What is the best AI music generator?

It depends on the track. For a song with your own lyrics, MiniMax Music 2.6 and ACE-Step: write the words beside the prompt, and it sings them. For a song with vocals from a prompt alone, Eleven Music v2.5: describe the song, singing included, and it sings words of its own. For the lowest price per track, ACE-Step: $0.013 for a 60-second track at its default length, the cheapest default run here. For the longest tracks, Sonilo Music 1.1: up to 10 minutes in one run. They all run in the same studio, so you can give two of them the same prompt and keep the better track.

Why aren't Suno or Udio here?

This guide compares the music models you can run on Leap, where it can play a real track and price it. Suno and Udio aren't on Leap. On October 6, 2026, Suno's free plan gave 50 credits a day, no monthly song downloads and no commercial rights, and its Pro plan cost $10 a month, or $8 a month billed yearly, with commercial use. Udio had turned off downloads, and its terms allow what it makes for personal, non-commercial use only. If you pay for Suno now, Leap vs Suno sets the two side by side.

Can I make a song with my own lyrics?

Yes. MiniMax Music 2.6 and ACE-Step take your lyrics beside a prompt that describes the style, and sing them. Eleven Music v2.5 and Lyria 3.5 make songs with vocals from the prompt alone, singing words of their own, as the tracks above do.

Which AI music generator can I try for free?

All of them. Sign up with a Gmail, Outlook or work address and you start with $2 of free credit, no card needed. The credit works on every model here; on ACE-Step, the cheapest, it covers 151 tracks. After that you pay per track, in dollars, with no subscription.

Do I need an account with each maker?

No. One Leap account runs all 10 of them, in the studio and through the API, from one balance in dollars. You see the price before each run, and a run that fails costs nothing.

Can I use what I make commercially?

Yes. You own what you make on Leap, so you can use it commercially, and we never train AI on it. The people and brands shown in a result can still have rights in it; the Terms say more.

Yes. Every model here runs through Leap's REST API at the same price as in the studio, and agents can call them through Leap's MCP server.

Guide

Which AI music generator to useThe best AI music generator for each kind of track

The best one depends on the track: whether it needs a singer, whether you wrote the words, how long it runs and what you want to spend. Here are ten music models on Leap, each with a real track and the prompt it was given, their prices and a pick for each of those jobs.

Last updated October 6, 2026

Try Eleven Music v2.5 See them side by side

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Prompt: “Afrobeats song with warm male vocals, log drums, bright highlife guitar, shakers, about leaving the city for a weekend by the sea”

Afrobeats: out of the city, by the sea, made on Leap with Eleven Music v2.5

The short answer

Which one for what

A song with your own lyrics
MiniMax Music 2.6 and ACE-Step
Write the words beside the prompt, and it sings them.
Try MiniMax Music 2.6
A song with vocals from a prompt alone
Eleven Music v2.5
Describe the song, singing included, and it sings words of its own.
Try Eleven Music v2.5
The lowest price per track
ACE-Step
$0.013 for a 60-second track at its default length, the cheapest default run here.
Try ACE-Step
The longest tracks
Sonilo Music 1.1
Up to 10 minutes in one run.
Try Sonilo Music 1.1
Music for a picture
Lyria 3.5 and Lyria 3
Give it a picture beside the prompt.
Try Lyria 3.5

Side by side

Every model in this guide, spec by spec

Prices are Leap’s, in dollars. A dash means Leap’s catalog doesn’t list it.

Model	Starts from	Vocals	Length	Price
Eleven Music v2.5ElevenLabs	Words	Sings its own words	30, 60, 120, 180 or 240 seconds	From $0.66
MiniMax Music 2.6MiniMax	Words	Sings your lyrics	–	From $0.17
Lyria 3.5Google	Words or a photo	–	–	From $0.11
Lyria 3Google	Words or a photo	–	–	From $0.044
Stable Audio 3 MediumStability AI	Words	–	1 to 380 seconds	From $0.041
ACE-StepACE Studio	Words	Sings your lyrics	5 to 240 seconds	From $0.0011
Stable Audio 2.5Stability AI, in preview	Words	–	1 to 190 seconds	From $0.22
Lyria 2Google	Words	–	–	From $0.11
Sonilo Music 1.1Sonilo	Words	–	10, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 300 or 600 seconds	From $0.028
CassetteAI MusicCassetteAI	Words	–	30, 60, 120 or 180 seconds	From $0.022

The models

What each one makes

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Seek in Neo-soul at 1 a.m.
Prompt: “Neo-soul instrumental: live drums with ghost notes, Rhodes, round upright bass, muted trumpet, a late-night lounge at 1 a.m.”
Neo-soul at 1 a.m., made on Leap with Eleven Music v2.5
Eleven Music v2.5
By ElevenLabs
Studio-quality songs with vocals or instrumentals, from a prompt.
Starts from
Words
Vocals
Sings its own words
Length
30, 60, 120, 180 or 240 seconds
Default run
$0.66 for a 30-second track
Price
From $0.66
Try Eleven Music v2.5 More about Eleven Music v2.5
0 / 76 s
Seek in Country pop: Old Red won't start
Prompt: “Country pop, bright female vocal, pedal steel, acoustic guitar, upbeat, small-town humor”
Lyrics
My truck won't start on Sunday It only runs when I'm late The preacher's waving from the porch The whole town's at the gate Old red, don't fail me now I swear I'll wash you twice Old red, don't fail me now Just get me there tonight
Country pop: Old Red won't start, made on Leap with MiniMax Music 2.6
MiniMax Music 2.6
By MiniMax
Full songs with vocals from a style prompt and your lyrics.
Starts from
Words
Vocals
Sings your lyrics
Default run
$0.17 for a track
Price
From $0.17
Try MiniMax Music 2.6 More about MiniMax Music 2.6
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Seek in Gospel choir and Hammond organ
Prompt: “Joyful gospel: full choir, Hammond organ with Leslie, handclaps, tambourine, a Sunday morning that lifts the roof”
Gospel choir and Hammond organ, made on Leap with Lyria 3.5
Lyria 3.5
By Google
Google's newest music model, from a prompt or an image.
Starts from
Words or a photo
Default run
$0.11 for a track
Price
From $0.11
Try Lyria 3.5 More about Lyria 3.5
0 / 31 s
Seek in A Celtic reel in a packed pub
Prompt: “Celtic folk reel: fast fiddle, bodhrán, tin whistle, bouzouki, stomping feet, a packed pub session”
A Celtic reel in a packed pub, made on Leap with Lyria 3
Lyria 3
By Google
Google's Lyria 3: 30-second tracks at a low price.
Starts from
Words or a photo
Default run
$0.044 for a track
Price
From $0.044
Try Lyria 3 More about Lyria 3
0 / 30 s
Seek in A Balkan brass band in 7/8
Prompt: “Balkan brass band, fast 7/8 rhythm, tuba bassline, trumpets trading melodies, a wedding that won't end”
A Balkan brass band in 7/8, made on Leap with Stable Audio 3 Medium
Stable Audio 3 Medium
By Stability AI
Stereo music up to six minutes long, trained on licensed data.
Starts from
Words
Length
1 to 380 seconds
Default run
$0.041 for a track
Price
From $0.041
Try Stable Audio 3 Medium More about Stable Audio 3 Medium
0 / 45 s
Seek in Flamenco guitar and palmas
Prompt: “flamenco, nylon guitar rasgueado, fast palmas hand claps, cajón, passionate, Spanish guitar, instrumental”
Flamenco guitar and palmas, made on Leap with ACE-Step
ACE-Step
By ACE Studio
Open-weight songs from genre tags and lyrics, priced by the second.
Starts from
Words
Vocals
Sings your lyrics
Length
5 to 240 seconds
Default run
$0.013 for a 60-second track
Price
From $0.0011
Try ACE-Step More about ACE-Step
0 / 30 s
Seek in Drum and bass, 174 bpm
Prompt: “Drum and bass, 174 bpm, rolling Reese bass, chopped breakbeat, dark and fast, warehouse at 4 a.m.”
Drum and bass, 174 bpm, made on Leap with Stable Audio 2.5
Stable Audio 2.5
By Stability AI. New on Leap and in preview: it works, and it may still change.
Instrumental music and sound up to three minutes long.
Starts from
Words
Length
1 to 190 seconds
Default run
$0.22 for a track
Price
From $0.22
Try Stable Audio 2.5 More about Stable Audio 2.5
0 / 33 s
Seek in A tense string quartet
Prompt: “Tense minimalist string quartet: a repeating pizzicato ostinato, cello swells underneath, building suspense, cinematic”
A tense string quartet, made on Leap with Lyria 2
Lyria 2
By Google
30-second instrumental clips in high fidelity.
Starts from
Words
Default run
$0.11 for a track
Price
From $0.11
Try Lyria 2 More about Lyria 2
0 / 30 s
Seek in Deep house at sunrise
Prompt: “Deep house: warm pads, rolling bassline, crisp hi-hats, a soulful hum, 122 bpm, sunrise on a rooftop after the party”
Deep house at sunrise, made on Leap with Sonilo Music 1.1
Sonilo Music 1.1
By Sonilo
Commercial-use music from a prompt, at the length you choose.
Starts from
Words
Length
10, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 300 or 600 seconds
Default run
$0.25 for a 90-second track
Price
From $0.028
Try Sonilo Music 1.1 More about Sonilo Music 1.1
0 / 30 s
Seek in Taiko trailer percussion
Prompt: “Cinematic trailer percussion: thunderous taiko drums, staccato brass stabs, rising tension, one huge final hit”
Taiko trailer percussion, made on Leap with CassetteAI Music
CassetteAI Music
By CassetteAI
Royalty-free music in seconds, from a prompt.
Starts from
Words
Length
30, 60, 120 or 180 seconds
Default run
$0.022 for a 30-second track
Price
From $0.022
Try CassetteAI Music More about CassetteAI Music

Questions

Questions people ask

What is the best AI music generator?: It depends on the track. For a song with your own lyrics, MiniMax Music 2.6 and ACE-Step: write the words beside the prompt, and it sings them. For a song with vocals from a prompt alone, Eleven Music v2.5: describe the song, singing included, and it sings words of its own. For the lowest price per track, ACE-Step: $0.013 for a 60-second track at its default length, the cheapest default run here. For the longest tracks, Sonilo Music 1.1: up to 10 minutes in one run. They all run in the same studio, so you can give two of them the same prompt and keep the better track.
Why aren't Suno or Udio here?: This guide compares the music models you can run on Leap, where it can play a real track and price it. Suno and Udio aren't on Leap. On October 6, 2026, Suno's free plan gave 50 credits a day, no monthly song downloads and no commercial rights, and its Pro plan cost $10 a month, or $8 a month billed yearly, with commercial use. Udio had turned off downloads, and its terms allow what it makes for personal, non-commercial use only. If you pay for Suno now, Leap vs Suno sets the two side by side.
Can I make a song with my own lyrics?: Yes. MiniMax Music 2.6 and ACE-Step take your lyrics beside a prompt that describes the style, and sing them. Eleven Music v2.5 and Lyria 3.5 make songs with vocals from the prompt alone, singing words of their own, as the tracks above do.
Which AI music generator can I try for free?: All of them. Sign up with a Gmail, Outlook or work address and you start with $2 of free credit, no card needed. The credit works on every model here; on ACE-Step, the cheapest, it covers 151 tracks. After that you pay per track, in dollars, with no subscription.
Do I need an account with each maker?: No. One Leap account runs all 10 of them, in the studio and through the API, from one balance in dollars. You see the price before each run, and a run that fails costs nothing.
Can I use what I make commercially?: Yes. You own what you make on Leap, so you can use it commercially, and we never train AI on it. The people and brands shown in a result can still have rights in it; the Terms say more.
Is there an API?: Yes. Every model here runs through Leap's REST API at the same price as in the studio, and agents can call them through Leap's MCP server.

Which one for what

Every model in this guide, spec by spec

What each one makes

Eleven Music v2.5

MiniMax Music 2.6

Lyria 3.5

Lyria 3

Stable Audio 3 Medium

ACE-Step

Stable Audio 2.5

Lyria 2

Sonilo Music 1.1

CassetteAI Music

Questions people ask

Try them on your own prompt.