I know that if you generate audio from the free version and upgrade to the paid version, you have t

[pastel musk]

AI-generated Answer for spidershrimpgamer

Short answer: you don’t need to delete anything from My Voices. The commercial license depends on when the audio was generated, not whether a voice is saved or when you download it.

• Audio generated on a free plan cannot be used commercially. Upgrading doesn’t retroactively change the license on those old generations. To use it commercially, regenerate the audio after your upgrade and use the new generations. (help.elevenlabs.io)
• My Voices is just where you manage voice assets (cloned/designed/saved voices). Saving a voice there doesn’t confer any usage rights by itself; rights apply to the audio you generate with that voice. You can keep the same voice in My Voices and simply regenerate your clips/exports after upgrading. (help.elevenlabs.io)
• Downloading an old file doesn’t change its status—the generation event is what matters. If you need project-wide updates, open the project and regenerate the paragraphs/exports so those generations occur under the paid plan. (help.elevenlabs.io)

Note: Content made with Beta Services remains non‑commercial even on paid plans. (help.elevenlabs.io)

Sources:
Can I publish the content I generate on the platform? – ElevenLabs
What is My Voices? – ElevenLabs
Can I publish the content I generate on the platform? – ElevenLabs
Can I publish the content I generate on the platform? – ElevenLabs

[unborn garnet]

Yeah, but what if you generated a voice during the free plan and saved it in my voices and you upgrade to the paid one. After upgrading to the paid one, can you download the voices in my voices that you made during the free plan. Would there be restrictions to that or is this different? What about voices that are generated during the free version, downloaded and deleted from my voices. I know this specific download file cannot be used commerically. But what if you use this voice in voice clone during the paid version to generate a new voice, would the terms still be no commerical use. If this is the case, does this mean you have to reprompt and randomly generate the voices all over again?

[pastel musk]

AI-generated Answer for spidershrimpgamer

Short answer

• Licenses are tied to when the audio was generated, not when the voice was created or when you downloaded a file. Content generated on a free plan remains non‑commercial forever; content generated while you have a paid plan is commercially usable (except Beta Services). (help.elevenlabs.io)

Details to your scenarios

• “Voices” in My Voices vs. “audio files”

  • You cannot download/export voice models from My Voices at all; only generated audio can be downloaded. (help.elevenlabs.io)
  • You can download previously generated audio from your History, but downloading later does not change its license status. (help.elevenlabs.io)

• You created/saved a voice on the free plan, then upgraded

  • You do not need to delete or recreate the saved voice. Simply use that same voice to generate new audio after you upgrade. Those new generations (made while on a paid plan) can be used commercially, provided you aren’t using Beta Services and you hold any required IP rights. (help.elevenlabs.io)

• You generated audio on the free plan, downloaded it, and/or deleted the voice later

  • That specific audio remains non‑commercial permanently. Upgrading later does not retroactively grant a commercial license. To use it commercially, you must regenerate the audio while on a paid plan. (help.elevenlabs.io)

• Using a free‑plan AI voice as training material to “clone a new voice” after upgrading

  • Don’t do this. ElevenLabs’ Prohibited Use Policy forbids using ElevenLabs Output as input for training any machine‑learning/AI models (which includes using generated audio as cloning/training data). (elevenlabs.io)
  • Separately, Professional Voice Cloning may only be performed on your own voice (verification required). (help.elevenlabs.io)

• If you deleted a voice and want it back

  • You can’t export voices, so keep your original training samples; you’ll need them to recreate the clone if it was deleted. (help.elevenlabs.io)

Helpful references

• “Can I publish the content I generate on the platform?” (licensing rules by plan and Beta Services restriction). (help.elevenlabs.io)
• “Can I export my voice clones?” (you can’t export voices; keep your samples). (help.elevenlabs.io)
• “Can I access the files I generated in the past?” (downloading from History). (help.elevenlabs.io)
• “Can I create a Professional Voice Clone of someone else’s voice?” (only your own, with verification). (help.elevenlabs.io)
• Prohibited Use Policy (no using ElevenLabs Output to train models). (elevenlabs.io)

Bottom line: You don’t need to recreate the voice; you do need to regenerate the audio

[unborn garnet]

"Using a free‑plan AI voice as training material to “clone a new voice” after upgrading
Don’t do this. ElevenLabs’ Prohibited Use Policy forbids using ElevenLabs Output as input for training any machine‑learning/AI models (which includes using generated audio as cloning/training data). (elevenlabs.io)"

This applies to even from the free version of ElevenLabs to the paid version of Elevenlabs, right?

[pastel musk]

AI-generated Answer for spidershrimpgamer

Yes. The prohibition on using ElevenLabs Output as input for training/cloning applies to all users and plans. The Prohibited Use Policy explicitly forbids using any part of the Services or their Output “as input for any machine learning or training of artificial intelligence models,” and the Terms of Service state that both Free and Paid users must comply with the Prohibited Use Policy. (elevenlabs.io)

Separately, upgrading to a paid plan grants commercial-use rights only for content generated during the paid subscription; content created outside a paid subscription cannot be used commercially. (help.elevenlabs.io)

Sources:
ElevenLabs Prohibited Use Policy
Can I publish the content I generate on the platform? – ElevenLabs

[unborn garnet]

So basically since I only can keep 3/3 voices on the free plan in my voices, once I upgrade. What should I do with the 3 voices in my voices? You said the content time generated during free vs payed plan is what makes it different or what?

[pastel musk]

AI-generated Answer for spidershrimpgamer

Short answer: keep your 3 voices. You don’t need to delete or recreate them after upgrading.

Details

• Voice slots simply increase when you move to a paid tier; voices in My Voices carry over. There’s no doc requirement to delete or remake them. Free = 3 slots; paid tiers offer more. (help.elevenlabs.io)
• Commercial eligibility is tied to when the audio output was generated, not when the voice was created. Audio made while on a paid subscription can be used commercially; audio created outside a paid subscription (e.g., while on Free) cannot and requires attribution. To use something commercially, regenerate it while on your paid plan. (help.elevenlabs.io)
• Don’t use previously generated ElevenLabs output (from Free or paid) as training/cloning input. Using any ElevenLabs Output as input to train ML/AI models is prohibited. (elevenlabs.io)
• Content generated during your paid subscription remains licensed for commercial use even after the subscription ends. (help.elevenlabs.io)
• Note: content produced via Beta Services is not permitted for commercial use. (help.elevenlabs.io)

What to do after upgrading

• Keep your existing voices and generate new audio with them under the paid plan for commercial use. (help.elevenlabs.io)

If you want, tell me which plan you’re moving to and I’ll confirm your new voice-slot count and any relevant limits. (help.elevenlabs.io)

Sources:
How many voice slots do I get per tier and how can I increase it? – ElevenLabs
Can I publish the content I generate on the platform? – ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs Prohibited Use Policy
What happens to my content after my subscription ends? – ElevenLabs
Can I publish the content I generate on the platform? – ElevenLabs
How many voice slots do I get per tier and how can I increase it? – ElevenLabs
How many voice slots do I get per tier and how can I increase it? – ElevenLabs

[unborn garnet]

Ok. That makes sense.