Music with vocals
Elo · music arena
Eleven Music overview
Eleven Music by ElevenLabs
It supports multimodal inputs, diverse genres, and neural audio synthesis for media, gaming, and entertainment applications.
Eleven Music specs
- Model ID
elevenlabs/eleven_music- Developer
- ElevenLabs
- Input
- Text
- Output
- Audio
- Endpoint
POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/generate/audio
Eleven Music by ElevenLabs is an advanced AI-driven music generation platform designed to create high-quality, customizable music compositions with a focus on versatility and expressive sound design. It integrates state-of-the-art deep learning techniques to enable seamless music creation for content creators, developers, and enterprises in media, gaming, advertising, and entertainment.
Model Scope and Input Capacity
Eleven Music processes diverse musical inputs including MIDI, audio prompts, and textual style/theme descriptions, enabling generation and adaptation of complex compositions and arrangements.
Performance Benchmarks
- Generation Speed: Real-time to near-real-time music production optimized for streaming and interactive applications.
- Quality: Produces studio-quality audio outputs with realistic instrumentation and harmonics.
- Style Diversity: Supports a broad range of genres and moods with flexible style transfer and theme adherence.
Architecture Breakdown
The model is built with a hybrid architecture that combines transformer-based sequence modeling with convolutional layers optimized for audio signal processing. It employs advanced representation learning for melody, rhythm, and texture, supported by a large-scale training dataset of diverse musical recordings and symbolic music data.
Core Features & Capabilities
- Composition & Arrangement: Generate full-length tracks or segments in various genres, with user control over tempo, key, instrumentation, and mood.
- Multimodal Inputs: Combine textual cues, chord progressions, and sample audio to guide music creation fidelity.
- Adaptive Style Transfer: Modify existing tracks with new styles or expand themes dynamically.
- Sound Quality: High-fidelity audio rendering through neural audio synthesis pipelines.
Use Cases & Applications
- Soundtrack creation for games, films, commercials, and VR/AR experiences.
- Personalized music generation for podcasts, videos, and user content.
- Interactive music systems for real-time applications like live performances and generative art installations.
- Music education and research tools focusing on music theory and creativity support.
Comparison with Other Models
vs Suno AI: Eleven Music excels in producing studio-quality, coherent tracks with strong vocal synthesis and multilingual support, while Suno AI offers more advanced technical features like a visual timeline editor and stem separation for professional-grade music production workflows.
vs Udio: Eleven Music provides higher sound quality and better structured musical outputs with section-level editing, whereas Udio is simpler and more limited, lacking advanced editing controls and often producing less coherent tracks suitable mainly for basic demos or beginners.
vs MusicAI Sandbox: Eleven Music offers broader genre support and high-quality output with layered control over composition, compared to MusicAI Sandbox which emphasizes experimentation but lacks ElevenMusic’s studio-grade audio fidelity.
vs AIMusic.fm: Eleven Music focuses on detailed prompt-based customization with professional-level mixing and extensive style flexibility, while AIMusic.fm typically targets more automated, less customizable music generation workflows.
Use cases
- Soundtrack creation for games, films, commercials, and VR/AR experiences.
- Personalized music generation for podcasts, videos, and user content.
- Interactive music systems for real-time applications like live performances and generative art installations.
- Music education and research tools focusing on music theory and creativity support.
Eleven Music benchmarks by 
Artificial Analysis
Human-preference results for Eleven Music in music with vocals and instrumental music, next to models available on AI/ML API. Data retrieved Nov 3, 2026.
Instrumental music
Elo · instrumental arena
Models on AI/ML API
Arena results for models you can call with the same API key.
Music with vocals
Blind votes on songs with vocals generated from a prompt. Eleven Music ranks #10 of 13.
Instrumental music
Blind votes on instrumental tracks generated from a prompt. Eleven Music ranks #7 of 19.
Eleven Music API pricing
| Usage | Price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Music generation | $0.0117 | per second |
Prices from the AI/ML API price list, checked on Nov 4, 2026.
How to use the Eleven Music API
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1Get your API key
Create API keyexport AIMLAPI_KEY="8f2b4c7d9a1e6b3f…"2Make your first request
curl 'https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/generate/audio' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"model": "elevenlabs/eleven_music",
"prompt": "An upbeat lo-fi hip hop instrumental with warm piano chords, soft vinyl crackle and a relaxed drum groove"
}'import os
import requests
headers = {
"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['AIMLAPI_KEY']}",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
}
payload = {
"model": "elevenlabs/eleven_music",
"prompt": "An upbeat lo-fi hip hop instrumental with warm piano chords, soft vinyl crackle and a relaxed drum groove"
}
response = requests.post("https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/generate/audio", headers=headers, json=payload, timeout=120)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())const response = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/generate/audio", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"model": "elevenlabs/eleven_music",
"prompt": "An upbeat lo-fi hip hop instrumental with warm piano chords, soft vinyl crackle and a relaxed drum groove"
}),
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}`);
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Eleven Music FAQ
What inputs and outputs does Eleven Music support?
Eleven Music takes audio, text as input and returns audio.
How much does Eleven Music cost?
Eleven Music costs $0.0117 per second on AI/ML API, billed as you go with no subscription.
How is Eleven Music billed?
Eleven Music costs $0.0117 per second on AI/ML API, billed as you go with no subscription.
Who created Eleven Music?
Eleven Music was built by ElevenLabs.
How do I call Eleven Music on AI/ML API?
Send a request to v2/generate/audio with elevenlabs/eleven_music as the model id.
Is Eleven Music available through a single API key?
Yes. Eleven Music is served through AI/ML API, so the same key and endpoint format used for other models applies.
What kind of audio can Eleven Music create?
Eleven Music generates original music tracks from text prompts, with support for a range of styles and genres.
What is the Eleven Music model ID?
Use elevenlabs/eleven_music as the model parameter. Requests go to https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/generate/audio with your AI/ML API key.