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Eleven v4 Turbo benchmarks, pricing and specs

Eleven v4 Turbo is an ElevenLabs model released on September 28, 2026 that takes text input and produces audio. It costs $0.00004 per character. It scores 1330 Elo on Artificial Analysis Speech Arena, #1 of 11 current models (Artificial Analysis, measured October 13, 2026).

Per character
$0.00004
Artificial Analysis Speech Arena
1330 Elo · #1/11

Data verified October 13, 2026 · Dataset 2026-10-13

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Key facts

Provider
ElevenLabs
Model family
Eleven TTS
Release date
September 28, 2026
Status
Current
Access
API only
API model id
eleven_v4_turbo
Context window
Not reported
Max output
Not reported
Input
text
Output
audio
Task families
audio
Declared capabilities
text to speech

Eleven v4 Turbo pricing

It is the #2 cheapest of 7 current audio models priced per character.

UnitPrice (USD)TierAppliesSource
1M input tokensNot reportedstandardCurrent
1M output tokensNot reportedstandardCurrent
1M input tokensNot reportedcachedCurrent
character$0.00004standardCurrent

Independent benchmark results

Scores come from independent evaluators that ran the model themselves, pinned to a dated snapshot. Rank is among current models in the same snapshot. ElevenLabs's own launch figures are listed under strengths with the publisher named, because they are not measured the same way.

BenchmarkScoreRankMeasuredSource
Artificial Analysis Speech Arena1330 Elo#1 of 11October 13, 2026Artificial Analysis · 2026-10-13

Strengths, cautions and best uses

Strengths

  • ElevenLabs reports a median inference latency of about 100 ms and time to first speech of about 150 ms
  • More than 90 languages and audio tags for fine-grained delivery control
  • Half the per-character price of Eleven v4

Cautions

  • ElevenLabs' latency figures exclude application and network latency

Best for

  • Realtime voice agents
  • Low-latency streaming speech

Alternatives to Eleven v4 Turbo

The closest current audiomodels by price. The cheapest model that scores as well or better is listed first; failing that, the cheapest one within 3% of the benchmark's scale.

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Eleven v4 Turbo FAQ

How much does Eleven v4 Turbo cost?

Eleven v4 Turbo costs $0.00004 per character at the standard tier. It is the #2 cheapest of 7 current audio models priced per character. Source: ElevenLabs, verified October 13, 2026.

How does Eleven v4 Turbo score on independent benchmarks?

Eleven v4 Turbo scores 1330 Elo on Artificial Analysis Speech Arena, #1 of 11 current models (Artificial Analysis, measured October 13, 2026). These are independent evaluations, not ElevenLabs's own launch figures.

Is Eleven v4 Turbo open source or API only?

Eleven v4 Turbo is available through ElevenLabs's API only; its weights are not published.

What are the best alternatives to Eleven v4 Turbo?

The closest current alternatives by price and measured performance are Sonic 3.6 (62% more per character, $0.000065 vs $0.00004), TTS-1 (63% cheaper per character, $0.000015 vs $0.00004), Eleven Flash v2.5 (same price per character, $0.00004) and Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS (56 points lower on Artificial Analysis Speech Arena, 1274 vs 1330).

Sources

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Van Data Team. "Eleven v4 Turbo Benchmarks, Pricing and Specs." AI Model Benchmark Dataset 2026-10-13. https://vandatateam.com/ai-model-benchmarks/eleven-v4-turbo

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