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2022
Model

Voice Conversion

Research demo. Early proof the speech-to-speech tech could work.

Core ModelsResearch / proof of concept
Model

“The first AI that can laugh”

Emotion research that became the company's expressiveness thesis.

Core ModelsResearch / proof of concept
2023
ModelCorporate

Public launch — Eleven (Monolingual) v1

The launch. First human-like English TTS on a beta web platform. The date ElevenLabs dates itself to.

Core ModelsCreators, early developers
Model

Multilingual v1

Added 7 languages (FR, DE, HI, IT, PL, PT, ES). Richer emotion.

Core ModelsCreators, game devs, publishers
Model

Multilingual v2 (out of beta)

~30 languages, highest consistency. Still the long-form / audiobook default in 2026.

Core ModelsAudiobooks, professional media
SDK / API

PCM output format

Added raw PCM audio output to the API.

ElevenAPIDevelopers
Product

Voice translation / Dubbing

First dubbing tool — break language barriers for content.

ElevenCreativeCreators, localization
ModelProduct

Turbo v2 + Projects

First high-quality + low-latency model. Projects long-form editor (later renamed Studio).

Core ModelsDevelopers needing speed; long-form creators
2024
SDK / API

Speech-to-Speech API

Voice changer goes public on the API.

ElevenAPIDevelopers
SDK / API

TTS endpoints with timestamps

Character-level timing data for sync use cases.

ElevenAPIDevelopers
ModelProduct

AI Sound Effects

Generate SFX from text descriptions.

ElevenCreativeCreators, video, games
SDK / API

Voice Isolator API

Strip background noise from audio.

ElevenAPIDevelopers, post-production
Model

Turbo v2.5

Faster, cheaper, more languages.

Core ModelsReal-time developers
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+3 languages

Hungarian, Vietnamese, Norwegian.

Core ModelsGlobal creators
SDK / API

API Key Permissions

Scoped permissions for API keys.

ElevenAPIDevelopers, teams
Product

ElevenReader app

Consumer TTS reader app.

ElevenCreativeConsumers
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Studio got bigger & better

Major Studio upgrade for long-form production.

ElevenCreativeLong-form creators
Model

Flash (v2 / v2.5)

Ultra-low latency ~75ms, 32 languages, ~50% cheaper. Becomes THE real-time / agents model. eleven_flash_v2_5.

Core ModelsReal-time apps, agents
2025
Product

Conversational AI v1

The agents platform launches: ASR + your LLM + low-latency TTS + turn-taking.

ElevenAgentsDevelopers, businesses
Product

Studio available to everyone

Long-form editor opens to all users.

ElevenCreativeCreators
Model

Scribe (v1) — first STT model

Most accurate transcription; diarization, timestamps, 90+ langs. First move into understanding voice.

Core ModelsTranscription, captioning, agents
Product

Sound Effects in Studio

SFX integrated into the Studio editor.

ElevenCreativeCreators
Product

Agent testing + Multimodal ConvAI

Agent testing tools and multimodal (voice + text) conversations.

ElevenAgentsBusinesses, developers
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Conversational AI 2.0

First-turn latency <500ms, real-time turn-taking (reads pauses/fillers), auto language switching, interrupt handling, RAG, enterprise readiness.

ElevenAgentsBusinesses / CX
Model

Eleven v3 (alpha)

Most expressive TTS: audio tags [laughs]/[whispers], multi-speaker dialogue mode, 70+ langs. Not for real-time at launch.

Core ModelsVideo, audiobooks, character & media
Product

ElevenLabs app (mobile)

Native mobile app.

ElevenCreativeConsumers, creators
Model

Voice Design v3

Generate a brand-new voice from a text prompt.

ElevenCreativeCreators, developers
UpgradeSDK / API

Conversational AI supports WebRTC

Lower-latency real-time transport for agents.

ElevenAgentsDevelopers, businesses
ModelPartnership

Eleven Music

Studio-grade song generation on licensed data (Merlin + Kobalt deals), cleared for broad commercial use.

ElevenCreativeCreators, artists, ad/media, enterprise
SDK / API

Eleven Music API

First licensed music API for developers. 50% off in August.

ElevenAPIDevelopers
Product

Agents support Chat Mode

Text agents, not just voice.

ElevenAgentsBusinesses
SDK / API

Eleven v3 (alpha) in the API

Developer access to the expressive flagship.

ElevenAPIDevelopers
Corporate

Renamed → “ElevenLabs Agents”

Conversational AI rebrands. 2M+ agents created, 33M+ conversations YTD. Roadmap: workflow builder, testing, Expressive Mode.

ElevenAgentsBusinesses
Product

Productions

Human-edited, done-for-you content (managed dubbing/localization).

ElevenCreativeStudios, broadcasters, enterprise
Model

Scribe v2 Realtime

Streaming STT (~150ms); feeds the turn-taking system.

Core ModelsReal-time agents
Product

ElevenLabs Image & Video

Integrates 3rd-party models (Veo/Sora/Kling/Wan/Flux/Seedance) for visual generation.

ElevenCreativeCreators, marketers
Product

Templates on the Creative Platform

Pre-built creative workflow presets.

ElevenCreativeCreators, marketers
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Eleven Music — new tools

Explore / edit / produce tooling for music.

ElevenCreativeCreators
2026
Model

Scribe v2 (batch)

Most accurate batch STT; subtitles/captions at scale; now powers Studio. scribe_v2 + scribe_v2_realtime.

Core ModelsMedia libraries, compliance, research
Partnership

Revolut selects ElevenAgents

Revolut adopts ElevenAgents for customer support.

ElevenAgentsEnterprise / fintech
Model

Eleven v3 → General Availability

v3 leaves alpha across UI + API.

Core ModelsEveryone
Corporate

$500M Series D at $11B valuation

Led by Sequoia, with a16z + ICONIQ; new: Lightspeed, Evantic, BOND. Telecom flagged as priority vertical.

Company
Partnership

BCG strategic partnership

Consulting-led enterprise CX agent deployments.

ElevenAgentsEnterprise
ModelUpgrade

Expressive Mode for ElevenAgents

Two new models: Eleven v3 Conversational (expressive real-time dialogue) + a new turn-taking system (uses Scribe v2 Realtime to infer emotion).

ElevenAgentsCX / ops voice agents
SDK / APIUpgrade

Agents harden

Versioning, MCP tools as first-class type, content + focus + prompt-injection guardrails, conversation redaction, semantic search, file uploads, LLM-list endpoint. SDKs rebranded → ElevenAgents (v2.36).

ElevenAgentsDevelopers, businesses
Partnership

Google Cloud / NVIDIA extension

Multi-year deal: NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, Gemini in Agents, Veo in Creative, listed on Google Cloud Marketplace.

CompanyEnterprise / infra
Corporate

Three-pillar brand consolidation

Brand framing into ElevenAgents / ElevenCreative / ElevenAPI.

Company
Product

Flows — node-based creative canvas

Chains 35+ image/video models + full audio stack into one visual pipeline; reusable. “Flows API coming soon.”

ElevenCreativeCreators, marketers
SDK / APIUpgrade

Users page GA + SIP dynamic vars

Agents Users page GA; SIP headers as dynamic variables; content threshold guardrail.

ElevenAgentsDevelopers, businesses
SDK / API

Environment Variables + Auth Connections API

Workspace config APIs, KB URL refresh/auto-sync, guardrail retry-with-feedback, Music Marketplace docs, client SDK v1.0.0-rc.

ElevenAPIDevelopers
PartnershipCorporate

IBM watsonx + Basic/Full Seats

IBM partnership: TTS/STT in watsonx Orchestrate (10k+ voices, PCI, Zero-Retention/HIPAA). Basic vs Full Seats (20 Basic on paid plans).

CompanyEnterprise
SDK / API

Client SDK v1.0.0 GA

Big breaking changes, ships with a migration skill. MCP tool scoping per node, tool mocking, mTLS, video-to-music endpoint, transcribe-from-URL (YouTube/TikTok).

ElevenAPIDevelopers
SDK / API

Scoped analysis + test folders

Per-agent conversation analysis, test folders, multimodal messages in hooks.

ElevenAgentsDevelopers
SDK / APIUpgrade

KB fuzzy search + topic discovery

Knowledge base content search, conversation topic discovery, flexible branch merging, Gemini 3.1 Pro / Qwen LLMs.

ElevenAgentsDevelopers
Product

ElevenLabs Devs YouTube channel

Developer channel: tutorials, API walkthroughs, deep dives. Plus workflow node overrides, usage analytics endpoint. ★ Directly relevant to Dev Community Growth.

ElevenAPIDeveloper community
SDK / API

Agent trust context + events

agent_response_complete event, pre_tool_speech mode, trust context (low/high), Scribe realtime keyterms.

ElevenAgentsDevelopers
SDK / API

Conversation tags + new LLMs

Conversation tags; claude-opus-4-7, gpt-5.4/5.5 added.

ElevenAgentsDevelopers
Product

Studio Agents

Agentic help inside Studio.

ElevenCreativeCreators
ProductSDK / API

ElevenCreative Templates (expanded)

More templates; SIP logs, KB in-place edits, SMS conversations, API analytics, IP allowlisting.

ElevenCreativeCreators, developers
UpgradeModel

Flows real-time collaboration + SFX v2

Multi-user Flow editing. SFX v2 model (up to 30s, seamless looping).

ElevenCreativeCreative teams
SDK / API

Agent version metadata + procedures

Version metadata, text_only filter, procedure loading/skills, gemini-3.1-flash-lite.

ElevenAgentsDevelopers
ProductSDK / API

Speech Engine

Add real-time voice to your own LLM. ElevenLabs does STT + turn-taking + TTS + playback; you keep the LLM/logic and stream text over a WebSocket. The BYO-LLM middle ground. Plus Exotel/Intercom/Telegram/Freshdesk.

ElevenAPIDevelopers (BYO-LLM)
ModelUpgrade

Music v2

Better vocals/instrumentation/arrangement, improved multilingual; chunk-based composition plans.

ElevenCreativeCreators, marketers
ModelProduct

Dubbing v2

First dubbing model that carries the original speaker's emotion/performance across languages. Creator Dubbing Partner Program; enterprise via ElevenProductions.

ElevenCreativeCreators + studios
SDK / API

Telephony + workflow transfers

Exotel telephony, workflow-aware agent transfers, agent test repeat runs, all agents versioned, 5GB STT uploads.

ElevenAgentsDevelopers, businesses
Product

Flows Agent

Conversational assistant inside the Flows canvas. Describe what you want; it selects models, creates + wires nodes, and runs generations — asking clarifying questions before spending credits.

ElevenCreativeCreators, marketers
SDK / APIUpgrade

v1 model deprecation + turn_model

v1 models + scribe_v1 removal notice (Jul 9). Per-agent turn_model (turn_v2/turn_v3); KB Google Drive sync; text-to-dialogue zero-retention mode.

ElevenAgentsDevelopers, enterprise
Product

Avatars

Talking-head video from script + voice + avatar in one tab. Persistent reusable identities; pairs any voice (incl. clones) with lip-sync. New Avatar node in Flows for batch video.

ElevenCreativePerformance marketing, education
SDK / API

Music v2 in the API

model_id=music_v2 with composition plans. Conversation evaluation rerun, telephony/WhatsApp filters, Unity SDK WebGL bridge. JS + Python SDKs at v2.53.0.

ElevenAPIDevelopers
ProductPartnership

Ads Engine + TELUS Digital

Ads Engine connects Google / Meta / LinkedIn ad accounts; localizes existing creatives across 50+ languages and pushes them back. Same day: TELUS Digital named preferred implementation partner for ElevenAgents.

ElevenCreativePerformance marketers; enterprise CX