# How much does Dubbing cost?

Dubbing is charged per minute of source media, for each language you dub into. The exact rate depends on the dubbing model you’re using — see the [pricing page](https://elevenlabs.io/pricing) for details. In the app, the total cost is shown for you to confirm before a dub starts.

A dubbing project created with the [Dubbing API](/guides/elevenapi-guides-cookbooks-dubbing) has a minimum charge of one language. Creating a project charges you for one language’s dub up front, based on the duration of the source, and that charge prepays your first language target:

- The charge is applied when you create the project, while its source is being prepared — not when you add the first language.
- The first language you add (or the one you queue with `target_language` when creating the project) uses this prepaid charge rather than adding to it.
- Each additional language you add is charged separately when you queue it.

## Handling failures

- If a project fails to prepare — for example, its source cannot be transcribed — the creation charge is refunded.
- If an additional language fails to generate, its charge is refunded.
- The first language is prepaid by the project’s creation charge. If it fails to generate, the creation charge is not refunded, but the prepayment is not lost: it stays available, so retrying that language on the same project incurs no additional charge.
- Deleting a project or language does not refund a dub that is already running.

## Related pages

- [Administration](./administration-index.md)
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- [Changelog](./changelog-index.md)
- [ElevenAgents](./elevenagents-index.md)
- [ElevenAPI](./elevenapi-index.md)
- [ElevenCreative](./elevencreative-index.md)
- [ElevenLabs Documentation Docs](../index.md)
- [General Troubleshooting FAQ](./troubleshooting-index.md)
- [General Website FAQ](./website-index.md)
- [Help Center](./help-center-2-index.md)

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