Looking for a ElevenLabs alternative for ai text-to-speech api? PixelAPI is built for developers who want ai text-to-speech api at a fraction of the cost without losing quality.
| Feature | ElevenLabs | PixelAPI |
|---|---|---|
| AI Text-to-Speech API price | $0.18-0.30 per 1K chars | $0.015 per 30s |
| Free tier | varies | 500 credits, no card |
| Other AI tools bundled | Premium AI voice with cloning, top quality. | 14 tools (image gen, BG removal, upscale, face restore, object removal, audio, voice, 3D, more) |
| API auth | API key | API key |
| Cold starts | varies | None — always warm |
| GST invoice (India) | varies | Yes — registered Indian business |
ElevenLabs is the quality leader. PixelAPI is competitive on price with similar voice-cloning features at lower per-call cost for shorter content.
curl -X POST https://api.pixelapi.dev/v1/tts/generate \
-H "X-API-Key: $PIXELAPI_KEY" \
-d '{"text":"Hello world","voice":"female_indian_neutral","language":"en-IN"}'Premium AI voice with cloning, top quality.
500 free credits, no credit card. Run your own quality benchmark on real data, compare to ElevenLabs's output, and decide.