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Eleven v3vs.Eleven v4 Turbo

Which model is better?

Eleven v4 Turbo does better in independent tests, while Eleven v3 is more popular.

Independent tests
Eleven v30 of 2
Eleven v4 Turboahead1 of 2
Artificial Analysis, DesignArena
Popularity
Eleven v3ahead39
Eleven v4 Turbo0
out of 100
Weights and access
Eleven v3proprietary
Eleven v4 Turbon/a
Released
Eleven v3n/a
Eleven v4 TurboSeptember 28, 2026

Pick Eleven v3 for

more popular

Pick Eleven v4 Turbo for

Artificial Analysisleaning DesignArena

Shared tests

Independent evaluators and leaderboards only, the newest shared snapshot per evaluator. With 95 % ranges a lead counts when they do not overlap; for hit rates, when it holds in a 95 % test. Without any uncertainty figure at most “slightly ahead”.

Artificial Analysis

Eleven v4 Turbo ahead

Eleven v4 Turbo is clearly ahead in 2 of 2 subtests, Eleven v3 in none.

Artificial Analysis Provider Voice Arena preference

Eleven v31,187
Eleven v4 Turbo1,331

95 % ranges 1,177 to 1,197 and 1,315 to 1,347, as of November 3, 2026

Artificial Analysis Controlled Voice Arena Elo

Eleven v31,074
Eleven v4 Turbo1,153

95 % ranges 1,063 to 1,085 and 1,141 to 1,165, as of November 3, 2026

Source · latest November 3, 2026

DesignArena

Eleven v4 Turbo slightly ahead

Eleven v4 Turbo is clearly ahead in 0 of 2 subtests and slightly in 1, Eleven v3 in none. 1 is level.

DesignArena TTS Arena Elo

Eleven v31,258
Eleven v4 Turbo1,359

as of October 28, 2026

DesignArena Audio Realism Elo

Eleven v3970
Eleven v4 Turbo998

as of October 28, 2026

Source · latest October 28, 2026

All data side by side

Prices are verbatim from the provider, because audio models bill per minute, character or token.

Eleven v3Eleven v4 Turbo
TaskSpeech outputSpeech output
DeveloperElevenLabsElevenLabs
StatusActiveActive
Releasedn/aSeptember 28, 2026
Weightsproprietaryn/a
Runs locallynono
Popularity (out of 100)390