Best AI Music models in 2026
Full songs with vocals, instrumentals and background tracks.
Budget pick: MiniMax Music, Mureka
Suno
Suno · v6 (Sept 2026)
App onlyComplete songs with vocals
v6 launched September 9, 2026 in three flavors: v6, v6-wild and v6-mini. Older models (v4–v5.5) are being retired.
- Where to use:
- suno.com and app. Free plan gets v6-mini; Pro and Premier get v6 and v6-wild.
Udio
Udio · Udio (licensed platform)
App onlyHigh-fidelity instrumentals
Still strong on sound quality, but downloads have been disabled since late 2025 while Udio rebuilds as a label-licensed platform.
- Where to use:
- udio.com (create and stream in-app).
ElevenLabs Music
ElevenLabs · Eleven Music
APILicensed background music for videos
Trained on licensed music, so it's cleared for commercial use. Good for ads, YouTube and podcasts.
- Where to use:
- ElevenLabs app and API.
Lyria
Google · Lyria 3
APIInstrumentals and real-time music
Google DeepMind's music model, also behind YouTube's AI music tools. Lyria RealTime streams music you can steer live.
- Where to use:
- Gemini app, Google AI Studio, Vertex AI.
MiniMax Music
MiniMax · Music 3.0
APIBudget pickSongs from your own lyrics, via API
Give it exact lyrics with [Verse]/[Chorus] tags and it composes and sings around them. A cheaper API alternative to Suno, which has no public API.
- Where to use:
- MiniMax Audio, MiniMax API.
Mureka
Kunlun Tech · Mureka V9
APIBudget pickLyrics-first songs with an API
Kunlun's music model family with a reasoning step before composing. Strong vocals and arrangement, and an official developer API.
- Where to use:
- mureka.ai (free tier), Mureka API.
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