Cartesia pricing
Free planCartesia has a free plan, and paid plans start at $5/mo on Pro. Checked Jul 5, 2026 against the official pricing page.
Fast, lifelike AI voices (TTS) and voice agents — cheaper than ElevenLabs with more minutes.
Cartesia offers fast, natural AI voices and voice agents at a lower price per credit than ElevenLabs. The Pro plan is very cheap and includes a commercial license and voice cloning.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free20K credits/mo (~27 min TTS), $1 prepaid Line usage/mo | 2 concurrent TTS, 8 concurrent STT, 1 agent slot
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| ProOur pick | $5/mo100K credits/mo, $5 prepaid Line usage/mo | 3 concurrent TTS / 12 STT, 3 agent slots
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| Startup | $49/mo1.25M credits/mo, $49 prepaid Line usage/mo | 5 concurrent TTS / 20 STT, 5 agent slots
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| Scale | $299/mo8M credits/mo, $299 prepaid Line usage/mo | 15 concurrent TTS / 60 STT, 10 agent slots
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Pick this tier: Pro
Pro adds a commercial license, instant voice cloning and unlimited workspace seats for very little.
What works
- Low-cost plans with commercial use from Pro
- Fast text-to-speech and speech-to-text
- Voice agents on the same platform
- Twenty percent off with annual billing
What to watch
- Smaller voice library than the market leader
- Voice-agent minutes are billed separately
- Concurrency is limited on lower plans
Skip it if
- You need the widest voice and language library
- You need very high concurrency on a small plan
- You only need occasional text-to-speech the free plan covers
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Cartesia pricing questions
- How much does Cartesia cost in 2026?
- Cartesia has a free plan, and paid plans start at $5/mo on Pro. Checked Jul 5, 2026 against the official pricing page.
- Is Cartesia cheaper than ElevenLabs?
- Cartesia's plans include more credits per dollar than ElevenLabs at comparable tiers; compare at your real monthly audio volume.
- Can I use Cartesia voices commercially?
- Yes, from the Pro plan up.
Reviewed Sep 11, 2026 by the Dapols team. Report a price change
Our evidence on this tool
- Catalog status
- Recommended — can be a primary pick in a plan
- Price last checked
- Jul 5, 2026
- Evidence confidence
- Medium — verified, but the vendor changes plans often
Re-checked in batches. We date every check and never take payment for placement. How we rank tools
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