Tool combining Seedance 2.5 and ElevenLabs V4 to lip-sync an image to an audio file. The creator found lip sync decent but the output ignored the original image and the UI had bugs, including a 30-second audio limit error.
ElevenLabs Chimera
by ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs tool that lip-syncs a still image to an audio file, using Seedance 2.5 and Eleven v4.
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ElevenLabs Chimera at a glance
- What is ElevenLabs Chimera?
- ElevenLabs Chimera is an app from ElevenLabs. ElevenLabs tool that lip-syncs a still image to an audio file, using Seedance 2.5 and Eleven v4.
- Who makes ElevenLabs Chimera?
- ElevenLabs Chimera is made by ElevenLabs.
- Does ElevenLabs Chimera work in the EU?
- Available in the EU. ElevenLabs publishes separate Terms of Service for EEA, Switzerland and UK residents, so the service is offered to EEA users. No Chimera-specific EU restriction was found, though the tool itself is not documented on the pages provided. Last verified 14 Nov 2026.
- How much does ElevenLabs Chimera cost?
- Freemium. ElevenLabs uses credit-based plans: Free (10k credits/month), Starter ($6/month, 30k credits, lists Image & Video), Creator ($22/month), Pro, and Scale, Business and Enterprise tiers. Chimera's specific credit cost is not stated. Licence: Proprietary.
- Where was ElevenLabs Chimera shown?
- In 1 creator video by Matt Wolfe. Most recently by Matt Wolfe on 23 Oct 2026, at 13:24 in “AI News: 24 Things You Need To Know This Week”.
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Chimera is an ElevenLabs app, reported by a YouTube creator, that animates a still image so it lip-syncs to supplied audio. It combines ByteDance's Seedance 2.5 video model with ElevenLabs' Eleven v4 audio model. It appears to sit within the ElevenCreative platform, which offers image and video generation using models such as Veo, Wan, Kling and Seedance.
The only hands-on account available is Matt Wolfe's review. He found the lip sync decent, but said the output did not stay faithful to the original image. He also reported UI bugs, including an error when the audio exceeded 30 seconds. These are single-reviewer observations on an early build and may have changed.
ElevenLabs does not describe Chimera on the pages provided, so details such as resolution, clip length and credit cost are unconfirmed. Image and video features are included in the paid ElevenLabs plans (Starter and above), and the platform uses a credit system. The ElevenLabs free tier lists Image but not Video.
- Lip-syncs a still image to an uploaded audio file
- Built on Seedance 2.5 and Eleven v4
- Part of the ElevenCreative image and video tooling
- Reviewer reported a 30-second audio limit
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