The latest AI news and updates of ElevenLabs — AI platform for voice synthesis, music generation, and conversational voice agents. Covering ElevenLabs's latest product updates, launches, and company news from the past 90 days.
ElevenLabs19h agoElevenLabs expanded ElevenAgents to support SMS, Telegram, Intercom, and Freshdesk, joining existing channels like phone and Slack. The update introduces a redesigned channels dashboard, per-channel behavior tuning, and channel-scoped simulations for testing. These new integrations are currently in Alpha, allowing the deployment of consistent agents across multiple surfaces with tailored responses for each.
ElevenLabsJul 22ElevenLabs launched Vocals on ElevenMusic, enabling original song generation using a personal voice or library voices. Uploading existing tracks fine-tunes the Music v2 model to a specific vocal tone and style, while one-shot recording provides a faster alternative. Styles are now fully compatible with Music v2, and all uploads undergo screening for copyright compliance.
ElevenLabsJul 21SevenRooms uses ElevenLabs’ ElevenAgents to power its Voice AI, which has handled over 400,000 calls across 600+ restaurants. The system operates 24/7, recognizing returning guests and applying venue-specific booking policies for time slots and deposits. This automation captures up to 25% more reservations while escalating complex requests to staff.
ElevenLabsJul 21ElevenLabs increased the ElevenMusic free tier monthly generation limit to 400 tracks. The company also launched the Summer of Sound contest, offering a $50,000 prize pool for the ten most-streamed tracks published on the platform between July 21 and August 31, 2026. Winners are determined by the number of verified streams received during the contest period.
ElevenLabsJul 9ElevenLabs launched ElevenAgents Spotlight, an observation layer that monitors voice and chat conversations in real-time. The tool auto-groups topics, scores quality against plain-language criteria, and tracks metrics like CSAT and resolution rates. It provides anomaly detection and proactive improvement recommendations, while streaming logs and traces to Datadog, Grafana, or other OpenTelemetry backends to support continuous agent optimization.
ElevenLabsJun 30ElevenLabs launched Procedures in ElevenAgents, providing packaged playbooks that define how agents operate in specific scenarios. Procedures load only when triggered, offering structured fixed-sequence or adaptive free-form modes. The system supports importing existing SOP documents to draft these instructions automatically. This feature is currently available in Alpha.
ElevenLabsJun 25ElevenLabs partnered with Google DeepMind to embed SynthID inaudible digital watermarks directly into its generated audio. The company also launched a free Audio Detector tool that verifies whether audio clips originated from its platform. This watermarking is now active for free user text-to-speech generations and will expand to all ElevenLabs audio content over the coming weeks.
ElevenLabsJun 24ElevenLabs and FOX Sports launched an interactive Colin Cowherd AI agent inside the FOX Sports App. Built on ElevenAgents and Voice Cloning, the agent provides on-demand sports commentary, responds to questions about the FIFA World Cup and fantasy football, and challenges user takes with follow-up questions. The system uses editorial guardrails to maintain FOX Sports' standards.
ElevenLabsJun 22ElevenLabs launched Ads Engine, a new ElevenCreative feature that connects to Google, Meta, and LinkedIn ad accounts to localize existing campaigns. The system translates text, adapts images, and dubs video into 50+ languages using Dubbing V2. It includes ad fatigue detection, human approval workflows, and reusable Templates for managing multi-market campaigns on Pro plans and above.
ElevenLabsJun 9ElevenLabs partnered with the UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to integrate voice AI into public services. This collaboration aims to make government information more accessible for visually impaired, low-literacy, and elderly citizens, while also expanding ElevenLabs' UK operations and focusing on AI security and talent development.
ElevenLabsJun 6ElevenLabs showcased how Irene Perrin, who lost her speech due to Motor Neuron Disease, recreated her voice using their technology. Her restored voice now welcomes visitors and shares history at Windsor Castle, demonstrating how AI voice cloning can help individuals maintain their identity and community roles. This highlights the practical application of AI for accessibility beyond traditional voice banking.
ElevenLabsJun 5LOT Polish Airlines is integrating AI-powered voice agents from ElevenLabs into its customer service operations to handle inbound phone support. This partnership aims to provide faster and more consistent passenger assistance.
ElevenLabsJun 4ElevenLabs introduced the Flows Agent in its ElevenCreative platform, enabling users to describe a creative project and have the AI autonomously build and execute the entire multi-model workflow. This allows creators and marketers to generate multimodal content through natural language commands and iterative feedback.
ElevenLabsJun 4ElevenLabs has added officially licensed AI voices for Hasbro characters like Optimus Prime and Megatron to its Iconic Marketplace. This allows developers and enterprises to integrate rights-cleared character audio into their products, addressing intellectual property and talent compensation concerns for AI-generated content.
ElevenLabsJun 2ElevenLabs showcased a new model architecture designed to run high-fidelity text-to-speech locally on consumer hardware. The update enables human-level vocal quality without an internet connection, removing the latency and privacy concerns of cloud-based synthesis. This shift toward edge computing allows developers to integrate natural voice interactions into devices with limited processing power.
ElevenLabsJun 1ElevenLabs showcased its latest research into high-fidelity voice synthesis and live demonstrations of conversational agents for the airline and banking sectors. The update signals a shift toward human-level interaction where AI handles complex customer service workflows with natural emotional delivery.
ElevenLabsMay 28ElevenLabs signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Greek government to integrate voice AI into national digital infrastructure, tourism platforms, and cultural preservation projects. This partnership shifts the company from a creative tool provider to a sovereign infrastructure partner, mirroring a broader trend of frontier labs managing public sector workflows.
ElevenLabsMay 28ElevenLabs released Dubbing v2, a foundational model that preserves a speaker's original tone, emotion, and delivery during translation. By conditioning output on the source audio rather than just a transcript, the system eliminates the flat quality typical of traditional AI localization.
ElevenLabsMay 27ElevenLabs released the official digital recreation of Stan Lee's voice and likeness for use in its marketplace, reader app, and creative templates. This launch marks a significant expansion of the company's licensed IP strategy, moving beyond simple voice cloning into full-stack character deployments.
ElevenLabsMay 26ElevenLabs released Music v2, a foundational model upgrade that introduces precise inpainting controls and the ability to handle complex genre transitions mid-track. The update significantly lowers costs for commercial and developer tiers while improving vocal fidelity for fast-paced delivery like rap.
ElevenLabsMay 21ElevenLabs integrated a library of over 200,000 premium audiobooks and eBooks into its ElevenReader application. Users can now choose from hundreds of high-fidelity AI voices to narrate thousands of these titles, shifting the platform from a utility tool to a direct consumer content competitor.
ElevenLabsMay 20ElevenLabs released Speech Engine, a unified pipeline that combines transcription, speech synthesis, and conversational orchestration into a single API. The tool allows developers to add a low-latency voice layer to existing text-based agents without rearchitecting their underlying model or retrieval systems.
ElevenLabsMay 19ElevenLabs released an interactive Albert Einstein voice agent and added his cloned voice to its platform for creative use. The company also launched a program providing free Pro-tier access to university educators to integrate AI voice into higher education.
ElevenLabsMay 14ElevenLabs released Templates for its ElevenCreative platform, providing a library of pre-configured workflows for generating images, video, and audio assets. By abstracting complex node-based pipelines into simple recipes, the update allows users to execute sophisticated multimodal tasks without manual configuration.
ElevenLabsMay 7ElevenLabs reduced costs for its text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and agent APIs by up to 55% for self-serve developers. The update introduces a pay-as-you-go model to make high-fidelity voice synthesis and autonomous agents more accessible for smaller projects.
ElevenLabsMay 7ElevenLabs integrated an AI co-editor into its Studio timeline, allowing creators to mix voiceovers, music, and video through an agentic workflow. Users can interrupt the agent to make manual adjustments at any point before handing control back to the AI for further refinement.
ElevenLabsMay 7ElevenLabs expanded ElevenAgents to process images, PDFs, audio notes, and locations across WhatsApp and web widgets. By maintaining context across channels, these agents can now handle complex workflows like insurance claims or banking onboarding without human handoffs.
ElevenLabsMay 1ElevenLabs launched real-time collaboration for ElevenCreative Flows, allowing teams to build and iterate on multimodal AI pipelines simultaneously. The update introduces Basic Seats for reviewers and managers to monitor workflows and approve content without occupying full workspace licenses.
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