{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "elevenlabs-tts", "name": "ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP", "vendor": "ElevenLabs", "vendorUrl": "https://elevenlabs.io", "kind": "model", "category": "text-to-speech", "summary": "ElevenLabs text-to-speech over REST, HTTP streaming and WebSocket.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/elevenlabs-tts", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/elevenlabs-tts.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/elevenlabs-tts.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/elevenlabs-tts.json", "repo": "https://github.com/elevenlabs/elevenlabs-python", "license": "MIT (SDKs)", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http", "stdio" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@elevenlabs/elevenlabs-js" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "elevenlabs" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "elevenlabs-mcp" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "`xi-api-key` header for the REST and WebSocket APIs. 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A generate-token endpoint issues short-lived tokens (sent as `token`) for client-side use. The MCP server reads `MURF_API_KEY`. Streaming runs on regional hosts such as `global.api.murf.ai`, non-streaming on `api.murf.ai`.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free trial of 100,000 characters with no time limit. Pay as you go with a $2 minimum purchase. Falcon 2 is 1 cent per 1,000 characters (marketed as 1 cent a minute), Gen2 $0.03 per 1,000 characters. Enterprise contracts add volume discounts, reserved concurrency and data residency. Startups under 100 staff can apply for 50M free characters over 3 months (https://murf.ai/pricing?product=api).", "priceSummary": "Freemium", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 or machine payment in the docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 108, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": 669, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://murf.ai/api/docs/introduction/overview", "llmsTxt": "https://murf.ai/api/docs/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://murf.ai/api/docs/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "speech.tts", "speech.streaming", "speech.voices", "speech.languages" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "free-tier", "closed-source", "python", "openapi", "llms-txt", "mcp", "streaming", "enterprise" ], "lastRelease": "2026-08-20", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 70.9, "grade": "BB", "agentReady": true, "rank": 91, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 5, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 71, "maintenance": 53, "payments": 40, "reliability": 90, "schema": 85, "security": 68, "transparency": 69 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Falcon 2 costs 1 cent per 1,000 characters on pay as you go, with a $2 minimum purchase. Falcon 2 concurrency is 2 outside US-East on free and pay as you go, 5 on US-East.", "strengths": [ "Falcon 2 costs 1 cent per 1,000 characters on pay as you go, with a $2 minimum purchase", "OpenAPI and AsyncAPI specs, llms.txt and Markdown twins of every docs page", "Errors page lists 7 HTTP codes, 4 WebSocket errors and 8 warnings, each with cause and fix, and tells you to back off on 429", "`encodedAsBase64` returns audio inline and Murf says nothing is stored", "SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 listed on the security page" ], "weaknesses": [ "Falcon 2 concurrency is 2 outside US-East on free and pay as you go, 5 on US-East", "Gen2 streaming was deprecated on 2026-08-16 with 27 days' notice", "The security page says all data stays in AWS us-east-2, while Falcon 2 runs in 12 regions and the subprocessor list names four other clouds", "Download links last 72 hours per the TTS overview and 24 hours per the Enterprise FAQ", "Official SDK in Python only, last released 2026-03-05" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send `locale` on every request, since `multiNativeLocale` was replaced on 2026-03-05.", "Split text into chunks under 3,000 characters per request.", "Use the US-East host for 5 concurrent Falcon 2 calls instead of 2.", "Set `encodedAsBase64` to get audio inline and skip the expiring download link.", "Back off on 429 and close WebSocket contexts with `end: true` to free slots." ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "BB", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 70.9 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 71, "maintenance": 53, "payments": 40, "reliability": 90, "schema": 85, "security": 68, "transparency": 52 }, "provenanceScore": 86 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST https://global.api.murf.ai/v1/speech/stream -H \"api-key: $MURF_API_KEY\" \\\n 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"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "e3b0c44298fc" }, { "url": "https://murf.ai/resources/privacy_policy/", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:14.329020568Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "fd6127aff3f7" }, { "url": "https://murf.ai/resources/terms_of_service/", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:16.119755173Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "38c0780bf0e6" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T00:25:46.555235203Z" } }, "summary": "ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP has a score of 73.1 (BB) against Murf TTS API + MCP's 70.9 (BB). Both do speech tts. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 24 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-tts-vs-murf-tts", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-tts-vs-murf-tts.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-tts-vs-murf-tts.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-tts-vs-murf-tts.min.md" }, "markdown": "ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP has a score of 73.1 (BB) against Murf TTS API + MCP's 70.9 (BB). Both do speech tts. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 24 points.\n\n- ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP: grade BB, 73.1/100, rank #61 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/elevenlabs-tts.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/elevenlabs-tts.json\n- Murf TTS API + MCP: grade BB, 70.9/100, rank #91 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/murf-tts.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/murf-tts.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP for schema \u0026 documentation (+9), agent ergonomics (+11), maintenance \u0026 community (+24).\n\nPick Murf TTS API + MCP for reliability (+10), security \u0026 auth (+8).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP | Murf TTS API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 80 | 90 | Murf TTS API + MCP +10 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 94 | 85 | ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP +9 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 82 | 71 | ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP +11 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 60 | 68 | Murf TTS API + MCP +8 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 40 | 40 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 77 | 53 | ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP +24 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 71 | 69 | ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP +2 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **73.1 · BB** | **70.9 · BB** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP | Murf TTS API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model API |\n| Vendor | ElevenLabs | Murf |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1` | `https://api.murf.ai/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT (SDKs) | MIT (SDK and MCP server) |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | `io.elevenlabs/mcp` | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-09-28 | 2026-08-20 |\n| Popularity | 3.1k stars, 1.1M npm/wk, 2.2M PyPI/wk | 108 stars, 669 PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP.** Keys can be limited to chosen endpoints and given a credit quota, and service accounts hold keys that don't belong to a person. Content may be used for training unless you opt out under Data use, and the opt-out only applies going forward.\n\n**Murf TTS API + MCP.** Falcon 2 costs 1 cent per 1,000 characters on pay as you go, with a $2 minimum purchase. Falcon 2 concurrency is 2 outside US-East on free and pay as you go, 5 on US-East.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP\n\n1. Call Eleven v4 through Text to Dialogue, not `/v1/text-to-speech`.\n2. Spell out numbers yourself on `eleven_flash_v2_5`, which doesn't normalise them by default, and turning that on is Enterprise only.\n3. On 429 read `code`, back off on `rate_limit_exceeded` and wait for running requests on `concurrent_limit_exceeded`.\n4. Keep each request under 10,000 characters on v4 and Multilingual v2, 5,000 on v3.\n5. Give the agent a key scoped to Text to Speech with a credit quota.\n\n### Murf TTS API + MCP\n\n1. Send `locale` on every request, since `multiNativeLocale` was replaced on 2026-03-05.\n2. Split text into chunks under 3,000 characters per request.\n3. Use the US-East host for 5 concurrent Falcon 2 calls instead of 2.\n4. Set `encodedAsBase64` to get audio inline and skip the expiring download link.\n5. Back off on 429 and close WebSocket contexts with `end: true` to free slots.\n\n## Other comparisons with ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP or Murf TTS API + MCP\n\n- [Amazon Polly vs ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amazon-polly-vs-elevenlabs-tts.md)\n- [Amazon Polly vs Murf TTS API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amazon-polly-vs-murf-tts.md)\n- [Azure AI Speech text-to-speech vs ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/azure-text-to-speech-vs-elevenlabs-tts.md)\n- [Azure AI Speech text-to-speech vs Murf TTS API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/azure-text-to-speech-vs-murf-tts.md)\n- [Cartesia Sonic TTS API + MCP vs ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cartesia-tts-vs-elevenlabs-tts.md)\n- [Cartesia Sonic TTS API + MCP vs Murf TTS API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cartesia-tts-vs-murf-tts.md)\n- [Deepgram Text-to-Speech (Aura-2, Flux TTS) vs ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deepgram-tts-vs-elevenlabs-tts.md)\n- [Deepgram Text-to-Speech (Aura-2, Flux TTS) vs Murf TTS API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deepgram-tts-vs-murf-tts.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP vs PlayHT Text-to-Speech API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-tts-vs-playht-tts.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP vs Resemble AI Text-to-Speech API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-tts-vs-resemble-ai-tts.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP vs Rime TTS API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-tts-vs-rime-tts.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP vs Soniox Text-to-Speech](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-tts-vs-soniox-tts.md)\n- [Murf TTS API + MCP vs PlayHT Text-to-Speech API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/murf-tts-vs-playht-tts.md)\n- [Murf TTS API + MCP vs Resemble AI Text-to-Speech API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/murf-tts-vs-resemble-ai-tts.md)\n- [Murf TTS API + MCP vs Rime TTS API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/murf-tts-vs-rime-tts.md)\n- [Murf TTS API + MCP vs Soniox Text-to-Speech](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/murf-tts-vs-soniox-tts.md)\n", "meta": { "attribution": "Anchor Terminal (https://www.anchorterminal.com)", "docs": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/docs/", "generatedAt": "2026-10-05", "license": "CC-BY-4.0", "method": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/benchmark/", "methodology": "0.3", "openapi": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/openapi.json", "preview": false, "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run" }, "page": { "breadcrumbs": [ { "name": "Home", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/" }, { "name": "Compare", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/" }, { "name": "ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP vs Murf TTS API + MCP", "url": "" } ], "description": "ElevenLabs Text to Speech API + MCP has a score of 73.1 (BB) against Murf TTS API + MCP's 70.9 (BB). 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