
Is there an ElevenLabs promo code?
No. ElevenLabs doesn't publish a promo code, and you don't need one for the deals that exist, as of 9 November 2026. Its pricing page shows Starter at $1 for the first month and Creator at $11, with no code. Every other route we traced to ElevenLabs is a link, an application or a billing choice:
| Route | What you get | Who can use it | Code needed? | Status, 9 November 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter first month | $1, then $6 a month, 30,000 credits | Anyone subscribing monthly | No | Shown on the pricing page |
| Creator first month | $11, then $22 a month, 121,000 credits | Anyone subscribing monthly | No | Shown on the pricing page |
| Yearly billing | 12 months for the price of 10 | Anyone on a paid plan | No | Open |
| Coupon link | The discount the link carries | Free plan accounts, monthly billing | No, a link | Per link |
| Startup Grant | 12 months of Scale, 33 million characters | Companies under 25 staff | No, an application | Open, rolling |
| Impact Program | 12 months of free Pro access for approved nonprofits | Registered nonprofits; the program also names accessibility users, professors and students | No, an application | Open |
| ElevenReader education discount | A discount on ElevenReader, not ElevenLabs | Students and educators with a school email | No | Open, by school |
So the first-month price is a cheap test, not a cheap year. ElevenLabs' FAQ says "annual price = monthly price × 10," which is a 16.7% cut. A year of Creator paid monthly costs $253 even with the $11 start. Billed yearly, it's $220. Starter is closer: $60 against $67.
Do ElevenLabs coupon codes from coupon sites work?
Mostly they're ElevenLabs' public prices with a tracking link attached. On 9 November 2026 we read the deal pages that rank for "elevenlabs promo code" and checked each offer against ElevenLabs' own pages:
| Offer on a deal site | What the site says | What ElevenLabs' pages say |
|---|---|---|
| DevOpsCube, "Verified 50% OFF" | "up to 50% off" Creator, from $11 a month, via a try.elevenlabs.io link | Creator's first month is $11 for anyone on the pricing page |
| NachoNacho, "$4k in Credits" | "There are no valid public ElevenLabs promo codes available at the moment" | The $4k is the Startup Grant, which you apply for |
| Founderpass | "50% off your first month on the Creator plan" through its partner link | Same $11 first month, no partner needed |
| Forum post, VOICE85 (unverified) | 85% off, a claim we saw only in search results | No ElevenLabs page shows an 85% cut on any plan; don't count on it |
The links pay the sites, not you. ElevenLabs' affiliate page offers "22% of all payments for the first 12 months" on each new paid subscriber. It mentions no discount for the person who clicks. DevOpsCube's links carry a "ref=devopscube.com" tag. NachoNacho put it bluntly: a site that asks you to enter a code for the Creator discount is sending you "through an affiliate link for a price you would have gotten anyway."
Black Friday is no different, so far. We found no Black Friday sale on ElevenLabs' own pages for 2025 or 2026, as of 9 November 2026. That day the pricing page still carried a "30,000 credits for $1" banner marked "Ends September 30", next to the same $1 Starter month. That offer has outlived its own end date. Nothing on ElevenLabs' pages promises a bigger one.
How do ElevenLabs coupon links work?
An ElevenLabs coupon link applies a discount to your account when you click it, with no code to type. ElevenLabs' help article sets one rule first: "Coupon links can only be used if you are currently on the free plan." If you already pay, you email [email protected] instead. The steps it gives:
- Sign in to ElevenLabs, or make a free account.
- Open the coupon link. It applies itself, and a notice confirms it.
- Click your profile icon in the top right, then Subscription.
- Choose monthly billing.
- Click Subscribe under the plan the coupon covers, and check the discount shows at checkout before you pay.
Hackathons are one source. Major League Hacking's partner page says participants get an ElevenLabs promo code by email the week of the event, worth a free month of Creator. Treat any link that reaches you the same way. If the price at checkout is $1 for Starter or $11 for Creator, the link added nothing.
Does ElevenLabs have a free trial?
No, ElevenLabs has no free trial of a paid plan. It has a permanent Free plan and a $1 first month on Starter, as of 9 November 2026. Free gives 10,000 credits a month, which ElevenLabs estimates at about 10 minutes of speech. Its plan card lists no commercial license.
The $1 Starter month is the real trial. It gives 30,000 credits, about 30 minutes, with the "Commercial License" and Instant Voice Cloning that Free lacks. After that it renews at $6. Creator's $11 month adds Professional Voice Cloning and 121,000 credits. It's worth it only if you'll use the clone.
Unused paid credits aren't wasted straight away. ElevenLabs' FAQ says "Unused credits roll over for up to two months," while you stay on a paid plan. ElevenLabs pricing works out what a minute of speech costs on every tier.
Is the ElevenLabs Startup Grant worth applying for?
Yes, if you're a company with fewer than 25 staff building a voice product to sell. The Startup Grants page offers 33,000,000 characters over 12 months on Scale, "over 680 hours of Agents usage" and "More than $5,500+ in value." Scale alone lists at $299 a month, or $3,588 for a year.
The rules are strict. ElevenLabs says "only applications with a business or monetization strategy should apply" and "Only applications with valid business emails will be considered." Agencies, consulting firms and SMBs aren't eligible, nor are existing enterprise customers or projects "for children aged 18 or under." Each company gets one application. ElevenLabs promises an answer "within one week."
Plan for the end. The page says "After your grant period is over or once you have 10,000 credits left, your plan will automatically convert to a Free plan." ElevenLabs' blog post of 12 August 2025 stretched the grant from 3 months to 12. It calls the grant "commitment-free beyond the 12-month term."
Does ElevenLabs have a student or nonprofit discount?
Nonprofits get the biggest one: 12 months of free Pro. ElevenLabs' Impact Program is for "Registered nonprofit organizations in good standing," with healthcare, education and culture first in line. Verification runs through Goodstack, and you can reapply when the year ends. The same program names people with accessibility needs, "professors, and their students."
There's no student price on ElevenLabs' plans themselves. ElevenLabs' help center points students and teachers to elevenreader.io/students, which covers ElevenReader, its reading app. Eligibility depends on your school's email domain and country. If you need voiceovers for coursework, the $1 Starter month is the cheapest start. AI student discounts lists the tools that do sell a student plan.
Where does Whizi fit next to ElevenLabs?
Whizi, which publishes this page, doesn't replace ElevenLabs for audio you publish. It has no voice cloning, no voiceover export and no text-to-speech API. Whizi Pro has a voice mode for talking with the chat, 80 minutes a month, in one preset voice.
Where Whizi can help is the script and the chat bill. ElevenLabs Creator plus ChatGPT Plus and Claude Pro costs $62 a month. Whizi Pro puts Claude, GPT and Gemini in one chat for $29.99, so you'd pay that plus $22 for Creator. If ElevenLabs is your only AI bill, Whizi saves you nothing. The cheapest way to use Claude and GPT and one subscription for all AI models show where one plan beats two.
- Ignore "promo code" sites: the $1 Starter and $11 Creator months are on elevenlabs.io/pricing for anyone
- Test on the $1 Starter month, then count how many minutes you actually use
- Switch to yearly once you know you'll keep the plan 10 months or more
- Open a coupon link only from a free account, and pick monthly billing at checkout
- Apply for the Startup Grant if your company has under 25 staff and a product to sell
- Apply to the Impact Program if you run a registered nonprofit
Frequently asked questions
Does ElevenLabs have a discount code?
No. ElevenLabs publishes no discount code, as of November 2026. Its pricing page sells Starter's first month for $1 and Creator's for $11 with no code, and yearly billing charges 10 months for 12. ElevenLabs pricing lists every plan and what a minute costs.
Is ElevenLabs 50% off?
Only for the first month of Creator: $11 instead of $22, shown on ElevenLabs' own pricing page. Deal sites present the same price as a "50% off" code through affiliate links. After the first month, Creator costs $22. AI subscription costs adds that to the rest of a monthly AI bill.
Can you get ElevenLabs for free?
Yes, on the Free plan: 10,000 credits a month, about 10 minutes of speech, with no commercial license listed. Startups under 25 staff can apply for 12 months of Scale, and registered nonprofits for 12 months of Pro. Is it worth paying for AI covers when a free tier stops being enough.
Does ElevenLabs offer a student discount?
Not on ElevenLabs' own plans, as of November 2026. Its help center sends students and educators to an ElevenReader education discount, and its Impact Program names professors and their students. AI student discounts lists the AI tools that sell a student plan.