In short
How they differ.
Worked out from the makers' own pages, read Oct 20, 2026. Prices change; check before you pay.
- Both have a free plan.
- Udio also has a phone app.
- Eleven Music shipped an update more recently (May 26, 2026).
- Lawsuits or complaints on file: Eleven Music 0, Udio 2.
Side by side
The details.
| Eleven Music | Udio | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | ElevenLabs · US/UK | Uncharted Labs (Udio) · US |
| What it says it is | “Better vocals, instrumentation, and arrangement across every genre.” | — |
| Free plan | Yes10k credits/month on the shared ElevenLabs Free plan; non-commercial use only | Yes10 daily credits, plus a monthly limit of 100 credits that do not roll over |
| Plans | Free: freeStarter: $6 a monthCreator: $22 a monthPro: $99 a monthScale: $299 a monthBusiness: $990 a monthEnterprise: not in US$ | Standard: not in US$Pro: not in US$ |
| Runs on | web, API | web, iOS |
| Latest update | Introducing Music v2, May 26, 2026 | Voices launched (early access for all subscribers), Sep 11, 2025 |
| Its terms | “Except as expressly set forth herein, as between you and ElevenLabs, you retain all rights in and to your Output.”Who owns what you make · ElevenLabs Terms of Use | — |
| Disputes | None on file | Universal Music Group and Udio reached a 'compensatory legal settlement' and agreed to build a licensed creation and streaming platform; AP reported 'Udio immediately stopped allowing people to download songs they've created.'Settled (UMG). AP said the new subscription service 'will debut next year' (2026); launch not verified.Sony Music filed a second lawsuit against Udio in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York after a judge denied its bid to add more tracks to the 2024 case; Variety: 'discovery for the case revealed 30,117 tracks were found among Udio's training datasets.'Pending. Variety: 'both Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group have settled their respective cases against Udio.' Sony has not settled. |
| Sources | Prices, Oct 20, 2026 · Description · company-reported | Prices, Oct 20, 2026 · company-reported |
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