Which should you pick?
Seed Audio 1.0 costs 17 credits (headline rate) and ElevenLabs Multilingual costs 8 credits (headline rate). One of the two does not publish what a full job costs, only a headline rate, so these two figures are not a like-for-like price comparison.
What a job costs
Seed Audio 1.0
17 credits (headline rate)
It bills per 1,000 characters of input text.
- per 1,000 characters17 credits
ElevenLabs Multilingual
8 credits (headline rate)
It bills per 1,000 characters of input text.
- per 1,000 characters8 credits
All figures are Versely credits. Your plan's credit allowance is on the pricing page.
Spec comparison
| Spec | Seed Audio 1.0 | ElevenLabs Multilingual |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance | KIE |
| Cost per job | 17 credits (headline rate) | 8 credits (headline rate) |
| Billing | per 1,000 characters of input text | per 1,000 characters of input text |
| Max resolution | — | — |
| Aspect ratios | — | — |
| Durations | — | — |
| Frame rates | — | — |
| Qualities | — | — |
| Requires starting image | No | No |
| Accepts video input | No | No |
| Reference images | — | — |
| Leaderboard | Unranked | #17 in text to audio |
| Released | Jun 23, 2026 | Mar 15, 2024 |
What each one does that the other doesn't
Only Seed Audio 1.0
text to speech, reference audio, reference image, voice presets, pitch speed control
Only ElevenLabs Multilingual
multilingual, expressive
Both list: text to audio.
Leaderboard positions
Versely ranks each capability on its own leaderboard, so a position is only comparable between two models within the same row.
Seed Audio 1.0
Not on a Versely leaderboard yet.
ElevenLabs Multilingual
- Text to audio#17
Full Seed Audio 1.0 spec sheet →
ByteDance Seed Audio 1.0 — high-quality, natural-sounding text-to-speech with preset voices, optional reference audio (@Audio1–@Audio3) or a reference image, and speed/pitch/volume controls.
Full ElevenLabs Multilingual spec sheet →
Multilingual text-to-speech powered by ElevenLabs Multilingual v2.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Seed Audio 1.0 or ElevenLabs Multilingual?+
They are not directly comparable on price: Seed Audio 1.0 costs 17 credits (headline rate) and ElevenLabs Multilingual costs 8 credits (headline rate), and one of those is a headline rate rather than the cost of a complete job.
What can Seed Audio 1.0 do that ElevenLabs Multilingual can't, or vice versa?+
Only Seed Audio 1.0 lists text to speech, reference audio, reference image, voice presets, pitch speed control. Only ElevenLabs Multilingual lists multilingual, expressive. Both list text to audio.
How do Seed Audio 1.0 and ElevenLabs Multilingual bill?+
Seed Audio 1.0 bills per 1,000 characters of input text. ElevenLabs Multilingual bills per 1,000 characters of input text. Both are charged in Versely credits.
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