ElevenLabs has released Music v2.5 and made it the default model in ElevenMusic, rolling out both audio-generation upgrades and looser licensing terms. According to the company, the new model improves melody quality, arrangement depth, and instrument realism. In a benchmark using identical prompts for both versions, ElevenLabs said it ran 47,885 blind comparison tests and that v2.5 won the majority of matchups. The biggest gaps showed up in R&B, soul, hip-hop, rock, metal, orchestral, and cinematic soundtrack styles. The licensing update is also notable: users on the Free tier can now download up to five lossless tracks per day and use generated music commercially, as long as they include the label 「Made with ElevenMusic」. Pro subscribers get 400 lossless downloads per month, do not need attribution, and can distribute tracks to streaming platforms. ElevenLabs also said usage rights granted at the time a song is created will not change later if a user downgrades or cancels a subscription. Works adapted from other artists’ songs cannot be downloaded or publicly distributed. The company added that Music v2 will remain available.
ElevenLabs has launched Music v2.5 and set it as the default model for ElevenMusic.
The company said the update focuses on stronger melodies, more layered arrangements, and more realistic instrument rendering. To compare v2 and v2.5, ElevenLabs generated one version from each model using the same prompts and ran 47,885 blind tests. It said v2.5 won in most of those comparisons. The largest performance gaps appeared in R&B, soul, hip-hop, rock, metal, orchestral music, and cinematic scores.
The release also comes with broader licensing terms. Free users can now download five lossless songs per day, and the generated tracks can be used commercially if they are labeled 「Made with ElevenMusic」. Pro users get 400 lossless downloads per month, do not need to provide that label, and can distribute songs to streaming platforms.
ElevenLabs said the rights attached to a work at the time it is created will not change later because of a downgrade or subscription cancellation. But works adapted from other artists’ songs cannot be downloaded or released publicly.
The company also said Music v2 will not be taken offline.
For comparison, Suno recently released v6 while retiring all of its earlier models, a move that drew complaints from many long-time users. A user on HN who tested the new model said v2.5 delivered better sound quality, though they still preferred Suno v5 in terms of musicality.
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