Does ElevenLabs give free credits to startups?
Yes. The ElevenLabs Startup Grant gives 12 months of free access to the full ElevenLabs platform with 33 million characters, which ElevenLabs says is over 680 hours of Agents usage and more than $5,500 in value.
The grant plan and credits are applied to the account you applied with. The page lists Agents, Voice Design, Voice Cloning, Speech, Sound Effects, Music and Image & Video, and says a grant also includes access to founder events and startup support.
Funds can also sign up as an ElevenLabs VC partner to give portfolio companies fast-tracked access to perks such as credits.
Source: ElevenLabs Startup Grants (elevenlabs.io/startup-grants)
Who is eligible for the ElevenLabs Startup Grant?
Startups or companies with fewer than 25 employees when the application is received, with a business or monetization strategy and a valid business email. Agencies, consulting firms and SMBs are not eligible.
ElevenLabs' eligibility rules, per its grants page
- A monetized product you intend to take to market for the long term, not a one-off project or campaign
- A valid business email
- Fewer than 25 employees at the time of the application
- Not building projects for children aged 18 or under
- Not an agency, consulting firm or SMB
- One application per company
Source: ElevenLabs Startup Grants (elevenlabs.io/startup-grants)
Can existing ElevenLabs customers apply for the grant?
Paying self-serve customers can apply. Existing enterprise customers are not eligible.
Each company can submit only one application, but if you run several companies you can submit one application for each.
Source: ElevenLabs Startup Grants (elevenlabs.io/startup-grants)
How do I apply for the ElevenLabs Startup Grant?
Fill out the application on the grants page with your startup, your team and how you expect to grow, and ElevenLabs says it will let you know within one week. Applications are considered on a rolling basis, so there is no deadline.
Once the grant is awarded the plan and credits go onto the account you applied with, so apply from the account you want to build on. ElevenLabs does not sign NDAs for grant applications.
Source: ElevenLabs Startup Grants (elevenlabs.io/startup-grants)
What happens when the ElevenLabs grant ends or the credits run out?
Your plan converts automatically to the Free plan once the 12 months are over or you have 10,000 credits left, unless you choose otherwise. If you use all 33M text characters earlier, the plan also converts to Free.
ElevenLabs emails you when you are close to the 33M cap, and you can contact its sales team at any time about a longer-term plan. The grant cannot be exchanged for cash or resold, and reselling ends it immediately.
The Free plan is $0 per month with 10k credits per month on ElevenLabs' pricing page.
Source: ElevenLabs Startup Grants (elevenlabs.io/startup-grants), ElevenLabs pricing (elevenlabs.io/pricing)
Is ElevenLabs free without the grant?
Yes, with limits: the Free plan is $0 per month with 10k credits per month, covering Text to Speech, Speech to Text, Sound Effects, Voice Design, Music and 3 Projects in Studio. The Starter plan adds a Commercial License, Instant Voice Cloning and Dubbing Studio.
Check the pricing page for current Starter and higher plan prices, because ElevenLabs runs time-limited promotions on them.
Source: ElevenLabs pricing (elevenlabs.io/pricing)
