ElevenLabs releases Music v2.5 via app and API with free and Pro tiers
ElevenLabs has released Music v2.5, extending its audio stack beyond voice into generative music through its consumer app and developer API. The Decoder reports that in a blind test spanning 47,885 comparison pairs, listeners preferred the new model most of the time over its predecessor. Access is tiered: users get five free lossless downloads daily, while Pro subscribers can download up to 400 tracks per month. The release arrives alongside broader industry momentum, including a multiyear Universal Music Group licensing deal for an AI platform that would let fans remix and mash up catalog tracks. For builders, the API path lowers friction for embedding music generation, though ElevenLabs' claim that training used only licensed music and the specifics of its blind-test baselines remain unverified in the packet.
ElevenLabs releases Music v2.5 via app and API with free and Pro tiers
ElevenLabs has released Music v2.5 for its AI music generator. In a blind test with 47,885 comparison pairs, listeners preferred v2.5 most of the time, and the model is available through the Elevenlabs app and API with five free lossless downloads per day or 400 per month on Pro.
Key takeaway
ElevenLabs is expanding from voice into music generation with API access, tiered pricing, and major-label licensing momentum.
What happened
ElevenLabs has released Music v2.5 for its AI music generator, making the model available through the Elevenlabs app and API with free and Pro tiers, according to The Decoder.
The Decoder reports a blind test with 47,885 comparison pairs in which listeners preferred v2.5 most of the time, with five free lossless downloads per day or 400 per month on Pro; separately, Universal Music Group is launching an AI platform with ElevenLabs under a multiyear licensing agreement for remixes and mashups from its catalog, per The Verge.
Evidence
ElevenLabs released Music v2.5 and made it available via its app and API with free and Pro tiers.
The Decoder · attributed
ElevenLabs has released Music v2.5 for its AI music generator. In a blind test with 47,885 comparison pairs, listeners preferred v2.5 most of the time, and the model is available through the Elevenlabs app and API with five free lossless downloads per day or 400 per month on Pro.
ElevenLabs says Music v2.5 was trained only on licensed music.
The Decoder · attributed
The company says the model was trained only on licensed music.
Universal Music Group is launching an AI platform with ElevenLabs for remixes and mashups from its licensed catalog.
The Verge AI · attributed
Universal Music Group is launching a new AI-powered platform that will allow users to draw from its catalog of licensed music to create song remixes, mashups, and new takes on tracks, according to an announcement on Thursday. The record label is developing the platform through a multiyear licensing agreement with ElevenLabs, a company that
Techmeme summarized The Verge reporting on the Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs platform partnership.
Techmeme · attributed
Emma Roth / The Verge : Universal Music Group partners with ElevenLabs to launch a new AI-powered platform that will let users create song remixes, mashups, and more from its catalog — UMG's AI music platform will let users create remixes, mashups, and new takes on tracks.
Why it matters
Builders can integrate generative music through a familiar API while a major rights holder tests licensed remix workflows instead of relying solely on litigation.
Limits and uncertainties
The Decoder packet cites ElevenLabs' licensed-music training claim without independent verification.
The blind-test methodology and competitor baselines are not described in the packet.
The Verge excerpt cuts off before clarifying ElevenLabs' exact role in the Universal Music platform.
Practical implications
Teams can evaluate Music v2.5 through the Elevenlabs app or API, starting with five free lossless downloads per day before committing to Pro limits.
Product plans that need label-safe generative audio should weigh the Universal Music licensing precedent alongside unverified training-data claims.
What to watch
Whether ElevenLabs publishes blind-test methodology and baseline competitors for Music v2.5.
Details on how the Universal Music platform will handle remix rights, royalties, and output scope after the multiyear ElevenLabs deal.
