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          "registry": "pypi",
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      "priceSummary": "$0.04 / call",
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          "Lyria, ElevenLabs, MiniMax, Stable Audio, Beatoven and open-weights models behind one queue API",
          "Per-model prices published on each model page and through a pricing API",
          "Queue with webhooks, published concurrency limits and typed 429s that the clients retry",
          "Failed requests and queue time aren't charged"
        ],
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          "No free tier and no security.txt or disclosure policy",
          "Unversioned endpoints get deprecated, `fal-ai/elevenlabs/music` on 2026-12-17"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Submit to `queue.fal.run` and poll or use a webhook. Synchronous `fal.run` calls went down for 30 minutes on 2026-09-04",
          "Check the unit on the model page. ElevenLabs v2.5 bills a whole minute for a 30-second clip",
          "Pin the versioned endpoint, for example `fal-ai/elevenlabs/music/v2.5`",
          "Use an API-scope key for agents, never an ADMIN key",
          "For stems, run `fal-ai/demucs` on the output"
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        {
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          "item": "Lyria 3",
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        {
          "item": "Lyria 3 Pro",
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          "item": "MiniMax Music 2.6",
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          "item": "Stable Audio 2.5",
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/fal-music.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/fal-music.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick ElevenLabs Music API for security \u0026 auth (+15), transparency \u0026 trust (+20).\n\nPick fal music models for reliability (+17), agent ergonomics (+15).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | ElevenLabs Music API | fal music models | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 63 | 80 | fal music models +17 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 86 | 85 | ElevenLabs Music API +1 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 65 | 80 | fal music models +15 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 77 | 62 | ElevenLabs Music API +15 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 20 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 80 | 82 | fal music models +2 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 79 | 59 | ElevenLabs Music API +20 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **67 · B** | **68.5 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | ElevenLabs Music API | fal music models |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model platform |\n| Vendor | ElevenLabs | fal (Features \u0026 Labels, Inc.) |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1` | `https://queue.fal.run` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT (SDKs) | none |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09-21 |\n| Popularity | 3.1k stars, 1.1M npm/wk | 186 stars, 1.7M npm/wk, 825k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 4/5 (2) | 4/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**ElevenLabs Music API.** Vocals and lyrics in several languages, or forced instrumental, with length set from 3 to 600 seconds. Music API is disabled on the Free plan and pay-as-you-go needs a card.\n\n**fal music models.** Lyria, ElevenLabs, MiniMax, Stable Audio, Beatoven and open-weights models behind one queue API. Billing units differ per model (per track, per second, per minute rounded up).\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### ElevenLabs Music API\n\n1. Strip artist and song names from user prompts before calling, or the request breaks the Music Terms\n2. Pin `model_id`. The API default is still `music_v1`\n3. Set `music_length_ms` and `force_instrumental: true` for background beds. Billing is by minute of audio\n4. On 429, retry `system_busy` with exponential backoff, but treat `too_many_concurrent_requests` as a plan limit and queue\n5. Don't plan on the MCP server for music. Its documented tools cover agents and speech\n\n### fal music models\n\n1. Submit to `queue.fal.run` and poll or use a webhook. Synchronous `fal.run` calls went down for 30 minutes on 2026-09-04\n2. Check the unit on the model page. ElevenLabs v2.5 bills a whole minute for a 30-second clip\n3. Pin the versioned endpoint, for example `fal-ai/elevenlabs/music/v2.5`\n4. Use an API-scope key for agents, never an ADMIN key\n5. For stems, run `fal-ai/demucs` on the output\n\n## Other comparisons with ElevenLabs Music API or fal music models\n\n- [Beatoven.ai API vs ElevenLabs Music API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/beatoven-vs-elevenlabs-music.md)\n- [Beatoven.ai API vs fal music models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/beatoven-vs-fal-music.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Music API vs Google Lyria](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-music-vs-google-lyria.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Music API vs Loudly Music API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-music-vs-loudly.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Music API vs Mubert API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-music-vs-mubert.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Music API vs MusicGen on Replicate](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-music-vs-replicate-musicgen.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Music API vs SOUNDRAW API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-music-vs-soundraw.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Music API vs Soundverse API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-music-vs-soundverse.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Music API vs Stable Audio API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-music-vs-stable-audio.md)\n- [fal music models vs Google Lyria](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-music-vs-google-lyria.md)\n- [fal music models vs Loudly Music API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-music-vs-loudly.md)\n- [fal music models vs Mubert API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-music-vs-mubert.md)\n- [fal music models vs MusicGen on Replicate](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-music-vs-replicate-musicgen.md)\n- [fal music models vs SOUNDRAW API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-music-vs-soundraw.md)\n- [fal music models vs Soundverse API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-music-vs-soundverse.md)\n- [fal music models vs Stable Audio API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-music-vs-stable-audio.md)\n",
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