Two AI music generation companies have released new versions of their tools, setting up a direct challenge to the current category leader, Suno. ElevenLabs unveiled Music v2, which introduces genre-shifting and section-by-section composition. Stability AI released Stable Audio 3.0, featuring open weights and the ability to generate tracks up to six minutes long.
What ElevenLabs' Music v2 brings
ElevenLabs' latest update focuses on giving creators more control over the structure of a song. The genre-shifting feature lets users change the style of a track mid-composition, while the section-by-section approach allows for building a song part by part. That's a step beyond generating a full track in one go. The company hasn't disclosed pricing or a specific release date for the new version, but it's available now on their platform.
Stability AI's open-weight strategy
Stability AI took a different route with Stable Audio 3.0. By releasing open weights, the company lets developers and musicians fine-tune the model on their own data. That's a big deal for users who want to customize the output or run the tool locally. The six-minute track length is also notable — it's longer than what most consumer-facing AI music tools offer. Stability AI has positioned this as both a creative tool and a research asset, aiming to attract a technical audience.
The Suno question
Suno remains the dominant player in AI music generation, with a large user base and frequent updates. But these new releases from ElevenLabs and Stability AI target specific gaps. Suno's tool generates full songs quickly, but it doesn't offer the same level of granular control that ElevenLabs' Music v2 provides. And while Suno is closed-source, Stability AI's open weights appeal to those who want transparency and customization. It's unclear whether these new capabilities will be enough to shift users away from Suno's established platform. Neither company has released adoption figures or user counts for the new versions, so the real test will come from how creators actually use them.
