# Elevenlabs makes Music v2.5 available via app and API with free and pro tier options

> ElevenLabs has pushed out Music v2.5, the latest version of its AI music generator, and made it available through both a consumer app and an API with free and paid tiers. The company backs the upgrade with a blind listening test built from nearly 48,000 comparison pairs, in which listeners preferred the new model's output over the previous version. The rollout continues ElevenLabs' expansion beyond the voice cloning and text to speech work that made its name, and it lands as the music industry wrestles with how generative tools fit alongside human musicians. Notably, the company has leaned on licensed stems and music rather than scraping, a stance that could matter as lawsuits over training data pile up across the sector. For anyone making a podcast, a video, or a game, the practical takeaway is that usable, on-demand background music keeps getting cheaper and better. The open question is how rights holders, streaming platforms, and charts respond as machine-made tracks close the quality gap with the real thing.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: The Decoder · Published Monday, September 14, 2026_

## Wortins' read

ElevenLabs has pushed out Music v2.5, the latest version of its AI music generator, and made it available through both a consumer app and an API with free and paid tiers. The company backs the upgrade with a blind listening test built from nearly 48,000 comparison pairs, in which listeners preferred the new model's output over the previous version. The rollout continues ElevenLabs' expansion beyond the voice cloning and text to speech work that made its name, and it lands as the music industry wrestles with how generative tools fit alongside human musicians. Notably, the company has leaned on licensed stems and music rather than scraping, a stance that could matter as lawsuits over training data pile up across the sector. For anyone making a podcast, a video, or a game, the practical takeaway is that usable, on-demand background music keeps getting cheaper and better. The open question is how rights holders, streaming platforms, and charts respond as machine-made tracks close the quality gap with the real thing.

## Source

[Read the full story at The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com/elevenlabs-makes-music-v2-5-available-via-app-and-api-with-free-and-pro-tier-options/)

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