what's the cost of designing a voice? I get that we have 660 slots available for voice creation but

[pliant lagoon]

AI-generated Answer for xsyjeon

Short answer: Designing is free; you only spend credits when you generate a preview.

Details:

• Voice Design only deducts credits when you click Generate voice to hear a preview. You’re charged based on the number of characters in the preview text; each click produces three options. (help.elevenlabs.io)
• Your saved-voice capacity depends on plan (e.g., Scale and Business: 660 custom voice slots). Adding or editing a voice counts toward your plan’s monthly “voice operations” quota (Scale/Business: 1040 operations), separate from credits. (help.elevenlabs.io)

Sources:
How much does Voice Design cost? – ElevenLabs
How many voice slots do I get per tier and how can I increase it? – ElevenLabs

[cyan sinew]

does that mean if we don't generate preview text but rather use our own preview text, it's not getting charged anything?

[pliant lagoon]

AI-generated Answer for xsyjeon

No. Whether you auto-generate the preview text or type your own, credits are deducted for the number of characters in that preview text when you click Generate. The charge is applied once per Generate even though three samples are produced. There’s no additional fee for “designing” beyond this. (help.elevenlabs.io, elevenlabs.io)

Sources:
How much does Voice Design cost? – ElevenLabs
Voice design | ElevenLabs Documentation

[cyan sinew]

so if we put "hi" as preview text, two credit will be deducted?