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ElevenLabs

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The most realistic AI voice platform — clone, generate, and deploy at scale.

ElevenLabs is the leading AI voice platform, offering text-to-speech, voice cloning, and conversational voice agents with the most natural-sounding output in the industry. From a 10-second audio sample, ElevenLabs can clone any voice with remarkable fidelity across 29 languages. Businesses use it for content localization, IVR replacement, audiobook production, and building voice-first AI agents. PxlPeak deploys ElevenLabs across marketing, support, and product teams with custom voice profiles, API integrations, and compliance guardrails.

Implementation: 1-2 weeks
Pricing: Free / $5/mo (Starter) / $22/mo (Creator) / $99/mo (Scale) / Custom (Enterprise)
Official site

1M+

Users worldwide

29

Languages supported

10sec

Audio needed for voice cloning

99.9%

API uptime SLA

Key Features

Voice cloning from as little as a 10-second audio sample

29 languages with natural prosody and emotional expression

Text-to-speech API with streaming and low-latency modes

Conversational AI agents for phone and chat voice interactions

Voice library with hundreds of pre-built professional voices

Projects feature for long-form audio production with multi-speaker support

Use Cases We Implement

Produce multilingual marketing videos and social media content

Build voice-based customer support agents and IVR replacements

Create audiobooks, podcasts, and training materials at scale

Localize product demos and onboarding content into 29+ languages

How We Implement ElevenLabs

1

Assess

We analyze your business needs and how ElevenLabs fits into your workflow.

2

Configure

Set up ElevenLabs with custom settings, integrations, and data connections.

3

Integrate

Connect to your existing tools — CRM, helpdesk, email, and more.

4

Train & Launch

Train your team, document everything, and provide ongoing support.

Implementation Guide: ElevenLabs

1-3 weeks

ElevenLabs produces the most natural-sounding AI voices available today. Period. If you need voice cloning, multilingual TTS, or conversational voice agents, this is where you start. The API is clean, the latency is good enough for real-time use, and the voice quality is genuinely hard to distinguish from human speech.

Before You Start

ElevenLabs account (Starter minimum, Scale for production use)

Audio samples for voice cloning (10+ seconds of clear speech per voice)

Use case defined: TTS content, voice agent, or both

Integration target identified (website, phone system, app, content pipeline)

Step-by-Step

1

Select or clone voices

1-2 days

Choose from the voice library for generic use cases, or clone specific voices for brand consistency. Professional cloning needs clean 3-5 minute samples.

Studio-quality recordings make a huge difference in clone quality. Don't use phone recordings or noisy environments.

2

Configure voice settings

1 day

Tune stability, similarity, and style parameters for each voice. These settings dramatically affect output quality.

3

Set up API integration

2-3 days

Integrate the TTS API into your application. Use streaming for real-time applications, standard for batch content generation.

Always use the streaming API for user-facing applications. The perceived latency drops by 60-70% compared to waiting for full audio.

4

Build voice agents (if applicable)

3-5 days

Configure ElevenLabs' Conversational AI for phone or chat voice interactions. Set up conversation flows, knowledge bases, and handoff triggers.

5

Test across scenarios

1-2 days

Test with diverse text inputs: names, numbers, abbreviations, multilingual content. Edge cases reveal voice quality issues.

6

Optimize costs

Ongoing

Monitor character usage. Cache frequently-used audio. Use appropriate voice quality tiers for different use cases.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Using the highest quality settings for everything

Turbo mode is fine for conversational agents. Save the high-fidelity models for published content like podcasts or videos.

Poor voice clone source material

Garbage in, garbage out. Invest in clean, professional recordings for cloning. Background noise, echo, and inconsistent tone ruin clone quality.

Not caching repeated content

If you're generating the same phrases repeatedly (greetings, hold messages, menu options), cache the audio. You're paying per character.

Pro Tips

Use SSML tags for fine-grained control over pronunciation, pauses, and emphasis. It takes 5 minutes to learn and makes outputs sound significantly more natural.

The Pronunciation Dictionary feature handles company names and technical terms that the model mispronounces by default.

For multilingual content, ElevenLabs' multilingual v2 model handles code-switching (mixing languages mid-sentence) surprisingly well.

Batch process content generation during off-peak hours. The API is faster and more reliable when usage is lower.

Want us to handle the implementation?

Our team has deployed ElevenLabs for dozens of businesses. We handle setup, integration, training, and ongoing support.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How realistic are ElevenLabs voices?

ElevenLabs consistently ranks as the most natural-sounding AI voice platform in blind tests. Cloned voices are often indistinguishable from the original speaker, and the platform handles emotion, pacing, and emphasis naturally.

Can we clone our CEO's voice for company communications?

Yes, with proper consent. ElevenLabs requires verification for voice cloning, and PxlPeak helps set up usage policies, consent documentation, and access controls to ensure ethical and compliant use.

Is ElevenLabs suitable for phone-based customer support?

Yes. ElevenLabs Conversational AI agents support real-time voice interactions with low latency. PxlPeak integrates these with your telephony system, CRM, and knowledge base for fully automated or agent-assisted phone support.

How long does implementation take?

PxlPeak deploys ElevenLabs in 1-2 weeks for standard text-to-speech and voice cloning use cases. Conversational voice agent deployments take 2-3 weeks, including telephony integration and testing.

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