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ElevenLabs v3 vs OpenAI TTS

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ElevenLabs v3
ElevenLabs
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OpenAI TTS
OpenAI
Cost of talking
Per minute$0.062Estimate$0.0051Estimate
Per hour$3.69$0.308
30-min interview$1.85$0.154
List price$0.18/1K charsEstimate$0.015/1K charsEstimate
Recruitment fit
Overall84/10076/100
VerdictThe best-sounding option for candidate-facing voice — with the heaviest disclosure obligations attached.The cost-effective choice when tone needs to vary by stage but the voice does not need to be anyone real.
Best for
Outbound screening callsCandidate voicemail and remindersMultilingual job ads
Automated candidate updatesInterview instructionsHigh-volume notifications
Watch out for
  • Cloning a real employee’s voice requires their written consent
  • Several jurisdictions require candidates to be told they are speaking to a machine — build the disclosure into the script, not the footer
  • Per-character pricing makes long calls expensive in a way per-minute pricing hides
  • Less expressive at the top end
  • No custom voice cloning
Capabilities
Modalitiesspeechspeech
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Variantsv3, Flash v2.5, Turbo v2.5Mini TTS, TTS-1 HD
On HumanLikeVoice Agent, HumanReader, AI PersonasHumanReader, Voice Agent
HumanLike evals
Wired into HumanLike voiceYesOur eval—

Cost per hour assumes 150 wpm and a 40% AI speaking share. Hover a figure for its full derivation.