# Eleven v4 and v4 Turbo: Audio Tags, Voice Clones Return, and a 150 ms Real-Time Model

- Published: 13 October 2026
- Updated: 13 October 2026
- Author: RenderBob team
- Category: News
- Canonical: https://renderbob.ai/blog/elevenlabs-eleven-v4-turbo-audio-tags-voice-clones

ElevenLabs launched Eleven v4 and v4 Turbo on 28 September. v4 is built for produced audio, and Turbo for live calls and agents.

ElevenLabs launched Eleven v4 and v4 Turbo on 28 September. Its changelog for that day lists both. v4 is the quality model for produced audio. Turbo is the real-time model for live calls and agents.

## What is reported

Eleven v4 supports more than 90 languages and multiple speakers. It accepts inline audio tags such as [laughs] and [whispers], which ElevenLabs says it follows more reliably than v3. Launch coverage says SSML break tags are not supported, so pauses are controlled through tags, and that a single generation takes up to 10,000 characters. Confirm both limits on the current docs. Professional Voice Clones are available again after being absent from v3. ElevenLabs' v4 Turbo page cites a library of more than 17,500 voices. An older API marketing page cites a smaller library total, so check the number in the product you are actually using. Launch coverage says older Instant and Professional clones need retraining.

Eleven v4 Turbo is the real-time model. ElevenLabs reports median inference latency near 100 ms and median time to first speech of 150 ms, with bidirectional streaming so text can be sent while a language model is still writing. These are company figures. So is the claim of a number-one ranking from Artificial Analysis.

## Consent and safeguards

ElevenLabs says every cloned voice needs verified owner consent. Its v4 Turbo page repeats that requirement. Launch coverage also says output is covered by its AI Speech Classifier. That matches the consent points in our voices and transcript-layer article. For a production, get the consent in writing from the voice owner, including the scope of use, and keep the record with the project.

## What it means for video work

For narration, dubbing, and character dialogue, audio tags make performance direction more precise than before, such as a whisper on one line. If you use v4 for visual-dubbing workflows, plan time to rebuild existing voices if the retraining requirement holds. Turbo matters less for post-production and more for interactive characters and live agents.

## A note on dates

Different outlets give different launch dates, from 28 September to early October. ElevenLabs' own changelog is dated 28 September, which is the date used here.

## What to watch

Independent listening tests, how v4 handles long-form narration, and whether the retraining requirement causes problems for existing client voices.