Prism StudiosModel Leaderboard
Live · data checked Oct 18, 2026, 6:10 AM ET

October 2026 · Music

The best AI music models right now

Best overall

Suno v6

Suno

Suno v6 is number 1 on both music arenas, songs with vocals and instrumentals. Our own music catalog is built on Suno.

Our testNone in 90 daysarena + creatorsArena#1 of 13Music arena (songs with vocals), as Suno v6Cost$8.00 a month on the Pro plan, billed yearlySuno page
Why it won, with the evidence

Best value

The music arena lists no prices, so we do not compute a value pick here.

Best for the job

If you needUseEvidenceWhat to know
Songs with vocalsSuno v6Arena and our useNumber 1 on the vocal arena. Mureka V9.5 is the closest challenger from another company.
Instrumental score and bedsSuno v6Arena and our useNumber 1 on the instrumental arena too.
Songs you can sell or put in an adSuno v6Arena and our useCommercial use rights come with a paid plan. Check the plan terms before you publish.

Hear it

Our music is made with Suno. This is one of our albums, released on Spotify.

Every release on PRISM Studios

The public arenas this week

Music arena (songs with vocals) (AA-Music-Vocal v1.1) · Full songs with singing. Top 10 · Artificial Analysis · read Oct 18, 2026, 6:10 AM ETThe score is an Elo rating, like chess: people compare two outputs without knowing which model made them, and winners gain points. The thin line is the margin of error. When two lines overlap, the models are effectively tied. Pink is our best overall pick. Linked names have their own evidence page.
  1. 1 Suno v6Suno 1146no price listed
  2. 2 Suno v6-miniSuno 1130no price listed
  3. 3 Mureka V9.5Mureka 1107no price listed
  4. 4 Mureka V9Mureka 1057no price listed
  5. 5 Lyria 3.5Google 1052no price listed
  6. 6 Lyria 3 ProGoogle 1051no price listed
  7. 7 Eleven Music v2.5ElevenLabs 1012no price listed
  8. 8 MiniMax Music 3.0MiniMax 1000no price listed
  9. 9 Eleven Music v2ElevenLabs 999no price listed
  10. 10 Eleven MusicElevenLabs 999no price listed
Music arena (instrumental) (AA-Music-Instrumental v1.1) · Music without vocals. Top 10 · Artificial Analysis · read Oct 18, 2026, 6:10 AM ETThe score is an Elo rating, like chess: people compare two outputs without knowing which model made them, and winners gain points. The thin line is the margin of error. When two lines overlap, the models are effectively tied. Pink is our best overall pick. Linked names have their own evidence page.
  1. 1 Suno v6Suno 1148no price listed
  2. 2 Suno v6-miniSuno 1114no price listed
  3. 3 Mureka V9.5Mureka 1084no price listed
  4. 4 Mureka V9Mureka 1083no price listed
  5. 5 Lyria 3 ProGoogle 1080no price listed
  6. 6 Lyria 3.5Google 1078no price listed
  7. 7 Eleven MusicElevenLabs 1021no price listed
  8. 8 Stable Audio 3 LargeStability.ai 1014no price listed
  9. 9 Eleven Music v2ElevenLabs 1011no price listed
  10. 10 MiniMax Music 2.5+MiniMax 1007no price listed