Head to head · Audio · updated Oct 26, 2026
Fish Speech vs ElevenLabs
Fish Speech scores 68 to ElevenLabs's 55 on public evidence for text-to-speech & voice cloning, and they rank #1 and #2 there. Both are free to start. Numbers below are the same public signals the ranking uses, recomputed nightly — nothing here is sponsored.
Fish Speech
Open multilingual text-to-speech with few-shot voice cloning.
+ Clones a voice from seconds of audio and runs on your own GPU.
− The licence restricts some commercial use and setup is research-grade.
ElevenLabs
Text-to-speech and voice cloning with the most natural-sounding voices on the market, plus dubbing and a voice isolator.
+ Voices carry emotion and pacing that still beat most competitors, and AI dubbing translates a video while keeping the speaker's voice.
− Character-based credits run out fast on long scripts, and voice cloning raises consent and misuse concerns.
Side by side
public evidence| Fish Speech | ElevenLabs | |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence score / 100 | 68 | 55 |
| GitHub stars | 33,412 | closed source |
| Hacker News stories, 30d | 0 | 17 |
| Release-feed mentions, 30d | 0 | 8 |
| Last activity | 12 days ago | 0 days ago |
| Pricing | Open source · Weights are free; fish.audio hosts it for a fee | Free tier · Starter $5/mo, Creator $22/mo |
| Platforms | cli, linux, api, web | web, ios, android, api |
| Maker | Fish Audio | ElevenLabs |
Which one?
Pick Fish Speech if
- you want the stronger public evidence (68 vs 55)
- you want open source — self-host it, read it, fork it
- you need it on cli, linux
- a bigger GitHub community matters (33,412 vs 0 stars)
Best for self-hosted voice cloning.
Pick ElevenLabs if
- you need it on android, ios
Best for lifelike voiceovers and dubbing.