How many voices can one dialogue have?

Up to 10 different voices per run. Using the same voice on several lines counts once, so a two-person conversation of 40 lines uses only 2 of the 10.

How long can a dialogue be?

Up to 5,000 characters across all lines, and up to 2,000 characters gives the best quality. Split a longer conversation across several Text to Dialogue nodes and join them with Combine Audio.

Can I get each line as a separate audio file?

No. Text to Dialogue returns one continuous file with every line in order. For separate clips, use one Text to Speech node per line.

How do I get the same take again?

Set a Seed. The same seed, the same lines and the same settings reproduce the same audio. Leave Seed empty for a new take on every run.

Text to Dialogue node — multi-speaker AI conversations with ElevenLabs Dialogue v3

Q: Can I turn a written script into dialogue lines automatically?

Yes. Connect the Dialogue output of a Generate Script node to the node's Prompt input. In the settings panel, click the button that fills the lines, such as Fill 12 Lines from Script, then choose a voice for each speaker.

Voice a whole conversation in one audio file. Give each line its own voice, add audio tags for emotion, or fill the lines from a script. ElevenLabs Dialogue v3.

The Text to Dialogue node voices a whole conversation in one audio file. You write the lines, give each line a voice, and ElevenLabs Dialogue v3 speaks them in order, as one natural exchange. Use it for interviews, podcast-style conversations and dialogue scenes, instead of generating and stitching separate speech clips.

When to use it

A podcast-style conversation between two or more speakers.
An interview with a host voice and a guest voice.
A dialogue track for an animated video or an explainer.
A dialogue scene in an audiobook, with one voice per character.
A quick audio prototype of a conversation.

For one voice reading a text, use Text to Speech.

Quick start

Add the node

Press Tab on the canvas and choose Audio › Speech & Voiceover › Text to Dialogue.

Write the lines

Open the settings panel. Under Dialogue Lines, choose a voice for the first line and type its text. Click Add Line for each new line of the conversation.

Or fill the lines from a script

Connect the Dialogue output of a Generate Script node to the Prompt input. In the settings panel, click the button that fills the lines, such as Fill 12 Lines from Script. Then choose a voice for each speaker.

Run it

Click Run on the node. The node returns one audio file that contains every line in order.

A script fills the dialogue lines, and the conversation is mixed over a generated ambience.

Inputs

Input	Accepts	What it does
Prompt	Text nodes, such as Generate Script	When the Dialogue output of a Generate Script node is connected, the settings panel offers a button that fills the lines from the script. The lines in the panel are what the node speaks.

The output, Audio, is one continuous audio file with every line spoken in order.

Settings

Setting	What it does
Dialogue Lines	The lines of the conversation, in order. Each line has its own voice and text. Type `[` or `/` in a line to insert an audio tag. Empty lines are skipped.
Add Line	Adds a line at the end. The trash button removes a line.
Fill … Lines from Script	Appears when a Generate Script node's Dialogue output is connected. Replaces the lines with one line per line of the script. Each line keeps the speaker's name and starts with the default voice, Sarah.
Stability	Most Variable (0), Balanced (0.5) (the default) or Most Stable (1.0). Lower is more dramatic, higher is more even.
Language	Auto-detect (the default), or one language.
Seed	A whole number from 0 to 4,294,967,295. The same seed, lines and settings reproduce the same audio. Leave it empty for a random take.
Text Normalization	Auto (the default), On or Off. When on, numbers, dates and abbreviations are spelled out so that they sound natural.

The panel counts the voices and characters as you write, for example 2/10 voices and 840/5000.

Limits

Limit	Value
Text across all lines	5,000 characters. Up to 2,000 characters gives the best quality.
Different voices per run	10. Using a voice on several lines counts once.

A dialogue needs at least one line with text. A run with no text in any line is refused before it starts.

Voices and audio tags

Every line can use any voice: premade voices, Voice Library voices and your own voices, in any mix. There is no separate list of dialogue voices.

Lines understand the same audio tags as ElevenLabs v3 in Text to Speech, such as [laughs], [whispers] and [sighs].

Models

Text to Dialogue runs ElevenLabs Dialogue v3. Its price is set per 1,000 characters of script.

Model	Maker	Modes	Credits	Details
ElevenLabs Dialogue v3	ElevenLabs	Multi-speaker dialogue	25	Multi-speaker dialogue via the direct ElevenLabs API — give it a script, it voices each role (any voice: premade, library, or cloned).

Tips

Give each speaker a clearly different voice. A listener follows the conversation more easily. Preview the voices in the voice browser before you assign them.
Keep lines conversational. Several short lines sound more natural than one long paragraph in one line.
Start with Balanced stability. Lower it for a dramatic or emotional scene, and raise it for a formal, narration-like read.
Set the language for mixed-language talk. Auto-detect works well for one language. When the speakers switch languages, choose the main language explicitly.
Join long conversations. Split a long conversation across several nodes and join the parts end to end with Combine Audio.

From the API

The same generation is available as the MCP tool generate_dialogue. See the MCP tools and Voice and media.

Text to Dialogue