Eleven v3 API
Eleven v3 text to speech — emotionally rich speech with audio tags, 70+ languages, billed on input length.
ElevenLabs' emotionally rich, highly expressive speech model with inline audio tags, 70+ languages, and up to 5,000 characters per request.
No credit card required. Takes 30 seconds.
Eleven v3 API pricing
Pay per request from your YepAPI balance — no subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices updated October 23, 2026.
| Billing | Price |
|---|---|
| Rate | $0.1688/1K chars |
| What it costs | Per job |
|---|---|
| Short reply200 characters | $0.034 |
| Blog post narration10,000 characters (~1,600 words) | $1.69 |
| Audiobook chapter100,000 characters | $16.88 |
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Eleven v3 specs
| Provider | ElevenLabs |
|---|---|
| Model ID | elevenlabs/eleven-v3 |
| Endpoint | /v1/media/queue |
| Type | Text to Speech |
| Output formats | mp3 |
| Voices | 21 presets (default sarah) |
How to get an Eleven v3 API key
- 1
Create a free account
Sign up at yepapi.com with Google or email. It takes about 30 seconds and needs no card.
- 2
Create an API key
Open the dashboard, go to API Keys and create a key. Copy it — it starts with yep_sk_.
- 3
Call Eleven v3
Send a request to /v1/media/queue with the x-api-key header and model "elevenlabs/eleven-v3".
- 4
Pay as you go
Usage is billed per request from your balance. Top up any amount; there is no subscription.
Strengths
Highly expressive delivery for narration and character work.
Tags written into the text steer emotion and delivery.
Broad language coverage from one model.
Each request carries up to 5,000 characters of text.
Quick start
Copy this snippet and start making calls with Eleven v3.
// Step 1: Submit job
const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/queue', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"model": "elevenlabs/eleven-v3",
"prompt": "[whispers] Don't look now. [pause] The man by the window has been watching us since we sat down.",
"options": {
"voice": "sarah"
}
}),
});
const { data } = await res.json();
const jobId = data.jobId;
// Step 2: Poll for result
const status = await fetch(`https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/status/${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 v3 vs similar models
Every model below runs on the same API key — switch by changing the model ID.
| Model | Provider | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Eleven v3 | ElevenLabs | $0.1688/1K 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 Turbo v2 | ElevenLabs | $0.0844/1K chars |
| Eleven v3 Conversational | 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 v3 through YepAPI?
Eleven v3 API — expressive speech with audio tags
Eleven v3 is a text-to-speech model from ElevenLabs. It produces emotionally rich, highly expressive speech with inline audio tags, supports more than 70 languages, and has a 5,000-character request limit.
On YepAPI it runs through the standard media queue, billed at $0.1688 per 1,000 characters of input.
Start generating in 30 seconds
$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.
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Frequently asked questions
ElevenLabs' emotionally rich, highly expressive speech model with inline audio tags, 70+ languages, and up to 5,000 characters per request.
Eleven v3 costs $0.1688/1K chars through YepAPI, billed per request with no monthly fee. For example, a short reply (200 characters) costs about $0.034.
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 v3 and every other model — no separate ElevenLabs account or waitlist.
New YepAPI accounts in most countries get free signup credit, enough to test Eleven v3 without a card. After that you pay per request at the rates above — there is no subscription.
Use "elevenlabs/eleven-v3" as the model on /v1/media/queue. The short alias "eleven-v3" also works.
Ready to use Eleven v3?
$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.
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