# ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP vs Inworld Realtime TTS-2 (slim)

> ElevenLabs Text to Speech scores 75.3 (BB) to Inworld Realtime TTS-2's 58.3 (C) for text-to-speech. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP scores 75.3 (BB) on agent readiness against Inworld Realtime TTS-2's 58.3 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do text-to-speech.

- ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP: BB 75.3, rank #60 of 1243 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/elevenlabs-tts.min.md
- Inworld Realtime TTS-2: C 58.3, rank #687 of 1243 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inworld-tts.min.md
- ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP, good for Best when an agent needs many languages, many voices or the most expressive models from one vendor, and the operator can accept training by default or pay for Enterprise. Ahead on Reliability, 80 against 62; Schema & documentation, 94 against 60; Agent ergonomics, 92 against 68; Maintenance & community, 77 against 68; Transparency & trust, 68 against 63. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Runs on your own machine.
- Inworld Realtime TTS-2, good for Agents that generate replies or stories at runtime and want delivery chosen from context without writing tags, and for per-message or pre-generated audio. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP | Inworld Realtime TTS-2 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 80 | 62 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 94 | 60 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 92 | 68 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 65 | 61 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 77 | 68 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP | Inworld Realtime TTS-2 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | ElevenLabs | Inworld AI |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1` | `https://api.inworld.ai` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | HTTP, websocket |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Price for text-to-speech | not published | $12.50 per 1M characters |
| Licence | MIT (SDKs) | Proprietary service under Inworld's Terms of Service. The Node.js SDK `@inworld/tts` and the CLI `@inworld/cli` are MIT on npm |
| MCP registry | `io.elevenlabs/mcp` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-28 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-03-31 | 2025-06-11 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-20 | 2026-01-18 |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 3.1k stars, 1.1M npm/wk, 2.2M PyPI/wk | 3.6k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |