TTS outage on November 3, 2026: what happened and how long it lasted
On November 3, 2026, ElevenLabs had degraded performance between 11:05 and 11:05 UTC, about 1 min in total. The vendor posted 1 incident.
Timeline（UTC）
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: Choppy audio on Agent conversations using Eleven v4 Turbo
- OfficialOfficially resolved: Choppy audio on Agent conversations using Eleven v4 Turbo
Hourly measurements (UTC)
Official updates（UTC）
- investigatingSome Agent conversations in the EU using Eleven v4 Turbo are experiencing choppy audio, with parts of the agent's speech missing. This is caused by Eleven v4 Turbo generating audio slower than real time under high load.
- resolvedBetween 10:10 and 11:05 UTC on Nov 3, some Agent conversations in the EU using Eleven v4 Turbo had choppy audio, with parts of the agent's speech missing. This was caused by Eleven v4 Turbo generating audio slower than real time under high load. The issue recurred on Nov 4, and we have since rolled out a fix that increases v4 Turbo throughput and are adding alerting to detect this earlier.
TTS reliability lately
Measured availability over the last 30 days: 99.24%; 13 days with an outage or degradation in the last 90 days.
Previous outages: 2026-10-30 · 2026-10-26 · 2026-10-25 · 2026-10-24 · 2026-10-23 · 2026-10-22
Alternatives while TTS is down
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FAQ
Was TTS down on November 3, 2026?
On November 3, 2026, ElevenLabs had degraded performance between 11:05 and 11:05 UTC, about 1 min in total. The vendor posted 1 incident.
Why was TTS down?
The vendor's own description: Choppy audio on Agent conversations using Eleven v4 Turbo. See the official status page for the root cause.
Is TTS working now?
It is working normally now. Live status: https://modelbank.ai/status/elevenlabs (tested every 2 minutes).
What can I use instead when TTS is down?
Switch temporarily to Stable Diffusion, Runway Gen-4, HeyGen, OpenRouter API, SiliconCloud — check on ModelBank that they are up first.
Does TTS go down often?
Measured availability over the last 30 days: 99.24%; 13 days with an outage or degradation in the last 90 days.
How do I hear about the next outage first?
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Sources: ModelBank's probes every 2 minutes and TTS's official status page. Please cite this page when quoting.