ElevenLabs debuts Music v2.5, preferred in 47,885-pair blind test

ElevenLabs has been building its AI music generation offering under ElevenMusic, and Music v2.5 marks a new iteration with improved sound quality. The company says it trained its existing Music models on licensed stems and music, without detailing the data. This sets it apart from competitor Suno, which was sued for training on copyrighted content without rights holders' consent. Suno also released new models this week. The release also includes download limits and rights provisions: users retain rights to their tracks, the free tier includes five lossless downloads per day and the Pro tier 400 per month, commercial use is allowed depending on industry and purpose, though the free tier requires attribution, and downloads of tracks based on other artists' songs are blocked, and imitating existing musicians isn't allowed. Music v2.5 is available through the app and the API, while v2 remains accessible. ElevenLabs recently signed a licensing deal with Universal Music Group, but says it only applies to future, separate products, not Music v2.5. The outcome hinges on whether the licensing deal eventually extends to the core product and how competitors like Suno respond to the legal and licensing landscape.