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Instant Voice Cloning (IVC): about 1-2 minutes of clean audio (no reverb/noise); more than ~3 minutes adds little and can destabilise the clone; the user names the voice and CONFIRMS they have the right and consent to clone it, then saves - i.e. consent is self-attested. Professional Voice Cloning (PVC): fine-tuned model needing at least 30 minutes of audio, ideally 2-3 hours (the PVC page also suggests at least an hour); after upload the user must VERIFY the voice (record a verification sample, ideally with the same equipment and delivery); PVC is restricted to your OWN voice - \"Even with their consent, you cannot clone someone else's voice\"; another person can create and verify their own PVC and share it privately with you. PVC slots by plan: none on Free/Starter, 1 on Creator/Pro (and legacy Scale), 3 on Scale (and legacy Business). Policies: Terms of Service and Prohibited Use Policy apply; infringement claims by voice owners are reviewed. Comparison: TikTok AI Self (liveness via read-aloud random numbers, C3-B398-02), HeyGen digital twins (consent video, enterprise indemnity bypass, C3-B432-01), YouTube adding voice to likeness detection (C3-B439-01), and creator claims of \"voice cloning from ~10 seconds\" on other platforms (C3-B421-02) - short-sample cloning usually means self-attested consent. For productions using actors' voices, prefer the verified/own-account sharing route and keep written consent.\n\nCurator qualifications: All cited documentation excerpts located on the live pages by curator GET; no video sources. Docs-level; enforcement and verification accuracy not assessed. 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