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# Eleven Music v2.5

ElevenLabs, Eleven Music family. Status: current. Type: music generation. Released: 2026-09-11.

## How to call it

| Provider | Model id | Endpoint | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|
| ElevenLabs API | `music_v2_5` | https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/music | https://elevenlabs.io/docs/overview/capabilities/music |
| Web app (ElevenMusic) |  |  | https://elevenmusic.io |

## Pricing

- Per minute: $0.15
- Unit as published: per minute of generated music (API)
- Source: https://elevenlabs.io/pricing/api
- Last checked: 2026-09-29

## Specs

- Input: text, audio
- Output: audio
- Context window: not published
- Max output: not published
- Open weights: no
- Licence: proprietary

## Where it stands

- No newer music generation model in the registry yet.
- Closed weights; access is hosted only.

## What stands out

- Commercially cleared music generation: Richer melodies and live-sounding instruments, built for commercial use; lossless downloads on every plan incl. Free. Source: https://elevenlabs.io/blog/music-v2-5-model
- Composition plans and audio reference: Music v2 line supports structured composition plans and reference-audio generation (v2.5 default for prompted and reference generation). Source: https://elevenlabs.io/docs/models
- Composition-plan chunks via API (found after launch): API support rolled out 2026-09-14 with 6,132-character composition chunks; waveform visual data via with_waveform_visual (2026-08-03). Source: https://elevenlabs.io/docs/changelog

## Notes

Announced 2026-09-11 (blog + YouTube). music_v2 and music_v1 remain available (v1 'outclassed by v2/v2.5'). Preferred over v2 in a blind test of 47,885 sample pairs; biggest gains in R&B/soul, hip hop/trap, rock/metal, orchestral/cinematic. Downloads: Free 5 lossless/day, Pro 400/month; tracks based on other artists' songs cannot be downloaded (protections built with labels/publishers).

Text-to-music (vocals or instrumental) via API or ElevenMusic.

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/music -H "xi-api-key: $ELEVENLABS_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"prompt":"upbeat indie pop, female vocals, summer road trip","music_length_ms":30000,"model_id":"music_v2_5"}' -o song.mp3
```

Launch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXlVQ8rMJM0

Sources: https://elevenlabs.io/docs/models , https://elevenlabs.io/pricing/api , https://elevenlabs.io/blog/music-v2-5-model , https://elevenlabs.io/docs/changelog

Model page: https://postcutoff.com/m/elevenlabs-music-v2-5/