Eleven v4 is a text-to-speech model from ElevenLabs built to sound emotional and natural, with a faster Turbo version for voice agents that must reply quickly.
In plain words
ElevenLabs says Eleven v4 reads the tone, pace, emotion, character and context of a script, so the same line can come out tender, urgent or funny while keeping the speaker's voice. You can also describe in plain words how a line should be said. Eleven v4 Turbo uses the same technology for low-latency jobs such as voice agents, with a median response time of about 100 milliseconds. Both models can clone a voice, and ElevenLabs says listeners preferred v4 about 75% of the time in blind tests against rival models.
A quick example
Imagine an audiobook script with a line of dialogue marked as whispered and scared. Eleven v4 reads it softly and nervously, then switches back to a calm narrator's voice for the next paragraph.
Where you'll meet it
- Audiobooks, video narration and other professional content.
- Real-time voice agents, using Eleven v4 Turbo.
Related
Sources
- DocsIntroducing Eleven v4, our most emotive model, ElevenLabs · read 3 Oct 2026
- DocsModels, ElevenLabs documentation · read 3 Oct 2026
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