Svara TTSTurbovs ElevenLabs.
Their pricing table quotes $0.10 per 1,000 characters. Ours quotes ₹1. The rest of the comparison, dated and sourced, is below.
The short answer.
Svara TTS TURBO does the job most teams hire ElevenLabs for — text to speech behind an API — at a tenth of the rate: 80+ languages in one model, code-switching mid-sentence, about 80 ms to first audio, ₹1 per 1,000 characters against their $0.10. ElevenLabs fits if you want the suite around the model — dubbing, sound effects, a voice marketplace — and the rate that comes with it.
| Side by side |  Svara TTS TURBO |  ElevenLabs |
|---|---|---|
| Rate per 1,000 characters | ₹1 | $0.10 (Eleven v3 API) |
| Roughly per minute of audio | ~₹1 | ~$0.10 (their own estimate) |
| Free tier | 100,000 characters a month | 10,000 credits a month |
| Paid plans | Growth, ₹1,000 per month | $6 to $990 per month (credit subscriptions) |
| Billing unit | Characters, one flat rate on every plan | Credits (1 credit per character for TTS) |
| Languages | 80+ in one model; every voice speaks all of them | Model-dependent — see their docs |
| Time to first audio | ~80 ms | Varies by model and plan |
| API compatibility | OpenAI-style and ElevenLabs-style endpoints | ElevenLabs API |
Per-minute estimates use the rule of thumb that 1,000 characters is about a minute of audio.
Where Svara wins.
- A tenth of the rate: $0.01 against $0.10 per 1,000 characters, on their own unit. One flat rate on every plan, no credit maths.
- 80+ languages in one model — 28 Indic and 30 African among them — and any voice switches language mid-sentence without changing character.
- Input streaming and about 80 ms to first audio, built for live agents.
- An ElevenLabs-compatible endpoint (POST /v1/text-to-speech/{voice_id}, with /stream and /with-timestamps), so most clients switch by changing the base URL.
- ₹1 pricing with UPI and net banking for India; data residency in the EU, US or India on Enterprise.
Where ElevenLabs fits.
- A wider product suite — dubbing, speech to text, sound effects.
- A large marketplace of ready-made voices.
- More third-party integrations, after longer as the incumbent.
Switching is a base URL, not a rewrite
The API serves an ElevenLabs-compatible surface — POST /v1/text-to-speech/{voice_id}, with /stream and /with-timestamps — alongside the OpenAI-style /v1/audio/speech. Change the base URL to api.kenpathlabs.com, swap the key, pick a voice. The free tier needs no card.
Questions
Competitor rates as of September 2026, read from each vendor's own site — check the sources before deciding, since prices change. Sources, with our own pages beside them: elevenlabs.io/pricing · kenpathlabs.com/pricing · API overview.
Also compared: ElevenLabs alternatives · Svara TTS Turbo vs Sarvam