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AIVA vs ElevenLabs

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

 
AIVA
Audio
ElevenLabs
Audio
TaglineAI music composition tool that generates royalty-friendly tracks in 250+ styles with editable MIDI output.The gold standard for AI voice cloning and TTS.
CategoryAudioAudio
PricingFreemium· Free; Standard ~€11/mo, Pro ~€33/mo (billed yearly)Freemium· Free 10k chars/mo; from $5/mo Starter; up to $1320/mo Scale
ModelProprietary (AIVA)ElevenLabs Multilingual v2
Editorial score—9.4 / 10
Use cases
music-generationsoundtrack-compositionmidi-exportroyalty-free-musiccontent-creator-audio
TTSvoice cloningaudiobooksdubbing
Pros
  • Editable MIDI output, not just a baked audio file
  • 250+ style presets plus custom style training
  • Clear copyright ownership on Pro tier
  • Long pedigree (since 2016, SACEM-recognised)
  • Real free tier with no credit card
  • Best-in-class voice quality
  • Hundreds of voices + cloning
  • Multilingual
  • Strong API
Cons
  • Instrumental only — no vocals or lyrics
  • No public API documented
  • Free and Standard tiers don't grant full copyright
  • Download caps on every tier
  • Pro features are pricey
  • Voice clone abuse policy needs care
Websiteaiva.aielevenlabs.io
Pick AIVA if
  • ✅ Editable MIDI output, not just a baked audio file
  • ✅ 250+ style presets plus custom style training
  • ✅ Clear copyright ownership on Pro tier
  • ✅ Long pedigree (since 2016, SACEM-recognised)
Pick ElevenLabs if
  • ✅ Best-in-class voice quality
  • ✅ Hundreds of voices + cloning
  • ✅ Multilingual
  • ✅ Strong API
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