Eleven Monolingual v1
Monolingual v1 was the English predecessor to Multilingual v1. The company’s early speech research focused on delivery that changed with context and emotion.
Retired
First speech generation
ElevenLabs opened its public beta in January 2023. The later Multilingual v1 announcement explicitly identifies Monolingual v1 as its predecessor. The beta date alone does not establish when the underlying model was first announced.ElevenLabs: Series A and company originsElevenLabs: Multilingual v1 release
Practical guidance. Keep the model name for understanding old integrations. It is not a usable default for a current API request.ElevenLabs: v1 text-to-speech retirement notice
Specifications & access
| Detail | Value and conditions |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| Access | API, Provider product |
| Model identifiers | eleven_monolingual_v1 |
| Historical access | Removal scheduled for 15 December 2025; no current service claimedElevenLabs: v1 text-to-speech retirement notice |
Related models
- Eleven Turbo v2
ElevenLabs · Eleven Turbo
Deprecated English Turbo speech model with telephony-oriented output support.
Launch date Deprecated API; check access detailsAPI - Eleven Multilingual v1
ElevenLabs · Eleven speech
Retired first multilingual speech model, covering English and seven additional languages.
Launch date RetiredAPI · Provider product