Sound Effects
FAIR · middle third for this operationElevenLabs Sound Effects costs $0.08 for one minute of music. That is the middle third of the 7 entries we price on the same operation.
Sound Effects · the arithmetic
the unit$0.04 per generation (max 30 seconds) · Creator plan, $22/month with monthly billing: 605 generations/month, 'Extra generation $0.04'.
the meterOne generation, priced $0.04, produces a clip of at most 30 seconds ('Max clip length 30 sec' in the same table). The docs add: 'Cost: 40 credits per second when duration is specified'.
the sumOne minute needs 2 generations at the declared 30-second maximum: 2 x $0.04 = $0.08. Cross-check via credits: 40 credits/second x 60 s = 2,400 credits x $0.00018182 = $0.436 — the per-generation price on the plan is far cheaper than the per-second API rate, so the plan figure is the one used.
the verdictFAIR · middle third for this operation
the catchThe minute measured here is a minute of generated SOUND EFFECTS, not of music: it sits in 1_min_music because that is the slot for generated non-speech audio, and the subtype says which kind. A sound effect is rarely wanted a minute long — the honest unit for this service is the $0.04 clip.
read on 14 sep 2026 · pricing page ↗ · documentation ↗
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How much does Sound Effects cost on ElevenLabs?
$0.08 for 1 min of music, read from ElevenLabs's own pages on 14 sep 2026. The meter: One generation, priced $0.04, produces a clip of at most 30 seconds ('Max clip length 30 sec' in the same table). The docs add: 'Cost: 40 credits per second when duration is specified'..
Where does this number come from?
One minute needs 2 generations at the declared 30-second maximum: 2 x $0.04 = $0.08. Cross-check via credits: 40 credits/second x 60 s = 2,400 credits x $0.00018182 = $0.436 — the per-generation price on the plan is far cheaper than the per-second API rate, so the plan figure is the one used.
What counts as one operation here?
1 min of music. Every entry in the same operation is priced on that same unit, which is what makes the comparison mean anything.