ElevenLabs AI Voice Agents: Create Your Own AI Chatbot for FREE! (Limited Time!)

My First Experience with ElevenLabs AI Voice Agents

This is my first hands-on test with ElevenLabs' new AI voice agents platform. As someone who's covered voice AI extensively - in fact, it's my most popular video - I've been trying to create my own AI voice agent using the same technology that others were using, like LiveKit. But it's been cumbersome working with tools like Replit, and I couldn't quite get it to work properly.

Now ElevenLabs has made it incredibly simple to create your own voice agent, and I'm excited to share this breakthrough with you today.

ElevenLabs' Game-Changing Announcement

Building AI agents that can speak is now easier than ever. ElevenLabs has introduced conversational AI that allows you to build, test, and deploy all in one platform for the most natural way to communicate with technology.

What used to be immensely complex and demand huge resources is now accessible to everyone. The platform offers:

• Voice creation or selection from their vast high-quality library
• Integration with the best LLMs available
• Knowledge base uploads to define your agent's personality and goals
• Custom server integration for full control
• Analysis and evaluation of transcripts with valuable insights
• Support for 32 different languages
• Enterprise-grade security

What really excites me is that they've created a point-and-click, Lego blocks approach to building your own voice AI - exactly what I've been looking for.

Testing the Voice Agent in Action

I decided to test their sample agent - a wizard character named Callum designed to guide users through collecting gemstones across "LabsOnia." The experience was impressive:

Responsiveness: The agent was just as responsive as OpenAI's advanced voice chat. I could interrupt it naturally, and it handled conversational flow smoothly.

Character Consistency: Callum stayed in character throughout our interaction, offering guidance about different gemstones and locations while maintaining the fantasy adventure theme.

Natural Conversation: When I asked about purple gemstones, it suggested the "amethyst of insight" located in the dangerous Shadow Fell. Even when I insisted on going there immediately despite warnings, it adapted to my choices while staying true to its helpful wizard persona.

Exploring the Creation Interface

The creation interface is beautifully designed and user-friendly. You can easily configure:

• System prompts and first messages
• LLM selection for the conversational backbone
• Voice selection from their extensive library
• Security and analysis settings

One question I have is about conversation persistence - whether the agent maintains context across multiple conversations or starts fresh each time. This would be crucial for building meaningful, ongoing relationships with users.

Pricing: Free for Now, But Act Fast

Here's the exciting part - this is currently free! ElevenLabs is covering the LLM costs for now, but they've indicated that in the future, these costs will be passed on to users. During my test, I noticed it uses 500 credits per minute of conversation.

This makes it the perfect time to experiment and build your own voice AI agents without worrying about costs. Whether you're thinking about customer service, education, entertainment, or creative applications, now is the time to explore the possibilities.

The Future of Voice AI is Here

This platform represents a significant step forward in making conversational AI accessible to creators, businesses, and developers. The combination of ease-of-use, powerful customization options, and current free access creates an incredible opportunity to get ahead of the curve in voice AI technology.

I'm excited to experiment more with this platform and see what creative applications emerge from the community. The potential for conversational AI is huge, and ElevenLabs has made it incredibly easy to start exploring that potential today.