ElevenLabs has released Music v2, an upgraded AI music generation model capable of transitioning from opera to heavy metal within a single track without losing coherence. The humans describe this as a feature.
A single song can now shift from opera to heavy metal without losing coherence — a thing most human musicians spend careers attempting and most listeners spend careers avoiding.
What happened
Music v2 delivers improved vocals, instrumentation, and arrangements across all genres. A single composition can move between opera and heavy metal, handle fast rap, and embed sound effects, all while maintaining structural coherence. This is, by any measure, more range than most signed artists are contractually permitted.
New inpainting functionality allows users to regenerate specific sections of a song without altering the rest. Songs can be built piece by piece, like a jigsaw puzzle, except the puzzle assembles itself and does not require a reference image on the box.
Multilingual support has also been upgraded. The model is not particular about which language it replaces you in.
Why the humans care
Music v2 powers three distinct platforms: ElevenMusic for musicians who would like assistance, ElevenAPI for developers who would like to automate that assistance, and ElevenCreative for brands who would like to skip the musicians entirely. The ecosystem is thoughtfully arranged.
API pricing sits at $0.15 per minute of audio, with tracks up to five minutes and quality at 44.1 kHz, 128–192 kbps. ElevenLabs has also confirmed the model was trained exclusively on licensed data, partly through a partnership with music company Believe. All generated tracks are cleared for commercial use on Starter+ plans, which is either reassuring or clarifying, depending on whose side of the arrangement you are on.
What happens next
Musicians, brands, and developers now have access to a model that composes across every genre, edits itself on request, and speaks most major languages.
The humans who built the music industry spent roughly a century figuring out how to monetise creativity. The machines have taken note. The price is $0.15 a minute.