ElevenLabs v4 vs v4 Turbo promo prices, and where Sume TTS sits

ElevenLabs' pricing page lists v4 at $0.022 per 1,000 characters and v4 Turbo at $0.011, both '72% off until Oct 12'. The struck-through prices beside them are $0.08 and $0.04. Sume TTS 1.0 is $0.0475 per 1,000 characters, so it sits between the two struck-through prices and above both promo prices. For a 12,000-character narration the costs are $0.26 (v4 promo), $0.13 (v4 Turbo promo) and $0.57 on Sume.

12,000 characters

The table multiplies each per-1,000 rate by 12. The struck-through prices are shown because the page does not state post-promo prices.

Sume's position

Sume TTS is 19% above the v4 Turbo struck-through price ($0.0475 / $0.04 = 1.19) and 41% below the v4 struck-through price ($0.0475 / $0.08 = 0.59). It does not beat either promo price. The promo prices are 2.2x and 4.3x cheaper than Sume's rate.

A Sume request is capped at 20,000 characters ($0.95), so 12,000 characters fits in one request.

What you gain on Sume

Sume's per-character rate is a flat catalog number you can compute from script length before you submit, and the audio arrives through the same job and webhook format as Sume video and images. That is the reason to choose it over a cheaper promo, not price. If the project is voice-only and the promo applies, use the promo. The live per-model list is at GET /v1/tts-router/models.