ElevenLabs v3
v3 is the only ElevenLabs text to speech model with Persian on its language list, written as fas in a list of 74. If you have Persian text this is the model you have to select by hand, because the same company faster and cheaper option does not carry it.
- 74 languages including Persian
- 5,000 character limit
- Cloning with a commercial licence
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Why you have to pick it by hand
ElevenLabs has three text to speech models and only this one lists Persian. Flash v2.5 carries 32 languages and Multilingual v2 carries 29, and Persian is on neither.
The option people drift toward is Flash v2.5, because it is faster at 75ms, its character limit is eight times larger and it is cheaper. If you have Persian text that is the wrong choice, and the poor output is not the language failing, it is the model.
What this model costs you
Its character limit is 5,000. Flash v2.5 takes 40,000. So the model that reads Persian is the one you have to cut long text up for, and then stitch the pieces back together yourself. For a video of a few minutes that means several calls and then an edit.
We write this not as a fault but as something to know before the project starts.
Whether the voice is yours
Cloning at this maker is tied to the plan, not to the model. The free plan has no cloning and no commercial licence. Instant cloning starts on Starter at $6 and professional cloning on Creator at $22.
So if you tested on the free plan and liked the output, you cannot use that output in paid work. Their own pricing page says so and nothing else warns you.
Something this model does not have
A Persian voice. ElevenLabs lists Persian among its languages but names no voice built for Persian. So Persian is read in a voice built on another language, and how good the accent is remains something you have to hear. We have not heard it yet.
Using it from Iran
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- Reachable
- blocked
- Payment
- no working route
- Free tier
- yes
- Measured on
How we checked: ElevenLabs own terms of use name Iran explicitly: the user warrants they are not located in a country under US economic sanctions, and Iran is written into that list. We read it in the export control clause on that page rather than measuring the network.
What it is good at
- Persian is on its 74 language list as fas, which is unique among this maker models
- Voice cloning from a sample, with a commercial licence from the Creator tier upward
- The largest language count of the three text to speech models from this maker
Where it falls short
- A 5,000 character limit, an eighth of Flash v2.5, so long text has to be cut up.
- No Persian-specific voice is named, so Persian is read in a voice not built for it.
- We have not judged its Persian accent. This page only says the language is on the list.
- The ElevenLabs terms name Iran, and there is no official route from Iran.
Our take
If you have Persian text and you work in ElevenLabs, this is the only model to select. Just know the character limit is small and the free plan grants no commercial rights.
Questions people actually ask
Why was my Persian output bad
Most likely the model was set to Flash v2.5. That model carries a 32 language list and Persian is not on it. For Persian you have to select v3 by hand.
What does a 5,000 character limit mean
It means that is the most text you can send in one call. For anything longer you make several calls and join the audio files.