Side-by-side comparison · Video & Audio
ElevenLabs vs Hailuo AI vs Kling AI
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Anyone who needs narration, voiceovers or spoken audio without hiring voice talent or a studio.
Pick it if: Creators and social teams who need a lot of short AI clips for little money.
Pick it if: Marketers, creators and agencies who want realistic AI footage on a modest budget.
Overview
| Attribute | ElevenLabs | Hailuo AI | Kling AI |
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| In one line | Lifelike AI voiceovers, dubbing and audiobooks from text, in thousands of voices. | MiniMax's low-cost AI video maker: 2K clips with sound from a prompt or photo. | Make realistic AI video clips up to 30 seconds, with sound, from a prompt or a photo. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | $6/mo | $10.50/mo | $8.80/mo ($6.99 first month) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | ElevenLabs | Hailuo AI | Kling AI |
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| Overall rating | 4.6Winner | 3.7 | 4.0 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | ElevenLabs | Hailuo AI | Kling AI |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop app | – | No | No |
| Browser extension | Yes | No | No |
| API access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | Yes | – | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | – | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | – | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | Yes | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | No | Yes | Yes |
| Makes images | No | Yes | Yes |
| Makes video | No | Yes | Yes |
| Writes code | No | No | No |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | No | No |
| Learns your brand or style | Yes | No | – |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 11/ 17 | 9/ 17 | 11/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | ElevenLabs | Hailuo AI | Kling AI |
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| Plans | Free Free Trying voices and personal projects. | Free Free Seeing what it can do. | Basic Free Trying it out for personal projects. |
Starter $6/mo, or $5/mo billed yearly Occasional voiceovers you'll publish. | Standard $10.50/mo, or $8.40/mo billed yearly Occasional clips. | Standard $8.80/mo ($6.99 first month), or $6.60/mo billed yearly Occasional clips for social. | |
CreatorOur pick $22/mo, or $18/mo billed yearly Anyone producing audio every week. | ProOur pick $38/mo, or $30.40/mo billed yearly Regular social content. | ProOur pick $32.56/mo ($25.99 first month), or $24.42/mo billed yearly Anyone making video most weeks. | |
Pro $99/mo, or $83/mo billed yearly High volume and API work. | Master $89/mo, or $71.20/mo billed yearly Daily creators and small agencies. | Premier From $80.96/mo, or $60.72/mo billed yearly Agencies and heavy users. | |
Scale $299/mo, or $249/mo billed yearly Small teams and products built on voice. | Max $216/mo, or $184/mo billed yearly High-volume production. | Ultra $159.99/mo, or about $119/mo billed yearly Studios making video every day. | |
Enterprise Custom Large or regulated organisations. | Team and API Team from $79/seat/mo (3 to 15 seats); API pay per second Businesses sharing credits or building Kling into their own tools. | ||
| Which plan to pick | Starter at $6 is enough for occasional voiceovers with a commercial licence. Most creators land on Creator at $22 for the professional voice clone and more minutes. Pro and Scale are for teams or anyone building products on the API. | Pro is the sweet spot because it drops the per-second price by about a fifth compared with Standard. Prices on the site are promotional and change often, so check the checkout figure before you commit to a year. | Test on the free credits, then take Pro if you make video every week. Standard's 660 credits go quickly once you start redoing clips. Paying yearly saves about a third, but only commit once you know you'll keep using it, because cancelling is the most common complaint. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, ElevenLabs, Hailuo AI or Kling AI?
ElevenLabs scores highest overall in our ratings (ElevenLabs 4.6/5, Hailuo AI 3.7/5 and Kling AI 4.0/5). ElevenLabs is best for video voiceovers and cloning your own voice. Hailuo AI is best for high volumes of short social clips and animating photos cheaply. Kling AI is best for realistic product and lifestyle clips and longer single shots up to 30 seconds.
Which is cheaper, ElevenLabs, Hailuo AI or Kling AI?
ElevenLabs: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $6/mo. Hailuo AI: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $10.50/mo. Kling AI: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $8.80/mo ($6.99 first month).
Which is easier to use, ElevenLabs, Hailuo AI or Kling AI?
ElevenLabs rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Anyone who needs narration, voiceovers or spoken audio without hiring voice talent or a studio.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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