Most voice and video tools now advertise cloning, but the clone often sits on a higher plan than the headline price. Check which tier unlocks it, whether it's an instant or a professional clone, and whether you may use the audio commercially.
ElevenLabs is the voice-cloning specialist and the cheapest way in: Starter ($6/mo) includes instant voice cloning with a commercial license, and Creator ($22/mo) adds professional voice cloning. Pick Descript if the clone lives inside your podcast editor, or HeyGen if it should speak for a video avatar.
| App | Free tier | Paid from | Top plan | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElevenLabs | Yes | $6/mo | $990/mo | Developers and studios needing voice cloning, dubbing and TTS, with music as a bonus feature |
| Descript | Yes | $24/mo | $65/mo | Podcast and video editing, transcript-based cutting, voice cloning for solo creators |
| HeyGen | Yes | $29/mo | $149/mo | Marketers and solo creators who need talking-avatar videos and multilingual dubbing without a camera crew |
| D-ID | No | $5.90/mo | $196/mo | Marketers, educators and developers who want quick talking-head videos or an avatar API without filming |
| Kapwing | Yes | $24/mo | $64/mo | Social and marketing teams who edit together in the browser and need fast subtitles and translations |
Monthly prices in US dollars before tax, from each vendor's official pricing (US list price; weekly-billed plans converted to a monthly figure). Updated November 2, 2026
Voice cloning and TTS are its core. Starter unlocks instant voice cloning, a commercial license and the dubbing studio; Creator adds professional voice cloning and 192 kbps audio; Scale and Business include 3 and 10 Professional Voice Clones per workspace.
Pick it if: the cloned voice is the product: narration, audiobooks or an app.
Where it falls short: Free has no commercial use, and credits burn fast at scale.
Full ElevenLabs pricing →Edit audio and video by editing the transcript, with AI voice cloning (Overdub) built into the same editor, aimed at solo creators.
Pick it if: you edit your own podcast or videos and want your voice available inside the editor.
Where it falls short: Longer projects can lag or crash, and most AI features need an internet connection.
Full Descript pricing →Creator ($29/mo) includes voice cloning, 175+ languages and unlimited photo avatars, so a cloned voice can drive a digital twin of you on camera.
Pick it if: you make talking-avatar or multilingual marketing videos.
Where it falls short: The credit system is confusing: higher-fidelity avatars burn credits far faster.
Full HeyGen pricing →Pro ($29/mo) includes 1 voice clone, 3 personal avatars, premium voices and a commercial license for talking-head videos made from a photo or script; Advanced raises that to 3 voice clones.
Pick it if: you want a talking-photo video in your own voice.
Where it falls short: Lite is personal-use only with a D-ID watermark, and unused minutes don't roll over.
Full D-ID pricing →Business ($64/mo) adds custom voice clones and lip-sync videos to a collaborative browser editor with 4,000 credits a month.
Pick it if: your team already edits in Kapwing and wants voiceovers in one consistent voice.
Where it falls short: Custom voice cloning requires Business, and all AI features share one credit pool.
Full Kapwing pricing →Some well-known voice tools keep cloning off the main plan: Murf's custom voice clones are an Enterprise add-on, and Speechify sells cloning pay-as-you-go through its API or the separate Speechify Studio product. If cloning is why you're buying, compare the price of the tier that includes it, and clone only your own voice or one you have permission to use.
Not with commercial rights in these tools. ElevenLabs Free covers TTS, music and sound effects without commercial use, and lists instant voice cloning from Starter; D-ID's voice clone and commercial license both start on Pro. HeyGen's free tier is a trial of 3 one-minute videos a month.
ElevenLabs offers both: an instant clone from Starter and a professional clone from Creator, with several Professional Voice Clones per workspace on Scale and Business.
How we choose: prices come from each vendor's official pricing page and are re-checked every week. We take no affiliate fees, so rankings aren't for sale.