Tech Desk 
Feb 21, 2025
Spotify announced on Thursday that it now accepts audiobooks narrated using ElevenLabs’ artificial intelligence (AI) voice technology. Currently, ElevenLabs is one of the most recognised AI audio providers. This partnership is likely to boost the quantity of AI-narrated audiobooks on the platform.
To upload an audiobook narrated by AI, authors are required to download the file package from ElevenLabs and then visit Findaway Voices, Spotify’s audiobook distribution service.
The recording must then go through a review process before it can be uploaded. Spotify labels titles that have been narrated by AI.
With ElevenLabs, authors can narrate their audiobooks in 29 languages, while the free version only allows for 10 minutes of text-to-speech each month, the $99/month Pro plan generates up to 500 minutes of narration.
The partnership comes two years after Spotify teamed up with Google Play Books to offer AI-narrated audiobooks.
Notably, Spotify is planning to partner with more companies to expand its audiobook library.
However, the rise of AI-generated audiobooks is claimed to stir considerable debate within the publishing community. According to some industry professionals, these AI recordings may compromise the overall quality of audiobooks for listeners.
