Eleven Turbo v2 API
Eleven Turbo v2 text to speech — low-latency English speech, billed on input length.
ElevenLabs' English-only, low-latency model for developer use cases where speed matters and only English is needed. Up to 30,000 characters per request.
No credit card required. Takes 30 seconds.
Eleven Turbo v2 API pricing
Pay per request from your YepAPI balance — no subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices updated October 23, 2026.
| Billing | Price |
|---|---|
| Rate | $0.0844/1K chars |
| What it costs | Per job |
|---|---|
| Short reply200 characters | $0.017 |
| Blog post narration10,000 characters (~1,600 words) | $0.844 |
| Audiobook chapter100,000 characters | $8.44 |
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Playground coming soon — use the API endpoint directly with your API key.
Eleven Turbo v2 specs
| Provider | ElevenLabs |
|---|---|
| Model ID | elevenlabs/eleven-turbo-v2 |
| Endpoint | /v1/media/queue |
| Type | Text to Speech |
| Output formats | mp3 |
| Voices | 21 presets (default sarah) |
How to get an Eleven Turbo v2 API key
- 1
Create a free account
Sign up at yepapi.com with Google or email. It takes about 30 seconds and needs no card.
- 2
Create an API key
Open the dashboard, go to API Keys and create a key. Copy it — it starts with yep_sk_.
- 3
Call Eleven Turbo v2
Send a request to /v1/media/queue with the x-api-key header and model "elevenlabs/eleven-turbo-v2".
- 4
Pay as you go
Usage is billed per request from your balance. Top up any amount; there is no subscription.
Strengths
For developer use cases where speed matters.
An English-only model for English-only products.
Sarah, George, Adam, Alice, and 17 more named ElevenLabs voices, shared by every ElevenLabs model here.
Large inputs fit in a single request.
Quick start
Copy this snippet and start making calls with Eleven Turbo v2.
// Step 1: Submit job
const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/queue', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"model": "elevenlabs/eleven-turbo-v2",
"prompt": "Your password was changed a few minutes ago. If that wasn't you, reply to this message and we'll lock the account.",
"options": {
"voice": "sarah"
}
}),
});
const { data } = await res.json();
const jobId = data.jobId;
// Step 2: Poll for result
const status = await fetch(`https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/status/${jobId}`, {
headers: { 'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' },
});
const { data: job } = await status.json();
// job.status: "pending" | "processing" | "completed" | "failed"
// job.result: { text?, image?, audio?, video? }Eleven Turbo v2 vs similar models
Every model below runs on the same API key — switch by changing the model ID.
| Model | Provider | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Eleven Turbo v2 | ElevenLabs | $0.0844/1K chars |
| Eleven Flash v2.5 | ElevenLabs | $0.0844/1K chars |
| Eleven Flash v2 | ElevenLabs | $0.0844/1K chars |
| Eleven Turbo v2.5 | ElevenLabs | $0.0844/1K chars |
| Eleven v3 Conversational | ElevenLabs | $0.0844/1K chars |
| Eleven v4 Turbo | ElevenLabs | $0.0844/1K chars |
| Kokoro 82M | hexgrad | $0.0014/1K chars |
| Fish Audio Drama 3 | Fish Audio | $0.0042/1K chars |
Why use Eleven Turbo v2 through YepAPI?
Eleven Turbo v2 API — low-latency English speech
Eleven Turbo v2 is an English-only, low-latency text-to-speech model from ElevenLabs. It is suited for developer use cases where speed matters and only English is needed, and has a 30,000-character request limit.
For other languages, Eleven Turbo v2.5 covers 32 at the same rate. Both are billed at $0.0844 per 1,000 characters on YepAPI.
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$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.
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Frequently asked questions
ElevenLabs' English-only, low-latency model for developer use cases where speed matters and only English is needed. Up to 30,000 characters per request.
Eleven Turbo v2 costs $0.0844/1K chars through YepAPI, billed per request with no monthly fee. For example, a short reply (200 characters) costs about $0.017.
Sign up at yepapi.com (Google or email, about 30 seconds), open the dashboard and create an API key. The same key works for Eleven Turbo v2 and every other model — no separate ElevenLabs account or waitlist.
New YepAPI accounts in most countries get free signup credit, enough to test Eleven Turbo v2 without a card. After that you pay per request at the rates above — there is no subscription.
Use "elevenlabs/eleven-turbo-v2" as the model on /v1/media/queue. The short alias "eleven-turbo-v2" also works.
Ready to use Eleven Turbo v2?
$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.
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