ElevenLabs Dubbing v2: direct speech-to-speech dubbing in 90+ languages

2026-05-28★★★media-generationElevenLabsconfidence: high

On 2026-05-28 ElevenLabs introduced Dubbing v2, which conditions directly on the original speech instead of an ASR-translate-TTS pipeline, so emotion and performance carry across 90+ languages. The API followed in August 2026 at $2.20/min.

Key facts

Speech-to-speech architecture 'conditioning directly on the original performance'; 90+ languages
ElevenLabs claim: 'For the first time, the emotion and performance of the original speaker carries across every language'
UI launch 2026-05-28 (ElevenCreative, ElevenProductions); API 2026-08-06 (blog) / 2026-08-10 (changelog)
API price $2.20/min (Dubbing v1: $0.33/min watermarked, $0.50 unwatermarked); docs label it 'Dubbing v2 Alpha'

What happened

ElevenLabs replaced its cascaded dubbing pipeline with a direct audio-to-audio model. Model file: data/models/elevenlabs-dubbing-v2.md.

Why it matters

End-to-end speech-to-speech translation that keeps each speaker's performance makes AI dubbing viable for expressive film and creator content. The "first" is a company claim.

Changelog

2026-09-29: created

Models

Eleven Dubbing v2 ElevenLabs · preview

Related events

2026-09-28ElevenLabs launches Eleven v4 and Eleven v4 Turbo, #1 on Artificial Analysis TTS arena ★★★★

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id: 2026-05-28-elevenlabs-dubbing-v2 · updated 2026-09-29 · open in the interactive timeline