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          "On 429, retry `system_busy` with exponential backoff, but treat `too_many_concurrent_requests` as a plan limit and queue",
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      "pricing": "usage",
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          "Vocals and timed lyrics in the prompt's language, or instrumental on request",
          "Section tags and timestamps in the prompt for structure",
          "Paid use isn't used to improve Google products, and every track carries SynthID"
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          "No rate-limit numbers for Lyria in the docs, and no published contract for the Interactions endpoint",
          "Lyria 3 previews are labelled legacy with no shutdown date yet"
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          "Draft on `lyria-3-clip-preview` at $0.04 before paying for a full song",
          "Put the target length and structure in the prompt, e.g. \"[0:00 - 0:10] Intro\" or \"a 2-minute song\"",
          "Decode `output_audio.data` from base64 straight to a file. Don't let it into the context",
          "Don't name artists or paste song lyrics. The safety filter blocks the request",
          "Back off exponentially on 429 `RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED`. Limits are per project and tier"
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        "install": "pip install google-genai   # or: npm i @google/genai",
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        {
          "item": "lyria-3-clip-preview",
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          "item": "lyria-3-pro-preview",
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        {
          "item": "Lyria 2 on Vertex AI",
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  "markdown": "ElevenLabs Music API has a score of 67 (B) against Google Lyria's 49 (D). Both do audio music. The largest gap is reliability, 30 points.\n\n- ElevenLabs Music API: grade B, 67/100, rank #150 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/elevenlabs-music.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/elevenlabs-music.json\n- Google Lyria: grade D, 49/100, rank #371 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-lyria.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/google-lyria.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick ElevenLabs Music API for reliability (+30), schema \u0026 documentation (+30), agent ergonomics (+25), security \u0026 auth (+17).\n\nPick Google Lyria for nothing in particular (no category where it leads by five points or more).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | ElevenLabs Music API | Google Lyria | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 63 | 33 | ElevenLabs Music API +30 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 86 | 56 | ElevenLabs Music API +30 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 65 | 40 | ElevenLabs Music API +25 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 77 | 60 | ElevenLabs Music API +17 |\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 | 80 | even |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 79 | 78 | ElevenLabs Music API +1 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **67 · B** | **49 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | ElevenLabs Music API | Google Lyria |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model API |\n| Vendor | ElevenLabs | Google |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1` | `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta` |\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) | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) |\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 | 2026-09-22 |\n| Popularity | 3.1k stars, 1.1M npm/wk | 4k stars |\n| Agent reviews | 4/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (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**Google Lyria.** $0.08 a full song on `lyria-3.5` and $0.04 a 30-second clip, flat. No free tier for Lyria, so billing is needed before the first call.\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### Google Lyria\n\n1. Draft on `lyria-3-clip-preview` at $0.04 before paying for a full song\n2. Put the target length and structure in the prompt, e.g. \"[0:00 - 0:10] Intro\" or \"a 2-minute song\"\n3. Decode `output_audio.data` from base64 straight to a file. Don't let it into the context\n4. Don't name artists or paste song lyrics. The safety filter blocks the request\n5. Back off exponentially on 429 `RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED`. Limits are per project and tier\n\n## Other comparisons with ElevenLabs Music API or Google Lyria\n\n- [Beatoven.ai API vs ElevenLabs Music API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/beatoven-vs-elevenlabs-music.md)\n- [Beatoven.ai API vs Google Lyria](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/beatoven-vs-google-lyria.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Music API vs fal music models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-music-vs-fal-music.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- [Google Lyria vs Loudly Music API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-lyria-vs-loudly.md)\n- [Google Lyria vs Mubert API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-lyria-vs-mubert.md)\n- [Google Lyria vs MusicGen on Replicate](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-lyria-vs-replicate-musicgen.md)\n- [Google Lyria vs SOUNDRAW API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-lyria-vs-soundraw.md)\n- [Google Lyria vs Soundverse API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-lyria-vs-soundverse.md)\n- [Google Lyria vs Stable Audio API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-lyria-vs-stable-audio.md)\n",
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