ElevenLabs Eleven V4 · Voice guide
How to generate realistic AI voices with Eleven V4
Every voice in this film is AI, made from text with ElevenLabs Eleven V4: a whispering narrator, a sobbing actress, a dragon, a grumpy cab driver, real accents and 90+ languages. Here is exactly how to make voices like these yourself, with the real prompts we used.
The full Eleven V4 film. Every voice is AI-generated; the prompt for each line appears on screen as it plays.
In this film
- 0:00 Every voice here was made from text
- 0:24 Directing Eleven V4 with [tags]
- 0:53 Sound effects and Voice Design
- 1:15 Real accents
- 1:27 90+ languages
- 1:44 Audiobooks
- 1:57 Podcasts
- 2:12 Support agents with Eleven V4 Turbo
- 2:34 Ads and radio
- 2:46 Games, meditation and sleep
- 3:02 Let Creative Claw handle the details
- 3:24 Pricing and 100 free credits
How to generate a realistic voice, step by step
- 1
Connect Creative Claw to ChatGPT or Claude
Install Creative Claw from the ChatGPT plugin directory, or add it to Claude as a connector. Sign in with Google. You don't need an ElevenLabs account or an API key.
- 2
Ask for the voice in plain words
Describe what you need: who is speaking, the mood, and the text. For example: "Read this product intro as a warm, confident narrator, and whisper the last line." The Eleven V4 skill picks a voice and writes the tags for you.
- 3
Direct the performance with [tags]
Put a direction in square brackets right before the words it should change: [whispers], [shouting], [slowly, dramatic], [laughing uncontrollably], [crying]. The same sentence becomes five different performances.
- 4
Add sound effects inside the line
Tags also make sounds: [loud rolling thunder], [dog barking], [thunderous applause], [can opening]. Ambience such as wind or waves works best in the middle of a line, after "...".
- 5
Design a new voice or pick a real accent
Describe a voice in one sentence and Voice Design creates it. For accents, choose a voice that has the accent natively instead of asking one voice to fake it. Creative Claw finds one for you.
The real prompts from the film
These are the exact lines we sent to Eleven V4. Copy them, change the words, and keep the tags.
[whispers] I have a secret to tell you.
[laughing uncontrollably] I have a secret to tell you!
[excited] It even does sound effects: a storm... [loud rolling thunder] a dog... [dog barking] and a crowd! [thunderous applause]
[grumpy] So, where to? [sighs] Just don't tell me JFK at rush hour... [screeching brakes] Oh, come ON!
[deep, slow storyteller] That night... [howling storm wind] the tower door slowly creaked open... [wooden door creaking] [footsteps on stone]
[can opening] [fizzing] [energetic announcer] Summer. Heat. [ice clinking in a glass] And then... SPRITZ! Frozen lemonade. [crowd cheering] Spritz. Stay cool.
[calm, empathetic] I totally understand. [typing on keyboard] Found it. It's with the courier, and it'll arrive tomorrow by noon.
[calm, natural pace] Breathe in. [waves crashing on the shore] And out. [birds chirping]
Design a brand-new voice from one sentence
The cab driver in the film doesn't exist. We described him, Voice Design generated three options, and we kept the gruffest one. You can do the same with any character: age, accent, texture, attitude.
A 70-year-old New York City cab driver. Gravelly, deep Brooklyn accent, talks slowly, grumpy and sarcastic but warm underneath.
Real accents, not imitations
Asking one voice to put on an accent sounds fake. Instead, use voices that have the accent natively. In the film, three different speakers ask the same question in a Southern US, a British and an Irish accent.
- Southern US
- British
- Irish
What it costs
Eleven V4 in Creative Claw costs about 20 credits per minute of voice (roughly 21 credits per 1,000 characters). $10 buys 1,000 credits, and there is no subscription. New accounts get 100 free credits, enough for about five minutes of voice.
Questions
How realistic are Eleven V4 voices?+
Eleven V4 is ElevenLabs' most expressive model and ranked #1 on the Artificial Analysis text-to-speech arena as of September 30, 2026. It whispers, laughs, cries and reacts to direction, which is what makes it sound like a performance instead of a reading.
Can I try it for free?+
Yes. New Creative Claw accounts get 100 free credits, about five minutes of Eleven V4 voice. There is no subscription.
Do I need an ElevenLabs account or API key?+
No. Creative Claw connects to ElevenLabs for you. Connect Creative Claw to ChatGPT or Claude and ask for the voice.
Which languages and accents does it support?+
Eleven V4 speaks 90+ languages. For a specific accent, Creative Claw picks a voice that has it natively, which sounds far more natural than one voice imitating an accent.
How do I make the voice whisper, shout or laugh?+
Write the direction in square brackets before the words: [whispers], [shouting], [laughing uncontrollably], [crying], [slowly, dramatic]. Or just describe the delivery to ChatGPT or Claude, and the Eleven V4 skill adds the tags.
What is Eleven V4 Turbo?+
The fast version of Eleven V4, built for live voice agents, with a response time of around 100 milliseconds. The support call in the film uses it.
Make your first voice in a minute
Connect Creative Claw to ChatGPT or Claude, ask for a voice, and direct it. 100 free credits on sign-up.
Try it freeThis film was made with Claude Opus 5.5 and Creative Claw. No video model was used: every frame is code-driven animation, the portraits were generated in Creative Claw, and every voice is Eleven V4 or V4 Turbo.
