Eleven v3 text-to-speech model

ElevenLabsReleased Feb 2026.

Eleven v3 is a text-to-speech (TTS) model from ElevenLabs. It ranks #21 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS arena with Elo 1184 (95% CI ±10, 5,140 samples). On TTS Arena V2 it scores Elo 1498 (±32, 609 votes). List price is about $100 per 1M characters. Released Feb 2026.

Data updated Oct 25, 2026
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Key facts

AA Elo1184±10#21 / 98

TTS Arena Elo1498±32TTS Arena votes 609

Price (per 1M chars)$100USD

ReleasedFeb 2026Open weights：–

Provider: ElevenLabs
AA rank: #21 / 98
AA Elo (95% CI): 1184 ±10
AA samples: 5,140
TTS Arena Elo (uncertainty): 1498 ±32
TTS Arena votes: 609
TTS Arena win rate: 47.5%
Price (per 1M chars): $100
Released: Feb 2026
Open weights: –
License: –
Voices tested by AA: 8
Languages: –
Voice cloning: –

"–" means the upstream sources do not provide this value; we do not guess.

Nearby models

By AA Elo; this model highlighted

#	Model	AA Elo	Arena Elo	Price $/1M chars	Open weights
18	CSonic 3.5 Cartesia	1192	–	$49	–
19	Ming-3.0-tts Ant Group	1191	–	–	Open
20	Fish Audio S2.1 Pro (Oct 2026) Fish Audio	1186	–	$15	–
21	Eleven v3 ElevenLabs	1184	1498	$100	–
22	SSoniox TTS Real-Time v2 Soniox	1182	–	$14.2	–
23	GGradium TTS (Sep 2026) Gradium	1177	–	$47.8	–
24	Speech 2.8 HD MiniMax	1176	1532	$100	–

Alternatives · Cheaper with AA Elo ≥ 1154

#	Model	AA Elo	Arena Elo	Price $/1M chars	Open weights
1	Eleven v4 Turbo ElevenLabs	1336	–	$40	–
2	Eleven v4 ElevenLabs	1332	–	$80	–
3	Qwen-Audio-3.1-TTS-Plus Alibaba	1307	–	$19.3	–
4	CSonic 3.6 Cartesia	1292	–	$49	–
5	Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS Google	1280	–	$16.5	–

Alternatives · More from ElevenLabs

#	Model	AA Elo	Arena Elo	Price $/1M chars	Open weights
1	Eleven v4 Turbo ElevenLabs	1336	–	$40	–
2	Eleven v4 ElevenLabs	1332	–	$80	–
14	v3 Conversational ElevenLabs	1215	–	$50	–
42	Turbo v2.5 ElevenLabs	1099	1497	$50	–
44	Multilingual v2 ElevenLabs	1096	1500	$100	–

Alternatives · Top 5 open-weight by AA Elo

#	Model	AA Elo	Arena Elo	Price $/1M chars	Open weights
9	Fish Audio Drama 3 Preview Fish Audio	1248	–	$15	Open
11	BBreeze TTS 2 BreezeBlue	1230	–	$34	Open
19	Ming-3.0-tts Ant Group	1191	–	–	Open
38	Fish Audio S2 Pro Fish Audio	1110	–	$15	Open
41	Step Audio EditX (Mar 2026) StepFun	1100	–	–	Open

FAQ

Where does Eleven v3 rank among TTS models?

As of Oct 25, 2026, Eleven v3 ranks #21 of 98 on the Artificial Analysis TTS leaderboard with Elo 1184 (±10).

Is Eleven v3 open source?

The sources do not list Eleven v3 as open-weight; it is generally used through the ElevenLabs API.

What is the best Chinese TTS model?

By AA Elo, the top model from a Chinese provider is Qwen-Audio-3.1-TTS-Plus by Alibaba (Elo 1307, #3 overall).

Which top-10 TTS model is cheapest?

Among the AA top 10, the lowest list price is Simba 3.2 (SpeechifyAI) at $6.6 per 1M characters, Elo 1246.

What is the best open-source TTS model?

By AA Elo, the top open-weight model is Fish Audio Drama 3 Preview by Fish Audio (Elo 1248, #9 overall); 18 open-weight models have an AA score.

Sources