Eleven Music v2.5 vs Lyria 3.5 (2026): Which AI Model Is Better?

Both are popular music & audio models. Here is how Eleven Music v2.5 and Lyria 3.5 stack up on price, strengths and weaknesses, and which one we would pick.

Eleven Music v2.5

ElevenLabs' music model: songs up to 5 minutes with vocals, cleared for most uses

7.9 /10

Pricing: Free plan, paid from $6/mo

Pros

Cleared for most commercial uses
Vocals in several languages
Section inpainting and fine-tunes
Same account as ElevenLabs voices

Cons

Film/TV/game use excluded on self-serve plans
Free plan not commercial
Music API needs a paid plan

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Lyria 3.5

Google DeepMind's music model for full songs with vocals, lyrics and SynthID

8.0 /10

Pricing: Paid

Pros

$0.08 per full song via API
Vocals, lyrics and structure control
SynthID on all output
WAV export

Cons

No free API tier
Consumer commercial terms unclear
Few third-party apps so far

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Eleven Music v2.5 vs Lyria 3.5 at a glance

	Eleven Music v2.5	Lyria 3.5
Editor score	7.9 / 10	8.0 / 10
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Starting price	$6/mo	Free
Reader upvotes	0	0
Best for	text-to-music, vocals, licensed	text-to-music, vocals, api
Makes	Music & songs, Sound effects	Music & songs
Maker	ElevenLabs	Google DeepMind
Latest release	2026-09	2026-07
Apps offering it	5	5

Our pick

Lyria 3.5 edges it with a score of 8.0 versus 7.9. Lyria 3.5 is the better fit if you value: $0.08 per full song via api, vocals, lyrics and structure control. Choose Eleven Music v2.5 instead if you need: cleared for most commercial uses, vocals in several languages.