33M characters (12 months)
Offered by ElevenLabs · checked October 2026
ElevenLabs Startup Grants give companies under 25 people twelve months of free access with 33 million characters — which ElevenLabs values at over $5,500.
What you get
- 12 months of free access to the ElevenLabs platform
- 33,000,000 characters - "over 680 hours of Agents usage"
- Full platform: Conversational AI/Agents, Text to Speech, Speech to Text, voice cloning, sound design
- Access to founder events and startup support
Who qualifies
- Fewer than 25 employees at the time of application
- A monetized product use case with a business strategy; valid business email
- Not agencies, consulting firms, or existing enterprise customers; product must not serve minors
- One application per company
How to apply
- Fill out the application describing your startup
- Acceptance in about a week; credits are applied to your account
Good to know: Agencies, consultancies and existing enterprise customers are not eligible, and the product must not serve minors.
Sources
Read in October 2026 from ElevenLabs's own pages. Programs change often; the vendor's page is the final word.
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