# ElevenLabs Promo Code and Discounts (2026): Every Real Way to Pay Less > There is no public ElevenLabs promo code field, but real discounts exist: Starter for $1 and Creator for $11 in the first month, two months free on annual billing, 12 months of Scale free for eligible startups and 12 months of Pro free for nonprofits. Checked on elevenlabs.io, November 10, 2026. - Source: https://www.stork.ai/blog/elevenlabs-promo-code-2026 - Publisher: Stork.AI editorial team - Published: 2026-11-11 - Updated: 2026-11-11 - Language: en - Reading time: 6 min _Affiliate disclosure: Stork may earn a commission when you sign up through some links on this page, at no cost to you. Using our link does not change the price you pay._ ## Key takeaways - ElevenLabs' pricing page has no promo-code field, and we found no working public code. - First-month offers: Starter $1 (then $6), Creator $11 (then $22), checked November 10, 2026. - Annual billing is 10 months' price for 12. - Eligible startups get the Scale plan free for 12 months; nonprofits get Pro free for 12 months. - Students get a free year of ElevenReader Ultra, not a discount on the main plans. **Short answer:** we found no public [ElevenLabs](https://try.elevenlabs.io/stork-pricing) promo code that works, and the pricing page has no field to enter one. The discounts that do exist are better than a typical 10%-off code: **$1 for the first month of Starter** and **$11 for the first month of Creator**, **two months free on annual billing**, **12 months of the Scale plan free** for eligible startups, **12 months of Pro free** for registered nonprofits, and a free year of ElevenReader Ultra for students. The codes on coupon sites are, as far as we can tell, guesses. **How we checked:** every offer below was read on elevenlabs.io on November 10, 2026: the [pricing page](https://elevenlabs.io/pricing), the [startup grants page](https://elevenlabs.io/startup-grants), the [students page](https://elevenlabs.io/students) and the [impact program page](https://elevenlabs.io/impact-program). ElevenLabs' help center blocked our requests, so we could not read its articles on promo codes. Some links are affiliate links: if you sign up, ElevenLabs may pay us a commission at no cost to you. Our link does not add a discount; it costs you the same as going direct. ## Every ElevenLabs discount at a glance | Discount | What you get | Who can get it | Worth (our math) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | First-month offer | Starter $1, then $6 a month; Creator $11, then $22 a month | New subscribers, while shown on the pricing page | $5 off Starter, $11 off Creator | | Annual billing | Pay 10 months, get 12 | Anyone on a paid plan | $12 a year on Starter, $44 on Creator, $198 on Pro | | Startup grant | Scale plan free for 12 months (stated as 33 million characters) | Eligible startups (see below) | $3,588 at the $299 monthly price | | Impact program | Pro plan free for 12 months, renewable | Registered nonprofits; healthcare, education and culture prioritised | $1,188 at the $99 monthly price | | Students and educators | One year of ElevenReader Ultra free; "expanded access to free plans" | Students and professors with a verified institutional email | Applies to the ElevenReader app, not the main subscription | | Enterprise | "Significant discounts at scale" | Large contracts, negotiated with sales | Not published | *From elevenlabs.io, November 10, 2026. Values are list price times the free period, our calculation.* ## Is there an ElevenLabs promo code? Not a public one we could find. The pricing page does not mention a promo or coupon field, and none of the official offers above needs a code: the first-month price is applied at checkout, and the grant and nonprofit programs work by application. The only official mention of a "discount code" we found is on the impact program page, which tells approved nonprofits on a yearly paid plan to ask support for a refund before applying their code. That code is issued to approved organisations; it is not a public coupon. Coupon sites list ElevenLabs codes anyway. Since there is no field to type them into, the best they can do is waste a few minutes. The first-month offer is the closest thing to a promo code, and it is on the pricing page itself. ## First-month offers: Starter for $1, Creator for $11 On November 10, 2026 the pricing page showed Starter at "$1 first month, then $6 per month" and Creator at "$11 first month, then $22 per month", with no end date. The same page also carried a "30,000 credits for $1" banner, one copy of which counted down to zero and another of which said it ended on September 30. Treat the first-month prices as an offer that can change, and check the checkout total before you pay. - **Starter ($1, then $6):** 30,000 credits a month, a commercial license and Instant Voice Cloning. So monetised use, such as a YouTube channel, is allowed. - **Creator ($11, then $22):** 121,000 credits a month and Professional Voice Cloning, which trains on longer recordings of your voice. See our [voice cloning guide](https://www.stork.ai/blog/elevenlabs-voice-cloning-guide). - Both are monthly subscriptions that renew at the full price. Cancelling keeps the plan active until the end of the billing cycle. ## Annual billing: two months free ElevenLabs' FAQ puts it plainly: annual billing "works out to two months free", because you pay for 10 months. That makes Starter $5 a month, Creator $18.33, Pro $82.50, Scale $249.17 and Business $825. Pay yearly only once you are sure of the plan: a year of Creator costs $220 up front. ## ElevenLabs startup grants: 12 months of Scale This is the largest discount ElevenLabs offers. Approved startups get 12 months of free access on the Scale plan (normally $299 a month), described as 33 million characters. Eligibility, as stated on the [startup grants page](https://elevenlabs.io/startup-grants): - A monetised product with a business strategy, built for the long term rather than a one-off project. - Fewer than 25 employees. - A valid business email address. One application per company. - Not eligible: agencies, consulting firms, SMBs, existing enterprise customers, and projects aimed at users aged 18 or under. - Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with a decision "within one week". When the 12 months end, or when 10,000 credits are left, the account moves to the Free plan unless you choose a paid one. If you are building a voice agent, the grant also covers the platform: see our [ElevenLabs Agents pricing guide](https://www.stork.ai/blog/elevenlabs-agents-pricing-2026) for what the minutes would otherwise cost. ## Nonprofits: 12 months of Pro free The [impact program](https://elevenlabs.io/impact-program) gives approved registered nonprofits 12 months of the Pro plan free, and organisations can reapply when the year ends. ElevenLabs prioritises healthcare, education and culture, and verifies organisations through Goodstack. The page also mentions support for individuals with accessibility needs. ## Students: no discount on the main plans There is no student discount on ElevenLabs subscriptions that we could find. The [students page](https://elevenlabs.io/students) offers students and professors at verified institutions one year of ElevenReader Ultra free, which is the listening app, not the voice generator. It also says students get "expanded access to free plans" without giving numbers, and lists student packs as "coming soon". For coursework, the [Free plan](https://www.stork.ai/blog/is-elevenlabs-free-2026) (10,000 credits a month, non-commercial) is usually enough. ## Other ways to spend less on ElevenLabs - **Use the API for long scripts:** at $0.08 per 1,000 characters on Eleven v4 (half that on Flash and Turbo), Starter's $6 buys about 75,000 API characters versus 30,000 credits in the app. Details in our [API pricing guide](https://www.stork.ai/blog/elevenlabs-api-key-and-pricing-2026). - **Let credits roll over:** on an active paid plan unused credits roll over for up to two months, so a quiet month is not wasted. - **Top up instead of upgrading:** Pay As You Go top-ups start at $5 and last 12 months. - **Pick the cheaper model:** Flash and Turbo models use as little as half the credits of Multilingual v2 for drafts and previews. If ElevenLabs is still too expensive for your volume, our [free ElevenLabs alternatives](https://www.stork.ai/blog/free-elevenlabs-alternatives-2026) and [best ElevenLabs alternatives](https://www.stork.ai/blog/best-elevenlabs-alternatives-2026) roundups compare cheaper voices. Full plan details are in our [ElevenLabs pricing guide](https://www.stork.ai/blog/elevenlabs-pricing-2026). > [!FACT] The startup grant is worth about $3,588 at list price, more than 700 times the value of the $5 first-month saving on Starter. If you run a small funded startup, apply before you subscribe. ## Frequently asked questions ### Does ElevenLabs have a promo code? We found no working public promo code, and the pricing page has no field to enter one. The official discounts are a first-month price ($1 Starter, $11 Creator), two months free on annual billing, startup grants and a nonprofit program. ### Does ElevenLabs have a student discount? Not on its main subscriptions. Students and professors at verified institutions get one year of ElevenReader Ultra free, and ElevenLabs says student packs are coming soon. ### How do I get the ElevenLabs startup grant? Apply on elevenlabs.io/startup-grants. Approved startups get 12 months of the Scale plan free. You need a monetised product, fewer than 25 employees and a business email; agencies, consultancies and existing enterprise customers are not eligible. ### Is ElevenLabs cheaper if I pay yearly? Yes. Annual billing costs 10 months' price for 12: $5 a month for Starter, $18.33 for Creator and $82.50 for Pro. ### Does ElevenLabs offer a discount for nonprofits? Yes. Registered nonprofits approved for the impact program get 12 months of the Pro plan free and can reapply afterwards.