    • Starter: $6, 30,000 credits, commercial licence.
    • Creator: $22, 121,000 credits.
    • Pro: $99, 600,000 credits.
    Paid plans let unused credits roll over for up to two months. Prices change, so check the official page before you buy.
  • Free alternative: open-source voices such as Kokoro-82M (Apache-2.0) run on your own computer with no credits, if you are comfortable with some setup.

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