# eroq vs ElevenLabs Music

> Music One vs Eleven Music, October 2026: credits per 30 s of song against 900 credits a minute, or $0.15 a minute on the API. Length, lyrics, policy and API.

Both bill music by length, which makes this comparison easy to do with a calculator. Eleven Music costs 900 ElevenLabs credits per minute in the app, and $0.15 a minute on their API, with a 5-minute limit. Music One costs 3 credits per started 30 seconds, per take — 6 credits a minute, about $0.05 at the Hobby rate — the same in the studio and on the API. Here is the rest, as of October 2026.

| Criterion | eroq · Music One | ElevenLabs · Eleven Music |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price per minute | 6 credits — about $0.05 at the Hobby rate | 900 credits in the app · $0.15 on the API |
| Billing unit | Every started 30 seconds, per take | Per minute, for each generation (each variant is billed) |
| Plans | Packs from $10, plans from $15/month — no subscription required | Free (10k credits), Starter, Creator (121k credits), Pro ($99, 600k), Scale ($299, 1.8M), Business ($990, 6M) |
| Minutes of song per plan | Hobby: 1,800 credits = 300 minutes | Free: about 11 minutes · Pro: about 667 · Scale: 2,000 (900 credits a minute) |
| Song length | 30 seconds to 4 minutes | API: up to 5 minutes |
| Takes | 1 or 2 per run, each billed | Each generation billed per minute |
| Lyrics | Written from one sentence (included), or yours with [Verse], [Chorus], [Bridge] tags | Check their site |
| Instrumental | Yes — one switch | Check their site |
| Audio file | MP3, 320 kbps, 48 kHz stereo, no download cap | Check their site |
| Content | Uncensored within a written policy: profanity and dark themes fine — fiction only, no minors, no real people without consent, nothing illegal, no sexual violence | Their terms — check their site |
| Commercial use | See the terms of service (/legal/terms) | "Music commercial use" listed from the Starter plan |
| Developers | POST /v1/music/generations (async jobs, webhooks), MCP generate_music, CLI | API billed at $0.15 a minute |
| Beyond music | Same credits for video, images, voice and chat; a song can score a film in Cinema | Check their site |

## Verdict

- By the minute, Music One costs about $0.05 at the Hobby rate against $0.15 on the ElevenLabs API — run your own numbers with the plan you would actually buy.
- Songs longer than four minutes in one take: ElevenLabs, whose API goes to five. Music One stops at four.
- Lyrics with profanity or dark themes, and one wallet for songs, video, images and voice: eroq.
- Quality is a matter of ear: render the same brief on both. Some Music One vocal takes can sound slightly synthetic — the studio renders two takes so you can keep the better one.

_Competitor facts as of October 2026, read on their pricing pages on 14 October 2026 — or marked as reported by third-party guides. Check their pricing page before you decide: plans and limits change. eroq prices are in credits; dollar figures use the Hobby plan rate ($15 for 1,800 credits)._

## FAQ

### Is eroq cheaper than ElevenLabs for music?

Per minute, as of October 2026: Music One is 6 credits a minute — about $0.05 at the Hobby rate, $0.06 at the $10 pack rate — and the ElevenLabs API bills Eleven Music at $0.15 a minute. In the ElevenLabs app it is 900 credits a minute out of your plan.

### What does a 3-minute song cost on each?

On eroq, 18 credits per take — about $0.15 at the Hobby rate. On ElevenLabs, 2,700 credits in the app or $0.45 on the API. Two takes cost twice that on eroq.

### How long can a song be?

Music One renders 30 seconds to 4 minutes, in steps of 30. ElevenLabs lists a 5-minute duration limit on its music API.

### Do I need a subscription?

Not on eroq: Music One runs on every account, from a $10 pack. Plans add monthly credits that roll over. ElevenLabs music draws on plan credits — check their pricing page.

### Can I call Music One from code?

Yes. POST /v1/music/generations starts one job per take and answers 202; poll GET /v1/music/generations/{id} for free or receive a music.generation.succeeded webhook. AI agents reach it through the MCP tool generate_music, and the CLI has eroq music.

### Are the lyrics censored?

Not on eroq, within the written policy: profanity, heartbreak and violent storytelling are fine; anything involving minors, real identifiable people without consent, illegal content and sexual violence is refused, and the songwriter never names real artists.

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